An Uncommon Woman – The Empress Frederick: Daughter of Queen Victoria, Wife of the Crown Prince of Prussia, Mother of Kaiser Wilhelm
You will feel great sympathy towards Vicky, the Empress Frederick, who was an unfortunate hostage to the intrigues of the German court. Sympathy will soon give way to awe at her courage and determination to do her best while having to perform the impossible: being all things to all people…
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Like many companies around the world, Norway’s Aftenposten newspaper was hit by the recession. A budget-cutting decision killed its English-language desk online which had included news on the Royal family. For a royal watcher like me, it was very disappointing.
Sure, I tried to continue to read Norwegian royal news via Google translator, but it wasn’t quite the same. Then I discovered that Nina Berglund of Aftenposten Multimedia had created her own site called Views and News from Norway – Norwegian news solely in English.
Ms. Berglund was in charge of the English-language portion of Aftenposten‘s digital presence. When the budget crunch hit Aftenposten in the autumn of 2008, she moved on to create her site.
Many best wishes to Nina, and many thanks for her invaluable translation of Norwegian.
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Queen Rania of Jordan is a dynamic, modern monarch: she challenges Arab stereotypes, advocates for Jordanian women, and has established scholarships in business studies. Her Majesty will then report on her day’s events through the micro-blogging site Twitter. But the glamorous Rania insists she’s simply a mom of four with “a really cool day job”.
Rania’s father, Dr. Faisal Al-Yassin, encouraged his children to go to school and work hard. It is no wonder then that the most important thing in life to the Queen is a good education. She is admired for her blunt opinions about better treatment for women and children and feels that as long as they are educated, they have the opportunity to change the world for the better. The Queen herself has a degree in Business Administration from the American University in Cairo.
Madrasati, launched by Queen Rania in April 2008, brings together public, private and non-profit partners in an initiative to renovate public schools in urgent need of repair. Led by Her Majesty, Madrasati has thoroughly modernized and enriched 500 schools across Jordan to give the children maximum opportunities.
The Queen has brought this ambition to a worldwide level by throwing her weight behind 1GOAL, an ambitious campaign that will support the education of children living in poverty in over 200 countries. 1GOAL successfully launched yesterday at Wembley Stadium in London, led by Queen Rania and footballer Gary Lineker.
With 70% of our population under the age of 30, we have the chance to completely revitalize our economy, revolutionize our infrastructure and develop Jordan’s potential. – Queen Rania
You will be able to find photos and video of the event at http://www.join1goal.org/ and at Queen Rania’s official website QueenRania.jo
The two royal brides-to-be, sisters Victoria and Madeleine, will be in the process of choosing their gowns, flowers, and most importantly, their jewels.
Today we take a look at some of the fabulous tiaras and jewels the Crown Princess may wear for her wedding to Daniel Westling in June 2010. Princess Madeleine also has a stunning repertoire of jewels from which to choose in preparation for her wedding to Jonas Bergstrom.
With many thanks to The Royal Forums and Royal Jewels of the World, I present some of the most stunning items in the Swedish Bernadotte dynasty. What will the Princesses choose?
The Baden Fringe tiara
Many times princesses and queens will have a tiara converted. Fringe tiaras are popular as necklaces. The Baden fringe belonged to Princess Viktoria of Baden, later Queen Victoria of Sweden.
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In honor of the wedding fever that’s gripping royal circles, here’s a hat that celebrates upcoming nuptials!
Bachelorettes from Boston to Bombay can wear this sleek white hat that declares that they, too, are a “royal” bride.
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