September 2008 Archives

Norwegian princess gives birth

  • Posted on September 29, 2008 at 2:53 pm

Norway’s Princess Martha Louise and her husband, writer Ari Behn, have welcomed their third child, a daughter named Emma Tallulah Behn.

 

Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise
(Photo: © Cathrine Wessel, The Royal Court)

Beatrice starts university

  • Posted on September 26, 2008 at 2:14 pm

Princess Beatrice of York arrived at London’s Goldsmiths College on September 24 to begin her first day at university. The princess will reportedly study for a BA in The History of Ideas.

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Queen Rania speaks out

  • Posted on September 26, 2008 at 12:09 pm

Jordan’s Queen Rania has participated in an anti-poverty campaign on YouTube. Here’s her video. For more information, visit YouTube’s In My Name channel.

Jordan’s queen in photos

  • Posted on September 26, 2008 at 12:00 am

Queen Rania at In My Name launch:

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Queen Rania at Clinton Global Initiative Forum:

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Australians prefer republic

  • Posted on September 24, 2008 at 2:03 pm

Queen Elizabeth II is Australia’s head of state, but 52 percent of Australians want to get rid of the monarchy, according to a poll.

(UPDATE: I have removed the link to the original news article because it has expired.)

Spanish royals in Germany

  • Posted on September 23, 2008 at 3:14 pm

Today Spain’s Crown Prince Felipe and his wife, Princess Letizia, visited Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and also the Innotrans international trade fair for transport technology.

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Election in Swaziland

  • Posted on September 21, 2008 at 4:29 pm

Voters in Africa’s last absolute monarchy go to the polls.

(UPDATE: I have removed the link to the original news article because it has expired.)

New Thai PM endorsed by King

  • Posted on September 19, 2008 at 4:00 pm

Somchai Wongsawat stands next to the portrait of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand before receiving the official royal command to appoint him as the new prime minister on September 18, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand.

 

New Prime Minister Somchai Wangsawat Is Endorsed By The King

Invasion of privacy ruling

  • Posted on September 19, 2008 at 1:40 pm

A photographer has reportedly been fined and ordered to pay damages to Mohamed al Fayed for taking photographs of Al Fayed’s son, Dodi Fayed, kissing Princess Diana in 1997.

(UPDATE: I have removed the link to the news article because it expired.)

Swedish royals at Parliament opening

  • Posted on September 16, 2008 at 1:38 pm

King Carl XVI Gustaf, his wife, Queen Silvia, and their children — Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Madeleine — attended the opening of Parliament today in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photos)

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