Arrived on 9 January 2020: a card with photo from King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians to thank for the card I sent them for the 20th wedding anniversary. On 15 April 2020 King Philippe of the Belgians celebrated his 60th birthday. On 16 April 2020 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark turned 80. […]
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These days I see several people on my timeline that have started making jigsaw puzzles. Some even have royal ones from the Netherlands or the UK. I can’t even remember the last time I really made jigsaw puzzles. It might have been 2001 when I bought one with the engagement photo of King Willem-Alexander and […]
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As I can’t go to Copenhagen, Denmark, to celebrate the 80th birthday of Queen Margrethe II, I will prepare a tiny celebration at home. When checking my Danish flag, it turned out it was a bit dirty and dusty, so I washed it. Despite of the lockdown Danes are planning to sing and celebrate. Are […]
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Luckily I have work and as usual work at home, so my life hasn’t really changed thus far, apart from not having been able to really go out for more than two weeks now because of a cough. Of course I follow all news online, although – as I use Twitter for work – I […]
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As I am at home most of the time now, I thought it would be fun to record a small video of my house. You can’t see me, but at least hear me. The video is slightly different from the one I placed on Instagram this morning, so enjoy this much better one also! If […]
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Most of us will agree that it was probably the best royal engagement ever when on 22 February 2016 Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her daughter Princess Leonore received 12 sick children at the royal palace in Stockholm for a fairytale party organized by the “Min Stora Dag” Foundation. The patron of the organization made […]
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Work at the moment is quite depressing. The royal year 2020 thus far wasn’t really much of a joy, with some announced divorces, deaths, royal splits and scandals everybody probably would like to forget as as soon as possible. There were a few things everybody really looked forward to, which brightened up the royalty watching, […]
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Each year I send out a small amount of Christmas cards to royals that I do like, that send cards back. The last answers often arrive in February, or even later. I was very early this year myself, having sent mine already in the weekend of 30 November/1 December 2019. Although I am not sure […]
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There is still a long list of royal events that I would love to attend, either as a fan, journalist or even a guest if I am ever lucky enough. These are rather high on my wishlist for European monarchies, although some events are (hopefully) still far, far away. Belgium: The wedding of Princess Elisabeth, […]
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Usually I wouldn’t even have thought about it, but I just noticed my post on Facebook dated seven years ago, when it was the 33rd anniversary. The date is very easy to remember. So here we are: my 40th anniversary as a royalty watcher. It was 31 January 1980, her daughter’s birthday, when Queen Juliana […]
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2019 personally has been a much better year for me than 2018. My health is slowly getting better, although I am not there yet. I have been able to travel again, visit places, meet friends and acquaintances. Concentrating on work is getting better, I have read books again. My cat Prince Harry slowly gets used […]
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Prince Harry and I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and of course Royal 2020.
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I can’t say I always like the post, especially not in recent weeks. Today my TV-guide (a paper version) arrived far too late and already three out of seven days I had to figure out elsewhere what was on TV. I of course missed one of my favourite programs on Sunday evening. I had to […]
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Like the royals I am preparing for Christmas and New Year. Christmas cards are slowly arriving here, also royal ones, and I bought my Christmas tree on Tuesday. I’ve also added decoration at the window and above my computer, where I sit most of the day, listening to Christmas music of course. The royals are […]
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Some people already had the card a few days before me, but on Saturday I finally found my card in my letterbox. A lovely thank you card from Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, the Duchess of Brabant, who on 25 October celebrated her 18th birthday. She is the first of her generation to reach this age. […]
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