Lately I received some new additions to my small royal postcard collection again. A friend from Sweden sent me a lot of lovely new postcards of the Swedish royal family. I also received the great book about the royal wedding dresses exhibition in Sweden not so long ago. Yesterday an American friend sent me great […]
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My collection of royal postcards is nice, but not really big. Recently I received some new royalty related postcards, either via my mother or sent to me by friends. Some of them might already be in my collection, but it is lovely to have them. I am not quite sure about the photo on top […]
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Let’s face it! I have found my own Meghan, who is actually called Netty. But I really don’t understand why I am not allowed in her house. I sneak in from time to time anyway, either through the bedroom-window or the backdoor if I get a chance. She has quite a narrow kitchen, a small […]
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No, this is actually not my cat. One of the neighbours in the back must be the owner, I have no idea whom it is. Although I really wonder how much time he spends there. He hangs around in my garden daily, sometimes even most of the day. And when I come outside, he sometimes […]
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There are always new things to discover online. Sophie of All Things Royal recently posted a Google map with castles she had visited and wants to visit. How many palaces, castles, ruins, towers, bigger and smaller estates, etc. did I actually visit in my whole life? I really wouldn’t know. Quite a lot I’d say. […]
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500,000 views, 165,891 visitors, 458 posts (459 if you count this one), 3,302 subscribers. These were the statistics of this blog on 6 June 2018 at around 1pm CEST. This blog was started on 9 September 2012. Best views surprisingly were on 18 July 2013. No idea what the reason was, probably the nearing birth […]
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I can’t imagine many people missed it. But since 25 May 2018 the new General Data Protection Regulation has gone into effect. The law was designed to harmonize the data privacy laws across Europe. It is supposed to protect and empower the data privacy of citizens of the European Union. Their website says the new […]
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With the wedding of Prince Harry of Wales and Meghan Markle taking place today, It is probably about time I list all royal weddings I have ever attended, in lots of ways. I have been audience, I have been able to take pictures, even as a journalist as long as you’re outside. I have attended […]
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Mmm, I can’t say that the nearest supermarkets had that much British inspired food on sale. Unfortunately I had no time to go into the city or bake anything, already having been busy with the wedding of Prince Harry of Wales and Meghan Markle for days. I did see a sticky toffee cake baking box […]
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A book of course needs some promotion. This morning I was invited to the studios of the provincial radio channel Radio Noord of the province of Groningen. In the program “Babette op Noord” I talked about my hobby, my work as a royalty journalist and of course the new book “5 Jaar Koningspaar” by Bernard […]
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After months of working and waiting royalty photographer Bernard Rübsamen and I yesterday, 23 April 2018, could finally hold our book in our hands. Bernard and his daughter Rosalie picked me up at the railway station of Amersfoort yesterday afternoon. We bought some cake and then headed to the office of Uitgeverij Aspekt in Soesterberg. […]
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On the occasion of King’s Day 2018 Fortuin Dockum B.V. has issued two new royal peppermint tins. I must admit I do like previous designs much better. See my article 125 Years Wilhelmina Peppermints – A Collector’s Item On the website of the Kruidvat the tin with King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima on it costs […]
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It is not fun having serious health problems, but some people just know exactly how to cheer me up. Received some lovely magazines, postcards and even a royal postal stamp lately.
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From 2008 to 2011 the Dutch broadcasting association “EO” (Evangelical Broadcasting) broadcasted the TV-program “De Grootste Royaltykenner van Nederland” (The greatest royalty expert of the Netherlands). The program was presented by Jeroen Snel and Bert van Leeuwen. Royalty watchers from the whole country took part in the six qualifying rounds. In the final the six […]
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I am very pleased to let you know that in the past months I have been involved in a very interesting project. The well-known Dutch photographer Bernard Rübsamen has been working on a photobook on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the accession to the throne of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the […]
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