Category Archives: Sweden

Royal family vs. royal house

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Anne

In the past couple of years, there have come a distinct separation in Norway. It is the line between the members of the royal house (Kongehuset) and the members of the royal family (Kongefamilien). The members of the Royal House … Continue reading →

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Plural of Kings?

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Anne

Often one can get confused linguistically in terms of royal watching in a language other than English.   In Spanish, whenever the King and Queen attend something together, they are referred to as the plural of King in the Court … Continue reading →

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Victoria's wedding, cost vs. profit

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Anne

Di.se had an article a while ago, which I found fascinating, and wanted to discuss. They have basically taken the potential wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and her boyfriend, Daniel Westling and calculated what they estimate to be the cost … Continue reading →

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“Our” royals?

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Anne

A lot of the time, when someone is about to make an argument against having a monarchy- if they diverge from the ever faithful “they’re living on our taxes” argument, or the “it’s an old-fashioned form of government” one- for … Continue reading →

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