Royal news from all over the world in the GALA ticker: Duchess Meghan sends message to Kelly Clarkson +++ King Frederik’s alleged affair Genoveva Casanova takes part in TV show +++ Prince Haakon comments on King Harald’s state of health.
Royal news from all over the world in the GALA ticker
March 1, 2024
Duchess Meghan sends greetings to Kelly Clarkson
Duchess Meghan, 42, is known to be well connected in Hollywood – and apparently wants to expand this network further. Earlier this week, her good friend and former “Suits” colleague Abigail Spencer, 42, made an appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” The actress took the opportunity to send greetings from the Duchess of Sussex. “Meg says hello and says she loves you and that she voted for you on ‘American Idol,'” Spencer told Kelly Clarkson, 41. Meghan “just had dinner with Michael Bublé, who said you were the one “You’re the best singer in the world,” she continues.
Her visit to the talk show is actually supposed to be about her new TV series “Extended Family,” but Abigail Spencer can hardly stop gushing about her friend, who she met at a casting. “It was 2007 and I was filming a pilot for NBC and I went to a reading with the people who were supposed to play my best friends, so they were testing other actresses and I walked in and saw this beautiful creature at the end of the table and I thought, ‘Who is that?'” the 42-year-old remembers. “We had an instant connection and then we found out we had the same birthday, the same day and the same year, so there was just something between us.”
February 29, 2024
King Frederik: Genoveva Casanova goes on television
Did King Frederik, 55, feel his heart sink at this news? Genoveva Casanova, 47, is said to be taking part in a Spanish reality TV show, according to media reports. The Mexican socialite hit international headlines in October last year after pictures were published of her strolling through Madrid with Denmark’s new king, then crown prince. “El Desafío” (Eng. “The Challenge”) is the name of the show, whose filming is scheduled to begin on Friday, March 1st. Genoveva seems to be taking flight after initially withdrawing from the public for several months following the affair rumors.
However, she is not the only participant in the show who is linked to a European royal family. None other than King Felipes, 56, and niece Victoria Federica de Marichalar y de Borbón, 23, will also be there, as reported by ABC and confirmed by Spanish newspaper El Mundo. It remains to be seen whether the two controversial figures will speak about their ties to the royals. Whether they want to or not, they will undoubtedly be a topic of conversation.
February 28, 2024
Prince Haakon comments on King Harald’s health
On Tuesday, February 27, the Norwegian Palace announced that King Harald, 87, was hospitalized in Malaysia. “His Majesty the King fell ill while on holiday in Malaysia and is hospitalized with an infection. The King is being well cared for by both Malaysian and Norwegian medical staff,” the court’s official website said.
Now Prince Haakon, 50, speaks out and gives an update on his father’s condition. “There are many who are understandably worried about the king now. It seemed as if the form was a little better, the king was in good spirits, so it was nice,” he told the broadcaster “NRK” and explained that he spoke to the monarch in the morning. “It’s getting better and better. His age suggests that it’s good to treat it properly. He’s in very good hands, his doctor has also come. He needs a few days of rest, then it looks like it’s going to happen get better,” he adds.
The palace also added in a new statement: “His Majesty the King’s doctor is in Langkawi and notes that the King is recovering from his infection. The King is receiving good care and treatment in the hospital. The King will remain for a few more days “We remain in hospital. No decision has been made regarding the return journey. The Norwegian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur has offered practical support in connection with the visit.”
Princess Victoria: Court announces trip to Bangladesh
Princess Victoria, 46, has only been back on Swedish soil for a few days and will soon be boarding a plane again. After her four-day visit to the USA, the court will announce the Crown Princess’ next big trip abroad in three weeks. However, the focus will be less on pleasure.
In her new role as ambassador for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), she will travel to Bangladesh, one of the most densely populated and poorest countries in the world. She will devote herself to a number of projects in and around the capital Dhaka. “Unfortunately I can’t tell you much more about the program at the moment, but we will be able to give more information next week,” UNDP press spokeswoman Stina Amnebjer told Svensk Damtidning.
So it’s time again for Victoria to put on the blue UN vest. In November 2022, she traveled to Kenya with Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon, 50, as part of the program. It is not the first time that the 46-year-old has explored Bangladesh. She spent a week in the country in 2005 at the age of 28, traveling around in a small seaplane with her then court marshal, Elisabeth Tarras-Wahlberg.
February 27, 2024
King Harald is in the hospital
King Harald, 87, was hospitalized while on vacation, the Norwegian palace announced on Tuesday afternoon, February 27. “His Majesty the King fell ill while on holiday in Malaysia and is hospitalized there with an infection. The King is being well cared for by both Malaysian and Norwegian medical staff,” the court’s official website said.
It is the second time in just a few weeks that the 87-year-old has fallen ill. The Norwegian monarch was already on sick leave at the end of January because he was suffering from a respiratory infection. At that time, he had to be represented at appointments by his son Prince Haakon, 50.
Princess Victoria: Court reveals vacation plans with her family
Princess Estelle, 12, and Prince Oscar, 7, the children of Princess Victoria, 46, are enjoying their annual highlight these days: the so-called Sportlov. In addition to the usual vacation, Swedish schoolchildren also have a week of sports vacation that they can spend with their parents. This traditionally takes place between Christmas and Easter – in 2024 in the last week of February, which continues into the month of March. Court information chief Margareta Thorgren has now revealed to the Swedish magazine “Svensk Damtidning” what the heir to the throne family is doing during this time.
It’s not only Oscar’s birthday week – the mini royal will be eight years old on March 2nd – but also Sportlov’s week. And Victoria, Estelle, Oscar and Prince Daniel, 50, are not spending this year in distant winter sports areas like Verbier, Switzerland. The royals prefer their local snowy mountain landscape for tobogganing and skiing. “The royal family will spend the sports holiday here at home in Sweden, completely privately,” Margareta Thorgren told “Svensk Damtidning”. Certainly a blessing for the heir to the throne couple, as Victoria and Daniel only returned from their strenuous trip to the USA a few days ago.
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February 26, 2024
Louis Ducruet is happy to see baby Victoire again
In April 2023, the birth of little Victoire completely changed the lives of Marie and Louis Ducruet, both 31. Since then, the Monegasques have regularly delighted everyone with cute photo updates of their bundle of joy. The son of Stéphanie von Monaco, 59, is now sharing another photo that will delight Instagram users. Apparently the royal was separated from his daughter for a while and missed her terribly.
“Finally a reunion,” the 31-year-old writes about a picture that shows baby Victoire in his arms. Louis has his eyes closed and clearly seems to be enjoying cuddling with his little one. The proud dad puts a red heart behind his touching words.
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Sources used: instagram.com, svenskdam.se, kongehuset.no, twitter.com, elmundo.es, vanidades.com, youtube.com/”The Kelly Clarkson Show”