News about the royals in the GALA ticker: Prince Nikolai and his Benedicts move to Paris together +++ Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander are “deeply shaken” +++ Prince Felix has a girlfriend.
News about the royals in the GALA ticker
July 8, 2021
Prince Nikolai and his girlfriend move to Paris together
It is getting more and more serious between Prince Nikolai, 21, of Denmark and his girlfriend Benedigte Thoustrup. The two met and fell in love at the traditional Herlufsholm boarding school, and have been a couple for several years. Now they dare to take the next step together.
Just a few days ago, Queen Margrethe’s grandson, 81, had a press spokeswoman announce that he was moving from Denmark to Paris for a semester abroad this autumn. Now comes out: The son of Prince Joachim of Denmark, 52, does not go to the city of love alone. His girlfriend Benedigte will also study in Paris. Her father Anders has now confirmed this to the Danish magazine “Se og Hör”.
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Nikolai and Benedigte have already had long-distance relationships. Before both were admitted to the renowned Copenhagen Business School (CBS) in 2019, the young woman studied for six months at the Sorbonne in Paris, but then returned to Denmark. The couple may not want to experience that again. It is not yet known whether they will move into an apartment together.
Máxima and Willem-Alexander are “deeply shaken” by the events in their homeland
While Queen Máxima, 50, and King Willem-Alexander, 54, were visiting the German capital Berlin for a three-day state visit, a terrible attack occurred in their Dutch homeland. According to media reports, crime reporter Peter R. de Vries was shot on the street in Amsterdam on July 6, 2021. The investigative journalist is currently in hospital with life-threatening head injuries. On the night of July 7th, the palace published a statement on Instagram, among other things.
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On July 8th, the royal couple appeared again before the press. Máxima looked visibly shocked in a corner, her gaze seemed fixed, while Willem-Alexander commented on the attack. “At the beginning of this last day of the state visit, we would like to express our dismay at the terrible attack on Peter R. de Vries yesterday,” said the king.
“The news that the journalist Peter R. de Vries was shot shook us deeply. He and everyone who is close to him are on our minds. Journalists should be able to carry out their important work unhindered and freely. We feel connected to everyone who campaign for the free press in our constitutional state, “says the first statement on Instagram.
The royal couple continued their program as planned and flew back to the Netherlands in the afternoon.
July 7, 2021
Confirmed: Prince Felix is in love
He’s making it official! Prince Felix of Denmark, 18, has a girlfriend. The son of Prince Joachim, 52, from his first marriage to Countess Alexandra von Frederiksborg, 57, had his mother’s press officer confirmed: “It’s true, Karen and I are a couple. We have known each other for some time.” It is not known how Felix and Karen Bak met. Apparently the couple did not go to school together. Because the Royal has just successfully completed the Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium. His girlfriend, on the other hand, went to Ingrid Jespersen Gymnasium in the Österbro district of Copenhagen.
Prince Felix’s next step is military service in the Hærens Løjtnantuddannelse barracks in Slagelse, Denmark. How it will go on for him afterwards, he leaves it open. Perhaps he will decide to study at the Copenhagen Business School, which his older brother Prince Nikolai, 21, also attends? But now Felix is allowed to enjoy his freedom for a few weeks. It’s summer vacation in Denmark and who knows where he and Karen have just gone underground together.
Problematic? Danish royals visit EM semifinals
Today the Danish national team will play against England in the semi-finals of the European Championship. To support their eleven, Prince Frederik, 53, and Princess Mary, 49, travel to London with their son, Prince Christian, 15. Many Danes shouldn’t like that at all, because: Due to the Corona regulations, only Danes who live in England or have a certain VIP status, such as the Danish Minister of Education and Culture Joy Mogensen, 40, are allowed to attend the game.
In a statement by the Danish Football Association DBU it was said: “The DBU has invited the Crown Prince family to watch the team’s game against England at Wembley. The Crown Prince couple and Prince Christian have accepted and they look forward to supporting the Danish team”.
She celebrates a special day with her heirs to the throne
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When asked by the Danish tabloid “Ekstra Bladet” whether the court understands that some Danes are critical of the participation of the prince couple, the latter replied tersely: “It goes without saying that the royal family represents Denmark”. Meanwhile, Frederik, Mary and their family are on vacation in France. From there they will travel to London on July 7th.
July 6, 2021
Princess Mette-Marit has an exhausting day ahead of her
Princess Mette-Marit, 47, and her husband Prince Haakon, 47, are currently on summer vacation. But the break from her royal duties is likely to be overshadowed. In a few days, the Norwegian Crown Prince family has to keep several appointments on one day that will be particularly difficult for Mette-Marit: It is the tenth anniversary of the attack on the island of Utøya.
On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 people on the island – including Mette-Marit’s stepbrother, Trond Berntsen. He was only 51 years old. Eight people lost their lives in the government district of downtown Oslo.
The Norwegian royals will attend a memorial ceremony in the government district in honor of the deceased on the 10th anniversary. King Harald, 84, and Queen Sonja, 84, attend a memorial service in the morning, while the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince will attend a service at noon. But the most difficult part of the day for the 47-year-old will be visiting the place where her stepbrother died. Prince Haakon will give a speech on Utøya. Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 17, is there with her parents. In the evening, the entire Norwegian royal family is expected for the national memorial hour.
The Norwegian royal family is in mourning
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July 5, 2021
Prince Sverre Magnus changes schools and chooses a trend-setting focus
Prince Sverre Magnus, 15, paves the way for his professional orientation. The son of Prince Haakon, 47, and Princess Mette-Marit, 47, have now officially decided on a secondary school. On July 5, 2021, the Norwegian royal court announced that it would attend the secondary school of Elvebakken VGS (videregående skole, Eng .: secondary school, editor’s note).
The Elvebakken VGS secondary school, which the prince chose, is located in the Grünerløkka district in northeast Oslo and, with around 1,400 students and 150 teachers, is the city’s largest secondary school. Since autumn 2020 she has also been visited by Sverre Magnus’ older sister Princess Ingrid Alexandra, 17. Also practical: the building is in close proximity to the Royal Palace.
The range of courses includes various branches of study with the option of acquiring various apprenticeship and professional qualifications or even a university entrance qualification. As the official website of the Norwegian royal family announces, Sverre Magnus decided on the branch of information technology and media production. It seems that the young prince has already found his calling.
Prince Nikolai confirms plans to move to Paris
Soon he is close to his father Prince Joachim, 52, again: Prince Nikolai, 21, packs his things and moves from Denmark to France. In Paris the grandson of Queen Margrethe of Denmark, 81, part of his studies at the Graduate from Copenhagen Business School. The young royal has now confirmed this to the Danish tabloid “BT”. It starts in autumn. According to a press spokeswoman for his mother, Alexandra von Frederiksborg, 57, he will be studying a “business elective from September 2021 to January 2022” in Paris.
He is now living close to his father Joachim, who moved to Paris in autumn 2019. The fashion capital certainly knows the royal offspring very well: Nikolai has already walked the catwalk as a model for big names such as Burberry and Dior and graced the cover of the Ukrainian “Vogue” in 2019.
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