Princess Mette-Marit: Palace gives update after Corona disease

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August 25, 2022

Princess Mette-Marit takes appointments again after corona infection

There was great concern when the court announced on August 20 that Princess Mette-Marit, 49, had been infected with the corona virus, because: Prince Haakons, 48, woman suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, i.e. a chronic lung disease and heard thus among the absolute risk patients. The official announcement spoke of “normal symptoms”. She canceled her birthday party at the last second.

Now a new entry in her royal calendar gives hope. Although the court still does not reveal anything about the state of health of the mother of three children, it does announce that Princess Mette-Marit will take part in a literature discussion in connection with the opening week for the new library in the center of Lillestrom will participate. Just one day later, on September 1, the Crown Princess was present at the erection of the last “stumbling blocks” for Jewish victims of the Holocaust, and then even officially traveled to Great Britain with Haakon for several days in mid-September. A tight workload, but also an indication that Mette-Marit should be better off.

Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein gives birth to a daughter

Baby joy in the Liechtenstein home! Nine months after their fairytale dream wedding, Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein, 35, and husband Ralph Worthington became parents for the first time. Her daughter was born on July 1st in a hospital in Orbetello, Italy. This has now been announced by the Secretariat of the Prince of Liechtenstein. Princess Astrid’s baby bears the special name Althaea Georgina. Althaea is a name from Greek mythology. She was the daughter of Thestios and Eurythemis and wife of Oineus, king of Calydon.

August 24, 2022

Prince Nikolai: Girlfriend Benedikte Thoustrup is now also modeling

Prince Nikolai, 22, has already walked the catwalk for well-known fashion labels such as Dior and Burberry. Recently, however, he also helped out his girlfriend Benedikte Thoustrup and had his picture taken with a cap for her accessories company “Béné Soie”. Now Benedikte does a friend a favor and models for her label “Cecilies Kjoler”.

“Rental of handpicked designer clothes with a desire for a more sustainable and circular approach to fashion,” says the description of the company on Instagram, which Benedikte’s friend Cecilie Thomsen founded. Prince Nikolai’s pretty girlfriend can now be seen there several times. Whether in a flowered summer dress in a pink mini dress with puff sleeves or in a lemon yellow look – Benedikte looks like a real professional. Will she soon be posing for big fashion houses like her lover?

Cleo zu Oettingen-Spielberg: Baby joy in the circle of friends of the It Princess

Cleo zu Oettingen-Spielberg, 34, already has two children: Matilda Galilea and Louis-Albrecht. Now the wife of Franz-Albrecht, Hereditary Prince zu Oettingen-Spielberg, 39, can welcome a new citizen to her top-class circle of friends. Then Ines de Cominges, daughter of Count and Countess Rafael de Cominges, and husband François du Chastel have become parents of a son for the first time. Her child’s name is Casimir.

Cleo shares the beautiful family photo with her hands in the shape of a heart in her Instagram story. The model returned Oettingen Castle in 2021 to emigrate to Spain with his family. Since then they have lived in a finca with animals in the country, as the actress revealed to “Marie Claire” magazine in April.

August 23, 2022

Princess Maria Laura celebrates a boozy bachelorette party

The Belgian court recently confirmed that Princess Maria Laura, 33, and William Isvy will exchange vows on September 10 at the Cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Brussels. King Philippe’s niece, 62, celebrated her bachelorette party last weekend. Numerous snapshots of the exuberant celebration uploaded by guests of the Belgian princess are circulating on social media.

The soon-to-be bride celebrated her special day with her sisters Princess Luisa Maria, 26, and Princess Laetitia Maria, 19. But her brothers Prince Amedeo, 36, and Prince Joachim, 30, were apparently also present, as were several friends. While the day was still boozy with funny party glasses, Maria Laura seemed to want to spend the evening elegantly.

Prince Nikolai models for his girlfriend Benedikte’s label

Whether Dior or Burberry: Prince Nikolai, 22, has walked the catwalk for big luxury brands. Now he proves his model qualities for a relatively new label. Because Queen Margrethe’s grandson, 82, supports “Béne Soie”, the start-up company of his girlfriend Benedikte Thoustrup, with which she has been selling “accessories with sustainable standards” quite successfully since 2021.

Her latest coup: mother-of-pearl hair clips and casual caps in green and greige – a mix of gray and beige. For the latter, the prince had himself photographed lying casually on the beach. The result can not only be admired on the Instagram account, but also on the website of the online shop.

August 22, 2022

Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip celebrate at a celebrity wedding over the weekend

One of Sweden’s high society couples tied the knot: Camilla Åstrand and Christopher Bastin stepped down the aisle on Saturday, August 20, 2022. An event that Princess Sofia, 37, and Prince Carl Philip, 43, could not miss. As a video on Instagram proves, the Swedish royals did not miss the couple’s wedding.

No wonder, after all, the princess and Camilla Åstrand have been friends for many years. Camilla was the 37-year-old’s personal stylist from 2011 to 2017. Åstrand and fashion pro Bastin were also guests at Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip’s wedding in 2015.

Now Carl Philip and his wife could toast their friends: The video shows the couple in a good mood at the wedding party while the newlyweds cut their cake.

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Source used: instagram.com, danapress.com, benesoie.com, twitter.com

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