All news about the royals from all over the world in the GALA ticker: Sarah Ferguson: Do the parents of their sons-in-law miss out? +++ Tessy Antony de Nassau congratulates her ex Prince Louis of Luxembourg +++ Prince Frederik is enjoying the summer.
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August 4, 2023
Sarah Ferguson: ‘I’m worried about Jack and Edo’s mothers’
Sarah Ferguson, 63, loves being a grandmother. Daughter Princess Beatrice, 34, and husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 39, have little Sienna, who will be two in September. Princess Eugenie, 33, and Jack Brooksbank, 37, are parents to two boys, August, 2, and Ernest, who was born at the end of May. Sarah Ferguson spends as much time as possible with her grandchildren – but not without feeling guilty from time to time.
“I’m worried about Jack’s and Edo’s moms and I’m like, ‘Oh god, them [die Enkel] are always here. Oh no, I have to share,” admits the 63-year-old in a new episode of “Tea Talks with the Duchess and Sarah”. In her podcast, Prince Andrew’s ex-wife, 63, regularly gives private insights into her life and that of her daughters. Recently she also spoke there about her breast cancer and the mastectomy from which she is currently recovering. For this reason she was not able to accompany her children and grandchildren on the summer vacation, she reveals.
August 3, 2023
Tessy Antony de Nassau congratulates her ex Louis of Luxembourg
Tessy Antony de Nassau, 37, congratulated her former husband Prince Louis of Luxembourg, 37, with loving words on his birthday. The son of Grand Duke Henri, 68, and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, 67, celebrated his 37th anniversary today, Thursday, August 3rd. Tessy has now shared a picture on her Instagram profile that shows her ex with their two sons. “Happy 37th birthday to the father of my two eldest boys,” she captioned the snap. “May you stay healthy and happy to be the father our boys need and deserve.” After that, she put a smiling smiley face.
Tessy Antony de Nassau and Louis of Luxembourg were married from 2006 to 2019. Sons Gabriel and Noah were born in 2006 and 2007 respectively.
Prince Frederik attends Smukfest – without wife Mary
No appointments, no suits, no shaking hands: Prince Frederik, 55, is enjoying his royal summer vacation to the fullest. After his family vacation, the Danish heir to the throne attended Smukfest in Skanderborg near Aarhus, Denmark on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 – without a wife Princess Mary51.
Frederik was spotted on the grounds of the music festival in casual jeans, a polo shirt and a cap. With his friends, the crown prince unroyally treated himself to a cold drink from a plastic cup.
© Dana Press
The Smukfest is an indie, rock and pop festival held on the second weekend of August every year.
August 2, 2023
Princess Mette-Marit’s eldest son lives with her again
In early July, Nora Haukland, 26, confirmed to the Norwegian newspaper “VG” that she and Marius Borg Høiby, 26, ended their relationship. The influencer then tried to put her feelings into words on Instagram. “I’m very grateful for our relationship, a year I couldn’t have been without. There was a lot of love and a lot of emotion. I’m so happy for the support and love that Marius and I have given each other. It is always It’s hard to let love go, but sometimes it’s the right thing,” the 26-year-old explained to her around 88,000 Instagram followers.
Marius Borg Høiby has not yet commented on the love affair, the son of Princess Mette-Marit, 49, prefers to deal with the separation privately, according to the magazines “Se og Hør” – and with his loved ones. For this reason, the 26-year-old is said to have moved out of the shared apartment with Nora in Oslo to process his heartbreak at Gut Skaugum with Mama Mette-Marit nearby.
Graf Nikolai shares first recording from Australia
The adventure for Count Nikolai of Denmark, 23, has begun: the eldest son from Prince Joachim, 54, and his ex-wife Countess Alexandra, 59, has landed in Australia. In Sydney, the grandson of Queen Margrethe83, together with his girlfriend Benedict Thoustrup study for a semester abroad at the University of Technology (UTS). The 23-year-old, who also works as a model, has now shared a first shot with his fans.
On his Instagram Story, Nikolai posted a photo of the Sydney Tower Eye, the city’s tallest building. The television tower with viewing platform and a total height of 309 meters rises up into the bright blue sky. “Touch down”, i.e. “landing”, is how Count Nikolai comments on his first impression from afar.
Graf Nikolai shares the first picture from Sydney.
© instagram.com/nikolaitildanmark
July 31, 2023
Crown Princess Sofie Louise celebrates ʿAqīqa for her baby
On July 17, 2023, Crown Princess Sofie Louise, 37, and Malaysian Crown Prince Dr. Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, 49, become parents of a son for the first time. Around two weeks after the birth of baby Johan, the couple held the first celebrations for their son: the ʿAqīqa.
“Today we had the ‘aqiqa for baby Johan. Normally the ‘aqiqa takes place either on the 7th day or on the 14th day after the birth,” Crown Princess Sofie Louise writes about numerous recordings of the special day.
Her husband also shares some photos of his son’s ‘Aqīqa and lists the impressive guest list of the celebrations.
According to the definition of the Baden-Württemberg Democracy Center, ʿAqīqa is “a celebration that usually takes place on the seventh day of a newborn’s life. A sacrificial animal is slaughtered and the meat is donated to the needy.”
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Sources used: instagram.com, terms and concepts from Arabic and Turkish in an Islamic context, PREvent!on department at the BW Democracy Center, seer.no, Dana Press, smukfest.dk, hellomagazine.com