World of Royalty Blog

No "Week in Review" this week

Due to lack of time, I won't be posting a "Royal Week in Review" this week, but visit the Royalty.nu Royal News page for coverage of Saturday's British royal wedding and much more!

Shocking news

'Indiana Jones': Real archaeologists don't have whips

A new Swedish royalty magazine

Sofia (from the blog Sofia's Royal Sweden) tells what it was like to attend the launch party for Queen, a glossy Swedish royal lifestyle magazine: There's a new Queen!

Telma Ortiz gets more famous

Suit by princess's sister backfires

Living Goddess documentary

This looks interesting! The documentary Living Goddess, directed by Ishbel Whitaker, "follows the lives of three young girls who are worshipped as deities in Nepal. Their lives soon collide with the modern world: an out-of-touch King, who survived the palace massacre of 2001, wrests power for himself as civil war rages.

"During the 2005 and 2006 shoots, the focus was largely on 8-year-old goddess Sajani Shakya, who announced in March she was retiring early from her status as a goddess."

Thank you to Libby for sending this info! If you're interested in buying this DVD, it's available from Alive Mind (formatted for US and Canada). Use coupon code LGQMB315 to receive a 15% discount. US residents can also rent the movie from Netflix.

Swedish princess's best friend marries

"Crown princess Victoria's best friend, Josephine Génetay, has secretly got married," according to Jenny's Kungliga Blogg:

Det hemliga bröllopet! (Scroll down to the final paragraph, which is in English.)

Thank you to Jenny for this link!

Napoleon's favorite sibling

From the Scandalous Women blog:
The notorious Pauline Bonaparte

Help from an ancient foe

History means some Thais shed no tears for Myanmar (this link will expire after a year)

A new breed of royalty

"Not content to be silent figureheads, today’s royals in Malaysia... have assumed new roles and placed themselves above partisan politics."

Telma Ortiz wants privacy

Sister of Spanish crown princess seeks restraining order against media outlets

Queen Elizabeth a perfect hostess

Queen put me at ease when she pointed way to bathroom says Carla

Ten years of royalty

My main website, The World of Royalty at Royalty.nu, celebrated its tenth anniversary last month. And as it happens, two other royalty sites are also turning 10 this year:

Netty's Royalty Page

and

Mandy's British Royalty

Congratulations to Netty and Mandy!

Mandy, Netty, and I are all members of the World of Royalty Network, a social network for royal watchers. If you're interested in royalty, past or present, please join us! Registration is required, but it's free, and a lot of fun.

Royal Week in Review - May 10, 2008

Royal Olympian of the Week
Zara Phillips named for Olympic Games

Royal Debt of the Week
Nepal king owes $1 mn in utility bills

Royal Crime Report
Spain's royal family cycles into trouble

Who's Insulting Royalty This Week?
Malaysian opposition leader faces sedition probe

Royal Blooper of the Week
Photo: Prince William sneezes

For more royal news, photos, and video, visit the Royalty.nu News page!

Royal friend to visit Nepal

"As Nepal's King Gyanendra awaits the abolition of his crown, will his last days in the palace be livened up with a visit by India's legendary film actor Dev Anand?"

Pictures of Catherine Howard

This portrait, painted by Hans Holbein the Younger, may be Henry VIII's fifth wife, Catherine Howard, although the identification is controversial. It does strongly resemble a miniature portrait also identified as Catherine Howard (see the second image below).

Source: Wikimedia Commons. According to the Wikimedia site, this image is in the public domain.

And here's the miniature that also may (or may not) be Katherine Howard, painted by the same artist:

Source: Wikimedia Commons. According to the Wikimedia site, this image is also in the public domain.