News Archive April 16-30 2005

April 30, 2005. The wife of the Crown Prince of Thailand gave birth to a healthy boy yesterday.
Bangkok Post article
NEWS.com.au article
The popularity of Queen Beatrix is at an all-time high as the Netherlands celebrates her 25th anniversary on the throne.
Guardian article
King Gyanendra of Nepal ended the state of emergency he had imposed three months agao.
BBC News article and analysis

April 29, 2005. Amsterdam is ready for a massive celebration.
Expatica article
On the eve of her silver jubilee, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands spoke of the loneliness of her position and her hopes for the future.
Expatica article

April 28, 2005. Most immigrants in the Netherlands lack the natives' enthusiasm for the royal family.
Expatica article

April 27, 2005. Former King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia posted an unusual announcement apologizing for being still alive.
BBC News article
Throughout history, royal mistresses have led luxurious but not always safe lives.
BBC News article
The Danish royal pregnancy could provoke constitutional change abolishing male primogeniture.
Sydney Morning Herald article

April 26, 2005. Crown Princess Mette-Marit's pregnancy may put plans for an American tour in doubt.
Aftenposten article

April 25, 2005. Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway are expecting their second child together.
Hello! article
Aftenposten article
Recovering from severe pancreatitis, Prince Ernst August of Hanover admitted a drinking problem and vowed to change his lifestyle.
Hello! article
Clarence House complained that photogaphers put Prince Harry's safety at risk in Botswana.
BBC News article
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark are expecting their first child.
BBC News article
Hello! article
Prince Johan Friso and Princess Mabel brought their infant daughter Countess Luana to the Netherlands for the first time to visit her grandmother Queen Beatrix.
Hello! article

April 24, 2005. Prince Charles and the Duchess of Rothesay attended a service in memory of Scottish soldiers who died on active duty.
BBC News article

April 21, 2005. Hello!: Monaco
Norway's King Harald V was discharged from the hospital.
Aftenposten article
Most New Zealanders continue to back the monarchy.
New Zealand Herald article

April 20, 2005. Former King Simeon II of Bulgaria denied that he intends to reclaim the throne.
BNN article
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church dismissed calls for the restoration of the monarchy as "untimely."
ITAR-TASS article
Queen Elizabeth II led British congratulations to the new pope on his election.
BBC News article
Hello! article
Touring Japan, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark clearly enjoy each other's company.
Hello! article
The Duchess of Cornwall may have begun to gradually win over the British press and public.
NEWS.com.au article

April 19, 2005. Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger was selected to head the West's oldest monarchy and will reign as Pope Benedict XVI.
BBC News article
Bulgaria's Minister of Sport expressed his support for the restoration of the monarchy.
Focus English News article
Prince Ernst August of Hanover was released from hospital in Monaco.
Hello! article
Japan welcomed the crown princesses of the Netherlands and Denmark.
Hello! article

April 18, 2005. Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan greeted his Danish and Dutch counterparts and their wives alone as Crown Princess Masako remained in seclusion.
Hello! article
Saturday marked milestone birthdays for two Europeans sovereigns, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (65) and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (50).
Hello! article
King Mswati III's purchase of a fleet of luxury German cars angered his subjects in Swaziland.
Telegraph article
Far from the opulence of Monaco and Hollywood, Princess Grace's Irish ancestral home lies in ruins.
Telegraph article

April 17, 2005. Clarence House denied reports that the Duchess of Cornwall cancelled her first solo royal engagement due to nerves.
BBC News article

April 16, 2005. Composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies refuted the myth that the Windsors lack apreciation for music.
Guardian article
Monaco sorrowfully buried its sovereign and friend.
Charlotte Observer article
Telegraph article
Times article
The Scotsman article
Independent article
Guardian article

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