tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post1805944733554411468..comments2024-03-04T13:46:25.458+01:00Comments on Dag Trygsland Hoelseth: UK: No official guest list for the royal wedding to be releasedDag T. Hoelsethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-58689286220677415492011-02-26T10:37:20.656+01:002011-02-26T10:37:20.656+01:00What about the Norwegian media, sir?
Let's co...What about the Norwegian media, sir?<br /><br />Let's consider "terningkast" ("throw of a dice") as a term for grading. Need I say more?J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-91231135985302439522011-02-23T22:00:27.465+01:002011-02-23T22:00:27.465+01:00My comment concerning the Benelux monarchies was f...My comment concerning the Benelux monarchies was formed more as a question than an assertion. I could have mentioned, though, that I did in fact receive from the Grand Ducal Court the list of royals etc. attending Joséphine-Charlotte's funeral.<br /><br />Yes, what can we do about silly terms used by the British media! Comment on them in our blogs, at least? :-)<br /><br />DTHDag T. Hoelsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-32129574841362667792011-02-23T13:09:03.949+01:002011-02-23T13:09:03.949+01:00You may be right about Grand Duchess Joséphine-Cha...You may be right about Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte's funeral, but I cannot recall any official guest lists from Belgium and the Dutch court seems to consider most things concerning their royal family private. <br /><br />The last major royal occasion in Britain with lots of foreign royals attended must be the Queen Mother's funeral and if I recall the only guests officially "announced" was those appearing in the Abbey procession order (which in itself was a complete mess), while other royal guests were never officially confirmed by the British court.<br /><br />Yes, I agree that "crowned heads" is a bad synonym for royals in general (another silly term one may occasionally see in the British media is "a bunch of Euroroyals"), but what can one do? How many literally crowned heads are there by the way in the world today - Queen of Britain, King of Tonga, ex-King of Nepal, King of Lesotho or Swaziland...?Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-49789071213765603742011-02-22T20:23:50.356+01:002011-02-22T20:23:50.356+01:00Thanks for your in put. I guess you are right, alt...Thanks for your in put. I guess you are right, although I wonder if also the Benelux monarchies publish guest lists in advance. At least the Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg published a list of royals and other dignitaries attending the burial of Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte in 2005.<br /><br />Concerning the British royal court, even if there has been no tradition to publish such lists in advance, this year's royal wedding would be a great opportunity to change its policy. However, we know now that it won't, and one just has to accept that the various courts do things differently.<br /><br />I still think that using inaccurate labels as "crowning heads" as a synonym for royals in general is rather silly, though. :-)<br /><br />DTHDag T. Hoelsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-18646045774839297052011-02-21T15:29:31.786+01:002011-02-21T15:29:31.786+01:00Actually I think there is no tradition among royal...Actually I think there is no tradition among royal houses outside Scandinavia for publishing guest lists for major events in advance. <br /><br />In Britain one may often find out who actually attended by reading the Court Circular afterwards, but in recent years event he Court Circular has tended to say simply "members of foreign royal families".<br /><br />Although imprecise "crowned heads" is in colloquial English often used as a synonym for royals in general and should not be interpreted too literally.Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.com