Danish prince to wed commoner

[KDLarsen]

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Crown Prince Frederik will formally announce his engagement to Australian commoner Mary Donaldson on October 8, a spokesman for the royal palace told The Associated Press Wednesday.

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/09/24/denmark.royal.ap/index.html

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The media has really gotten into this - they had specials going all morning, despite it's only the date of the engagement that has been announced :crazy:

Either way, here's to our fellow Australians, I know they all like a nice glass of beer :party: :toast: :9

[GainesT1958]

1. Somewhere, Prince Charles is grinning ear-to-ear...

He figures if Frederik can do it, HE can surely be allowed to marry Camilla! :eyes:

B-)

[KDLarsen]

2. However, unlike Charles

.. Frederik has never been married before. I do, however, remember reading that more people are approving of a marriage between Charles & Camilla, so it doesn't seem unlikely that they'll eventaully get married.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

5. But Charles is a widower now...

...that is, if you're one of those fundies who think divorce doesn't really exist and you remain married in the eyes of $DEITY.

[AP]

10. Camilla isn't a commoner! She was married. That's why he couldn't

marry her before.

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Not only is Camilla a commoner

but so was Diana. 'Commoner' means 'not royal'. You are right that it's her status that is still the sticking point - since her ex-husband is still alive, some in the Church of England object on strict religious grounds; others don't like it because they had any affair while still married, and can't bear the thought or her being called 'queen'.

[KDLarsen]

15. Hmm..

.. I can't stand looking at her - how much does that counts? :evilgrin:

[West Coast Democrat]

3. Good For Him!

Denmark is a beautiful country. I have enjoyed my visit there years ago, and my family has always kept in touch with our relatives there.

[PopSixSquish]

4. Some Nice News for a Change

call me a sucker, but I always like to hear about "royal" weddings.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. Your wish is my comand

[Stuckinthebush]

6. Gawd...the whole royalty thing is so 19th century!

Gasp! A commoner! Do you mean he wants to diversify the gene pool! How dare he!

[smirkymonkey]

7. First Norwegian Prince Haikkon...

and now the Danish prince to marry a "commoner"?? What is the world coming to??

Pretty soon there will be no more inbred monarchs uselessly idling in Europe!!

[KDLarsen]

9. Don't forget the Dutch prince

.. who married a girl from Argentina.

As for the inbred stuff, get lost, thanks

[lebkuchen]

12. There's a painting of the royal family at the palace in Amsterdam

In the painting is an Asian woman who married into the family. I believe she is from Hong Kong.

But the royal family is big on marrying into other royal families. The Danish royal family has marital connections to Czar Nicholas II.

[KDLarsen]

13. That would be..

.. Princess Alexandra (former Alexandra Christina Manley). She is married to Prince Joachim who is 1 year younger than Frederik.

I doubt that the royal family is keen on marrying into other royal families. True, it was expected up until the 1950's I think that the royals married other royals, but it's very laid off now. Even our current Queen is married to a French diplomat who has no connections to the French royal family, other than he being a Count.

Another interesting thing to note, is that the oldest of Joachim & Alexandra's childen is now starting in a public Kindergarten and that he'll be going to a public school when that time comes.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

14. Now, I told him not to tell anyone.