Royalty thread #15: A New Era

[ilovepaydays]

King Charles III’s 2023 Christmas Message

Well done. I think he understands how good it looks when he’s standing in front of a nicely lit tree. He did the same for his 2022 speech.

 

[Parsley Sage]

Queen Margarethe is abdicating on Jan 14

Queen of Denmark Margarethe II announces abdication live on TV

Margrethe II, who has reigned for 52 years, will step down on 14 January to be replaced by her son.

www.bbc.com

 

[Lynn226]

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is a bit of a daredevil, according to this article.

Crown Prince Frederik: What do we know about the next king of Denmark?

"I don't want to lock myself in a fortress. I want to be myself," Crown Prince Frederik once said.

www.bbc.com

 

[attyfan]

Australia is proud of their future queen consort:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/02/europe/denmark-crown-princess-mary-australia-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[Bunny Hop]

Australia is proud of their future queen consort:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/02/europe/denmark-crown-princess-mary-australia-intl-hnk/index.html

Yeah, I think they showed the wedding on Australian TV at the time (we were overseas at the time, but I remember reading about it) - highly unusual for a non-British royal wedding.

 

[MacMadame]

Here's another article about her:

How Australiaâs Mary Donaldson went from commoner to Danish Queen

An unconventional journey from Australia’s middle class to European royalty began in an unremarkable bar in Sydney in 2000

www.theguardian.com

 

[Frau Muller]

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark is a bit of a daredevil, according to this article.

Crown Prince Frederik: What do we know about the next king of Denmark?

"I don't want to lock myself in a fortress. I want to be myself," Crown Prince Frederik once said.

www.bbc.com

“Daredevil” in more than one sense. This abdication announcement happened right after the Prince’s stay with Genoveva Casanova (quite a name!), in Madrid.

Mexican Socialite Denies Rumors of Affair with Danish Crown Prince

Shortly after the tabloids started speculating, Princess Mary showed her support for her husband by wearing a delicate "F" necklace.

www.townandcountrymag.com

More:

https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/new-details-emerge-on-prince-frederiks-alleged-outing-with-mexican-actress-genoveva-casanova-amid-affair-rumours/news-story/86858506d18916a6078393bb1ba17bd7

 

[Lynn226]

“Daredevil” in more than one sense. This abdication announcement happened right after the Prince’s stay with Genoveva Casanova (quite a name!), in Madrid.

Mexican Socialite Denies Rumors of Affair with Danish Crown Prince

Shortly after the tabloids started speculating, Princess Mary showed her support for her husband by wearing a delicate "F" necklace.

www.townandcountrymag.com

More:

https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/new-details-emerge-on-prince-frederiks-alleged-outing-with-mexican-actress-genoveva-casanova-amid-affair-rumours/news-story/86858506d18916a6078393bb1ba17bd7

I saw another news article that speculated that Queen Margrethe made the decision to abdicate to help save their marriage.

I hope she told them before she made the announcement. Didn't she make make a surprise announcement that some of her grandchildren would no longer be HRH?

 

[Karen-W]

I saw another news article that speculated that Queen Margrethe made the decision to abdicate to help save their marriage.

I hope she told them before she made the announcement. Didn't she make make a surprise announcement that some of her grandchildren would no longer be HRH?

Well, her younger son, Joachim, and his two older sons stated they had no idea that Margarethe was planning on stripping all 4 of Joachim's kids of their HH (His/Her Highness) Prince/Princess of Denmark status until she made the announcement. But Joachim has also admitted that his mother did at least talk go him several months earlier to float the idea and his response was essential "I'll get back to you" - supposedly so he could discuss the idea with his children, but there has been speculation that he was trying to delay or prevent it from happening and that Margarethe finally had enough of the delaying tactics and just made the announcement downgrading the 4 kids to Count/Countess of Monzepat.

As for as the decision to abdicate - she stated in her speech on NYE that she made the decision while she was rehabbing after her back surgery (which occurred in Feb 2023). She informed the Danish PM sometime after Dec 21st, so it's possible that the rumors about the affair sealed the deal but I have a hard time believing a woman of her age and years of life experience (including living through the divorce of her younger son) would foolishly believe that abdicating and handing the crown over to Frederik & Mary would "save their marriage" if it indeed was on the rocks.

 

[Frau Muller]

Queen Margrethe was a great champion of the Royal Danish Ballet, even designing some productions, including the recent Snow Queen:

'Snow Queen' ballet designs get royal touch in Denmark.

Denmark's Queen Margrethe took to the stage on Sunday (December 3) to receive applauds as part of the creative team behind the ballet 'The Snow Queen' at Cop...

www.youtube.com

I wonder is any members of the new generation love the ballet so much?

 

[kittyjake5]

Wishing the Princess of Wales a very Happy 42nd Birthday!!!

 

[Parsley Sage]

Queen Margrethe has abdicated and King Frederik's reign has begun.

'Gud bevare kongen': Se øjeblikket, hvor dronning Margrethe overdrager tronen

Da dronning Margrethe satte sin underskrift under statsrådet, blev tronen formelt overdraget til kong Frederik.

www.dr.dk

 

[Parsley Sage]

Wishing a speedy recovery to the Princess of Wales who had planned abdominal surgery yesterday.

https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/1747620432390299850

 

[Barbara Manatee]

Ten to fourteen days in the hospital - that's a long stay. I wish her well.

 

[taf2002]

Ten to fourteen days in the hospital - that's a long stay. I wish her well.

I can't even imagine what surgery would require 10 to 14 days in the hospital & then even more time at home to recover. Oh well that's her business.

 

[sk9tingfan]

I can't even imagine what surgery would require 10 to 14 days in the hospital & then even more time at home to recover. Oh well that's her business.

Tummy tuck. I guess she's not planning any more kids.

 

[canbelto]

I was thinking hysterectomy

 

[once_upon]

Ten to fourteen days in the hospital - that's a long stay. I wish her well.

I can't even imagine what surgery would require 10 to 14 days in the hospital & then even more time at home to recover. Oh well that's her business.

I think we shouldn't base hospitalization length of stay experience of non Royals to the Royals LOS. It's not going to be the same.
There are several abdominal surgeries that come to mind.

 

[sk9tingfan]

I was thinking hysterectomy

Or in combination. However, from a medical necessity perspective, a hysterectomy would be pretty aggressive treatment for a 42 year old.

 

[canbelto]

Or in combination. However, from a medical necessity perspective, a hysterectomy would be pretty aggressive treatment for a 42 year old.

Not if it's the big C, unfortunately. Her extended absence suggests this is a major medical event and not just cosmetic surgery.

 

[Jenny]

In multiple media reports Kensington Palace has confirmed that it is not cancer.

I just hope she's OK

 

[sk9tingfan]

Not if it's the big C, unfortunately. Her extended absence suggests this is a major medical event and not just cosmetic surgery.

I'm listening the news on NBC and they have reported that it is not cancerous. Hypothesizing that the surgery may involve mesh inlays, etc.

 

[MacMadame]

Or in combination. However, from a medical necessity perspective, a hysterectomy would be pretty aggressive treatment for a 42 year old.

People get hysterectomies at that age (and younger) all the time for a variety of reasons. If the organ is diseased and/or is causing big problems, it gets taken out.

 

[skategal]

My guess is Chrone’s disease and this is why they don’t give anymore information. (Ie they don’t want to say a Future Queen has a chronic disease.)

I think if it was hysterectomy, they would have said so to stop people speculating.

 

[sk9tingfan]

People get hysterectomies at that age (and younger) all the time for a variety of reasons. If the organ is diseased and/or is causing big problems, it gets taken out

Me:RN, BS, MPA, MBA,, Ran 2 national care management divisions, 2 clinical data analysis divisions. Personally: TAH/BSO, Ventral Hernia repair with mesh. Those babies were not doing her innards any favors.

 

[once_upon]

Guessing or assuming based on hospitalization time is silly. Royals are likely to have a longer LOS than you or me.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Guessing or assuming based on hospitalization time is silly. Royals are likely to have a longer LOS than you or me.

I went home after the radical hysterectomy in 48 hours on Motrin....

 

[once_upon]

Yes and are you royalty?

I was dismissed after 36 hours from C-Section.

 

[fan]

Not if it's the big C, unfortunately. Her extended absence suggests this is a major medical event and not just cosmetic surgery.

not if she has severe fibroids, adenomyosis or endometriosis

 

[Barbara Manatee]

I'd guess even royals don't want to spend any more time in a hospital than they absolutely have to, though. Especially as they have the means to arrange for excellent care at home. Hopefully the 2 week time frame is a CYA estimate.