Crown Princess Mette Marit (Norway)

[violante]

Mette-Marit is pregnant! it was announced today. The baby is coming in december.

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It's a royal baby-boom! after Maxima, Mathilde and Mary all expecting... ;D

www.kongehuset.no/default.asp?lang=eng

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And it is a boy[/color]. Congratulations to MM and Haakon and family.

[Oxynia]

sezme said:

And it is a boy

[/color]. Congratulations to MM and Haakon and family. [/quote]

Congratulations indeed...it's happy news. I've always thought Haakon is rather dishy. I hope his son takes after him (not that there's anything wrong with MM).

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Here's the little prince. He looks a lot like his sister Ingrid Alexandra when she was born.

They're making his name public tomorrow, I think. I'm guessing something with Olav or Harald.

[Oxynia]

admin said:

not that there's anything wrong with MM

I've always thought she was kind of fug.

I thought she was fug when we were first introduced to her but since then, I think she's had moments where she looks nice (when she puts an effort into it). She certainly married up, looks-wise. ;D

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His name is Sverre Magnus. I don't like it at all.

[Oxynia]

I actually know someone from Norway named Sverre...from what I understand, it's fairly common. Odd choice for a future king, unless succession laws favour Ingrid? I'm not sure how it works in Norway.

Magnus is Haakon's middle name, so that seems to work.

[may2]

Norway now has the first born first to reign rule. Ingrid will be queen.

[Oxynia]

may2 said:

Norway now has the first born first to reign rule. Ingrid will be queen.

That's great to hear...makes far more sense than antiquated gender-biased rules.