Royalty just like us

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | June 17, 2001| | Copyright

Royalty just like us

Norwegians wonder if monarchy is losing its regal luster

By DOUG MELLGREN

Associated Press

Sunday, June 17, 2001

Oslo, Norway -- It was the standard Constitution Day spectacle -- thousands of children parading through sporadic drizzle, the royal family beaming and waving from its 153-year-old palace.

But there was an unusual addition to the lineup on the palace balcony for last month's parade: an unwed mother who is set to marry Crown Prince Haakon on Aug. 25 and one day become Norway's queen.

The arrival of former waitress Mette-Marit Tjessem Hoiby on the royal scene has ...

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