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Take a look at what my favorite Royal Watchers have been writing and talking about this week!

• Book review: Dearest Missy (Royal Romania)
• Book review: The Royal W.E. (Princess Palace)
• Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden throughout the years in Nobel Prize Ceremonies (Order of Splendor)
• Death of Crown Prince Leka, King Leka of the Albanians (Current Royal News)
• Death of the Dowager Duchess of Hohenberg (Current Royal News)
• The Duchess of Cambridge wears Green Mulberry dress at Buckingham reception (What Kate Wore)
• Extracts from a new biography of the Queen: 'I can see you are sublimely happy with Philip... but don’t forget Papa’ (The Telegraph)
• Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg to attend Nobel Prize ceremony in Sweden (Lux-Arazzi)
• King Albert II, King of the Belgians, ready to swear in new Prime Minister (The Royal Examiner)
• Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg gives an interview (Royal Correspondent)
• Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway's 6th birthday (The Royal Forums)
• Prince William, it's time to pass the gold sticky stars around (Marilyn's Royal Blog)
• Princess Charlene wearing Akris & Louis Vuitton (Royal Fashionistas)
• Princess Christina of Sweden talks about breast cancer and life in general (Sofia's Blog)
• Princess Laurentien presents Toolkits for the Illiterate (Royalty in the News)
• Princess Mabel of Orange controversial gown and wedding (Order of Splendor)
• Queen Margrethe II of Denmark to celebrate 40 years on the throne in January 2012 (The Royal Forums)
• Queen Rania awards Teachers & Principals (Royalty in the News)
• Swedish Royal Family attends a meeting with Nobel Prize committee (Royal Correspondent)
• Thai King leaves hospital to give birthday speech (World of Royalty)

Did you love Stieg Larsson's Millennium Trilogy? Well, the King of Sweden himself didn't that much...

While in Poland, in an interview for Gazeta Wyborcza published Wednesday, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia expressed surprise at great international success of the "Millennium" saga by the late Swedish author Stieg Larsson.

"I am astounded that they have had such success," said the King. "Probably because Sweden has not been associated with such world of crime as described by Larsson. I am not very happy about this. These books are rather terrifying than cheerful."

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King Carl Gustaf angry at claims of affairs and wild parties in new book

Sweden's King Carl Gustaf has spoken out after an unofficial biography was released detailing his participation in wild parties and affairs with young women.

Though he said he had not read the book, titled Carl XVI Gustaf – The reluctant monarch, he said he had seen some of the media headlines surrounding the publication, which had "not been very nice".

The king said that after seeing the reports, he had talked to Queen Silvia and his family. "We will turn the page and go on now, because as I understand it this is about things that happened a long time ago," stated the 64-year-old royal.

King Carl addressed journalists at a press conference in Sweden on Thursday following the end of an Elk hunt. The palace press director said it had been his choice to speak out, and he had prepared what to say himself. "The King is a wise man. They were his own words and what he wanted to say about this matter," said Nina Eldh.

She also confirmed that the royal family would not open legal proceedings against the authors of the book. Written by three journalists, it details the king's youth and his accession to the throne at the age of 27. But a large portion of it details what they claim to be the king's constant partying and liaisons with young women.

Anonymous sources recount the king's alleged indiscretions, including one with Camilla Henemark, a Swedish singer and actress and former lead singer of the band Army of Lovers. The book alleges she had a year-long affair with the king at the end of the Nineties, and that the queen knew about it. "She was afraid she would become Sweden's most hated woman if her affair with the country's monarch became known," the book says of Camilla. The former model has not denied the allegations, but said that her lawyer has advised her not to comment. The autobiography has been flying off shelves in Sweden since it was released on Thursday. Its initial print run has already sold out and publishers have decided to print an extra 20,000 copies.

from Hellomagazine.com

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Intimate details of Queen Margrethe's younger years revealed in new books

As Denmark prepares to celebrate the April 16 70th birthday of Queen Margrethe, the publishing world has paid its tribute to the sovereign in the form of two books.

They are Margrethe, My Life in Images and Three Sisters, which is about the Queen and her two younger sisters Princess Benedickte and Anne-Marie of Greece.

The first book is based on various conversations the queen had with the author along with hundreds of photos from her life, some chosen by her. In it she speaks of her childhood, her adolescence, her middle age, the love of her life, her pride in her children and the wives they have taken.

For example, of Prince Frederik's other half, Princess Mary, she says: "I have to say I am very happy with Frederik's choice. Now the princess has spent various years in Denmark and I think she is doing so well… I am so happy with her and the two of them are so happy together."

Three Sisters is full of revelations about the relationship between the three daughters of King Frederik and Queen Ingrid (pictured with their children – from left – Benedikte 13, nine-year-old Anne-Marie and 16-year-old Margrethe), especially concerning their childhood and teenage years, when they spent the most time together.

Readers may be surprised to learn of the bad temper of little Princess Margrethe, who once bit her sister Benedikte on the arm. Or how it affected her, aged 13, when the law of succession was changed and the fact that her mother couldn't have any more children meant that she was now heir to the throne.

"Mother and father talked with me about my future as queen, but for the others, nothing will change," she said. "They talk more about it in school, and I find that very unpleasant."

The queen also revealed that she wasn't allowed to wear lipstick until she was 15, and it was only when she was 17 or 18 that she could wear eyeshadow "from time to time".

On the subject of jewellery she tells how she sometimes wears a ruby horseshoe brooch. It is her lucky charm – a present her father gave her when she was officially named heir to the throne, aged 13.

Margrethe's two sisters haven't only participated in the writing of the book, they've also given extensive interviews to the national magazine Billed-Bladet to celebrate their older sister's landmark year.

In the magazine, Queen Anne-Marie talks about how her sister has battled with and overcome shyness over the years, and also of the strong bond between all three sisters that was strengthened by the death of their mother in 2000.

"We've always been very close, but maybe it's more important now because she isn't here any more to be the one that draws us all together," says Queen Anne-Marie. "Now we have to fix things ourselves."

For her part Princess Benedikte expresses her "admiration" for her sister and her "unlimited creativity". She says: "She can do so many things. I'm not creative at all – she got all the creativity and the artistic ability."