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Official Life (1956 - 1982) I have several books on the late Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace - both of whom are greatly missed - and they only barely touch upon the official aspects of their lives as The Prince and Princess of Monaco. I have read countless books and searched the internet...

I'm not familiar with the day-to-day existence of the present princely family, however, I have several books on the lamented Princess Grace which details her daily schedule (awaking at 7:30 each morning, preparing/serving breakfast herself for The Prince and their children, seeing the children...

Thank God the two of them stuck it out. I mean it now gives the younger set (i.e. The Crown Couple) a shining example to look upon. I know it had to be difficult for Queen Sonja - not being allowed to marry her true love for many years, the public pressures of being the only female royal in...

Sheer determination is all that I can say. Besides, I personally believe that Queen Sonja is a shining example of a true royal consort. She has (as far as I know) played this royal with unequal grace and dignity and I admire her for that. Crown Princess Mette-Marit has a helluva example in her...

Queen Sonja: The Early Royal Years (1968 - 1978) Call me nostalgic, but considering the bad press surrounding royal wives of recent note (i.e. Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Masako of Japan and the lamented Diana, Princess of Wales), I was just wondering how Queen...

It is my understanding that the Norwegian Royal Family (due to their close, shared background with the British Royal Family) have also adopted similar usage in the conferring of titles (although Norway does not have a plethora of honors as their British counterparts do). Because the wife of...