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Thanks! Those were my guesses on all of those. :flowers: So it looked like Alexander and Carl-Christian were both pallbearers...do you know who the other four pallbearers were? One looked like it might have been Cathrine's husband, which led me to think one of the others might have been...

I think it is their youngest daughter, Elisabeth Ferner, but I'm not 100% sure.

Holmenkollen Chapel burnt down in the early 90s, and Princess Astrid, who loved the building, was central in the fundraising efforts to have it rebuilt. At least two (maybe all?) of her children were baptized there, and her son Alexander was married there. Nothing has been announced about...

How sad. I am a great fan of Astrid, and I always thought Mr. Ferner was a very good man. Do we know when the funeral will be? Will it be public at all?

Thanks, Countess! And thanks for the good wishes, Duchess! :flowers:

I'm so glad you enjoyed the book so much, Duchess! It's always good when you're sad that it's finished. :smile: I do think it's especially fun for TRF members and other royal fans, because we all already feel like we know these people. And thanks for reviewing on Goodreads! I am a long...

I will have to put Stockholm on my list...I've heard it's a very beautiful city! I'll be spending a day in Malmo this summer, because I'm going to Copenhagen to visit family and Malmo is an easy day trip, but that doesn't really "count" as a trip to Sweden! In Copenhagen, of course don't miss...

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Hereditary Princess! I love Scandinavia too - I've been to Norway and Denmark (not Sweden yet), and I highly recommend them both. The 60s were a huge watershed in royal marriage. It was the generation that was young then (most of today's monarchs and their...

You should be able to find it at Barnes & Noble, Sesa, since you're in the U.S. And if you're B&N doesn't have it, then they should be able to order it for you. I know they do have it on their website (for a discount), and it's discounted on Amazon as well. Happy reading! :flowers:

I just tried to post and got an error, and it ate everything I'd typed. :sad: So let's try this again...apologies if the first one suddenly shows up and I have a double post. I'm so glad you both enjoyed the book! :flowers: It's good to know you think I captured Harald and Sonja well. (I'm...

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts, kathl! It's so cool to think about the book being read as far away as Australia. :flowers:

You can get a paperback or an ebook on Amazon or from Barnes & Noble. I'd love to hear your opinion if you do read it, Lucy!

The novel's been reviewed in a great post on Cheryl Anderson's Princess Palace Blog: Princess Palace: Book Review: The Shopkeeper's Daughter Would love to hear thoughts from any others who have a chance to read it! :flowers:

Thanks, Her_Majesty! :flowers: If anyone else at TRF gets a chance to read the novel, I'd love to chat with you all about it. I'm fascinated to hear what my fellow royal watchers think, because I know you'll appreciate the book and all the research that went into it like no one else. I...

Wow, I love these! The balloon picture is especially nice.