The King’s Speech (2010)
Film review: The King’s Speech (2010), directed by Tom Hooper Rounding off the Riveting Royals week is film 166 on the IMDb …
The Madness of King George (1994)
Film review: The Madness of King George (1994), directed by Nicholas Hytner Based upon the Alan Bennett play, The Madness of King …
Swedish Ways: Adjö, november; hej december!
Yesterday, it was the name day of everyone called Anders. There’s a saying in Sweden, “Om Anders braskar så slaskar jul”, roughly …
Swedish Ways: Gustav Adolf’s Day
Back in the 1600s, Sweden was a much bigger country than it is now, and we were at war a lot. We …
Swedish Ways: Nationaldagen
6 June is the national day (Nationaldagen) of Sweden. It didn’t use to be a holiday, but a few years ago, after …
One likes to get into the spirit of things
Happy Diamond Jubilee, Ma’am! Yeah, I’ve totally seen the Queen in real life! And all the best to the Duke of Edinburgh …
Swedish Ways: Valborgsmässoafton
On the final day of April, Swedes take to lighting big bonfires and sing to celebrate the coming of spring and to …
Remembering Royal Ascot – where I almost met the Queen
All this week, I’ve seen peculiar names trending on Twitter. They’ve all turned out to be names of horses, and that’s how …