Princess of Denmark gets off to the extravagant lifestyle of own family

Royalty The Danish princess Benedikte if yesterday 75 blowing out the candles. In honor of her birthday, the king's daughter to write a book called ‘Benedikte: A Royal Princess’, which she and her royal life is overflowing. And she takes no sheet before the mouth: the princess is the not done that her family - and in particular crown princess Mary - so much money spend on clothes and jewellery.

A book full of life stories, but especially full of sharp opinions - for example, the new biography of the Danish princess Benedikte is best described. In her book shows the princess is extremely critical of the Danish court, and especially about the extravagant lifestyle of the royal family. “If we are at an event, then we are there for good cause to serve,” said the princess. “Therefore, we must not in expensive and extravagant outfits to dress. I really don't think that's the right way.”

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“You can also dress nicely, without that look expensive. That is just the art,” says the princess, who also turns her mother, queen Ingrid, her outfits repeatedly once again attracted. “And I wore recently is a handbag that I might have been 40 years. She is a bit grotty, but you can see it not as the music plays”.

Lessons

In her book writes Benedikte on empty way that she “was brought up with the idea of quality to buy, so that the fabric and the model is still many years of life.” “I do not like to think for a dress to buy for them than just one season to wear. You can have your clothes several times to reuse. So they can't say: ‘she now has another new dress?" There are some who still can learn”. Furthermore, Benedikte, that ' royals are not like stars should behave and the media they are not, as such, should be treated.”

According to the Danish royal huiskenner Søren Jakobsen is the criticism addressed directly to crown princess Mary. “She is the most prominent royal and has the largest wardrobe, which is full of expensive stuff. And there are still a lot of new pieces. She also wears expensive jewelry with a unique design, and that is what princess Benedikte sneers. She doesn't believe that the royal life is a fashion show should be. But it is unlikely that change will come. The last few years, the expenditure of the royal family only increased.”

Embarrassing dinner party?

Yesterday gave queen Margrethe is also a big party for her year old sister Benedikte. The whole family was invited for dinner in the royal palace, and so also the members where Benedikte just criticism had been expressed of her book. According to royaltywatchers, that would be a serious damper on the revelry.