A transvestite in King Harald's court

[Clara]

This is the title of an article who appeared today in this spanish newspaper: http://www.abc.es/2010090...noruega-201009021030.html
They have a picture of a norwegian newspaper that shows Ari Behn dressed as a woman.
Apparently he was walking through Barcelona for days with a bunch of transvestites to live for himself the most "exotic" part of the city.
They also write about other of his eccentricities and that his mother claims to have a connection to aliens.

[tigerben]

Good find Clara

Some peolpe have all the luck
A father in law as the King
A Sister in law that knows shady people
A wife that can talk to Angels
A mother with connections to Aliens
A foot in both sides of the Camp
What the feck has he got to be depressed about

[ssassi]

Tiger I'm feeling that I want to give you   whenever I read what you say  
And a   for Clara to bring us this news.
I think I understand now why the Norwegians have received the MM  with open arms and everyone thinks it was well suited to be their queen  
And after I saw this and I heard all the talking to angels discussions I think she's a saint   MM of course 

[Silver]

Tiger I'm feeling that I want to give you  whenever I read what you say 
And a  for Clara to bring us this news.
I think I understand now why the Norwegians have received the MM  with open arms and everyone thinks it was well suited to be their queen 
And after I saw this and I heard all the talking to angels discussions I think she's a saint  MM of course 

"It" - sounds like good description of MM!

[ssassi]

Silver "it" was nonitentional but I'm glad to amuse you 

[Clara]

Good find Clara

Some peolpe have all the luck
A father in law as the King
A Sister in law that knows shady people
A wife that can talk to Angels
A mother with connections to Aliens
A foot in both sides of the Camp
What the feck has he got to be depressed about

Thank you Tigerben   
Yes, some people have all the luck, and these people are the NRF! I can't imagine another country whose royal family could get away with so much!(MM's past, ML breaking up marriages, talking to angels etc..., Ari Behn and his scandals...)

[Charlotte]

I wonder how Harald and Sonja raised their kids.  I have no problem with MM, as I think her and Haakon were absolutely meant to be, but both of their kids chose non-mainstream spouses.  Just because H & S suffered because of tradition doesn't mean they should have been so lax in their parenting.  

[zinzen]

Good find Clara

Some peolpe have all the luck
A father in law as the King
A Sister in law that knows shady people
A wife that can talk to Angels
A mother with connections to Aliens
A foot in both sides of the Camp
What the feck has he got to be depressed about

   

[Jane]

You know every time I think the royals have settled into boring lives of ribbon cutting etc along comes a character like Ari or Snake girl to liven things up!

If it was a novel they would be too contrived and unrealistic to introduce...

[Clara]

I wonder how Harald and Sonja raised their kids.  I have no problem with MM, as I think her and Haakon were absolutely meant to be, but both of their kids chose non-mainstream spouses.  Just because H & S suffered because of tradition doesn't mean they should have been so lax in their parenting.  

They are a very peculiar family. I think many parents, no matter how forward thinking, would be a bit scared of how their daughter in law would turn out if she had MM's past. And Ari Behn saying to the press he's living off his wife and critizising the NRF? I mean, royals are suposed to have an outstanding behaviour and decorum. The Count of Barcelona(JC's father) believed that a royal bride shouldn't have a past. If he had lived to see this generation....The whole idea of the Monarchy is not modern, but this RF seems everything but traditional in their personal relationships.

[Flamingo]

for Tigerben - you made me laugh  - and for Clara for finding this.  I knew Ari and ML were both, um, special and unique people, but this is the first I've heard of the whole Mrs.-Behn-has-alien-friends-thing.   

I wonder how Harald and Sonja raised their kids.  I have no problem with MM, as I think her and Haakon were absolutely meant to be, but both of their kids chose non-mainstream spouses.  Just because H & S suffered because of tradition doesn't mean they should have been so lax in their parenting.  

I think Harald and Sonja were lax in their parenting from the beginning because she had so much trouble getting pregnant and carrying a baby to term, and for awhile they thought they might not have any children, so when Haakon and ML finally arrived I think they were overindulged and allowed everything they wanted.  They learned this let's-test-the-limits-on-everything-and-Mom-and-Dad-will-give-in behavior as young children, and it evidenced itself very clearly in who they chose to marry. 

[Amagerpigen]

I wonder how Harald and Sonja raised their kids.  I have no problem with MM, as I think her and Haakon were absolutely meant to be, but both of their kids chose non-mainstream spouses.  Just because H & S suffered because of tradition doesn't mean they should have been so lax in their parenting.  

From their kids started dating, H&S were very including of their boyfriends/girlfriends - inviting them along on family holidays to the cabin, and so on, to avoid the feeling that they should have to sneak behind their backs to have a relationship, possibly as they had to do. (IIRC, Princess Astrid did not know that her brother was seeing Sonja until right up to before the engagement, and that was nine years).

I think there have been plenty of strict parenting in that family (Sonja's never looked like one who could tolerate mess, unruly children, or lazy children), but probably very little of it has been devoted towards which boyfriend/girlfriend to have.

[mrplowfan]

Apparently, Air Behn and the Prince of Monaco travel in the same circles.   Is that "carmen" in both photos?   We all suspected that Charlene was ... never mind.

http://www.nicematin.com/...de-monaco?idx=6#top-diapo
http://www.cromosomax.com...rmen_de_mairena_090_1.jpg

[norwegianne]

The transvestite pictures were from a television show he and a friend is doing for the National television channel here in Norway. The series is based on a concept that they travel the world to meet people who lead unconventional lives. In Barcelona they met some transvestites, who challenged them to getting into costume.

Behn said to VG: "I'm a theatrical guy, so the extreme make-up mask was, from the beginning, okay. The big challenge was putting on a dress. It was actually crossing more boundaries for me than I could have imagined. It will be a very long time before I do this again."

[Flamingo]

Behn said to VG: "I'm a theatrical guy..."

  This is the understatement of the year.