Catarina Hurtig
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Catarina Hurtig is a Swedish journalist and author and participant in the TV-show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
Catarina lives close to the Royal Stables in Östermalm in Stockholm with her son.
had split up with his former girlfriend.
Catarina Hurtig was the host of the TV-show Royally, shown during the spring 2005. She started as a royal reporter in 1999 and has followed the royalties ever since. She has been a guest at several royal weddings and travelled with Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
to countries like Uganda
, Ethiopia
, Lithuania
and Japan
and accompanied her to the Emperor of Japan
in the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, and participied in the King and Queen of Sweden's state visits to the King and Queen of Thailand
as well as to the Sultan of Brunei
.
She has personally interviewed Albert II, Prince of Monaco
and Ari Behn
, husband of Märtha Louise, Princess of Norway, several of the European princesses – which is something quite unique. She is seen in TV-shows around Europe, German RTL
and Dutch RTL Boulevard and Blauw Bloed (Blue Blood).
Catarina Hurtig is the author of the books The Royal Year and Princesses, portraiting ten princesses of Europe: Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
, Madeleine, Princess of Sweden, Märtha Louise, Princess of Norway
, Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Máxima, Princess of the Netherlands
, Mathilde, Princess of Belgium, Letizia, Princess of Spain
and Charlotte Casiraghi
of Monaco.
Catarina lives close to the Royal Stables in Östermalm in Stockholm with her son.
Career
In 2009 Catarina Hurtig started a media war being the first to publish the news on her blog "Ladylike" that Prince Carl PhilipPrince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland , is the second child of three children and only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. Born Crown Prince of Sweden, he retained his title and first place in succession for seven months until 1 January 1980...
had split up with his former girlfriend.
Catarina Hurtig was the host of the TV-show Royally, shown during the spring 2005. She started as a royal reporter in 1999 and has followed the royalties ever since. She has been a guest at several royal weddings and travelled with Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...
to countries like Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and accompanied her to the Emperor of Japan
Emperor of Japan
The Emperor of Japan is, according to the 1947 Constitution of Japan, "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people." He is a ceremonial figurehead under a form of constitutional monarchy and is head of the Japanese Imperial Family with functions as head of state. He is also the highest...
in the Akasaka palace in Tokyo, and participied in the King and Queen of Sweden's state visits to the King and Queen of Thailand
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...
as well as to the Sultan of Brunei
Hassanal Bolkiah
General Haji Sir Hassan al-Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah GCB GCMG is the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, the 29th Sultan of Brunei and the first Prime Minister of Brunei Darussalam...
.
She has personally interviewed Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly...
and Ari Behn
Ari Behn
Ari Mikael Behn is a Norwegian author, and is best known as the husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway. He has written two novels, a collection of short stories and a book about his wedding...
, husband of Märtha Louise, Princess of Norway, several of the European princesses – which is something quite unique. She is seen in TV-shows around Europe, German RTL
RTL Television
Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres...
and Dutch RTL Boulevard and Blauw Bloed (Blue Blood).
Catarina Hurtig is the author of the books The Royal Year and Princesses, portraiting ten princesses of Europe: Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Västergötland is the heiress-apparent to the Swedish throne. If she ascends to the throne as expected, she will be Sweden's fourth queen regnant .-Early life:...
, Madeleine, Princess of Sweden, Märtha Louise, Princess of Norway
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is the only daughter of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. She is fourth in the line of succession to the Norwegian throne, after her brother and his two children.-Early life:...
, Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway , is the wife of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.-Background and education:...
, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is the wife of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark...
, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, Máxima, Princess of the Netherlands
Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
Princess Máxima of the Netherlands is the wife of Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, heir apparent to the throne of the Netherlands.-Early life and education:...
, Mathilde, Princess of Belgium, Letizia, Princess of Spain
Letizia, Princess of Asturias
Letizia, Princess of Asturias , is the wife of Felipe, Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to the Spanish throne...
and Charlotte Casiraghi
Charlotte Casiraghi
Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi is the second child of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, Hereditary Princess of Monaco, and the late Stefano Casiraghi, an Italian industrialist. She is fourth in line to the throne of Monaco...
of Monaco.