Joachim, 53, Danish prince, publicly annoyed with his mother. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II had decided that Joachim’s children would lose their titles of prince and princess. “I am very, very sad when I see them sad and not understanding what is happening over their heads,” said Joachim the Danish tabloid BT. “Why should they be punished like this?” From 2023 onwards, the four grandchildren between the ages of ten and 23 will only bear the titles of Count and Countess of Monpezat. “The Queen’s decision is consistent with similar adjustments that other royal houses have made in different ways over the past few years,” it said. “All four grandchildren retain their place in the line of succession.”
Samantha Cristoforetti45, Italian astronaut, the first European to take command of the International Space Station ISS. By handing over a symbolic key, she succeeded the Russian astronaut Oleg Artemyev. Cristoforetti follows in the footsteps of four previous European commanders, including German astronaut Alexander Gerst. As commander, she has to ensure, among other things, that the crew sticks together and that communication with colleagues on earth works well.
MacKenzie Scott, 52, US billionaire, divorced again. Multi-billionaire Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife married a former teacher in 2021. Now she’s filed for divorce from Dan Jewett, like them New York Times reported citing court documents. The division of assets is regulated in a non-public separation agreement. After divorcing Amazon founder Bezos in 2019, Scott announced that she would donate much of her fortune. According to the New York Times has already given more than twelve billion US dollars to non-profit organizations in the past three years.
Bodo Mende65, and Karl Kreile, 64, couple from Berlin experience less irritation. The two were one of the first homosexual couples to close the then new marriage for everyone almost five years ago. Before the wedding, they had been together for 38 years and had been in a registered civil partnership since 2002. “In practical life, not much has changed as a result of the wedding,” said Mende of the German Press Agency. “But the matter of course with which we are accepted as a married couple is now greater than before.” So no one is taken aback when one of the two speaks of “his husband” when booking a hotel, for example. But that doesn’t mean that everything is already done. There is still homophobia and transphobia.
Barbara Meier, 36, model, wants to read her baby’s name off her face. Meier and her husband Klemens Hallmann, 46, are expecting their second child soon. “We will go into the delivery room with two or three alternatives and see which name the baby comes out with,” said Meier Gala. “Sometimes a name doesn’t fit the child’s aura.” Meier won the casting show “Germany’s Next Top Model” in 2007. Their first daughter is called Marie-Therese and is two years old.