Why Kings and Queens Don't Wear Crowns

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010
Princess Martha Louise of Norway tells us about her new children’s book: Why Kings and Queens Don’t Wear Crowns. The book is based on her grandfather’s childhood, and touches on the search for a new royal family after Norway broke its union with Sweden in 1905.

Music: The Beautician and the Beast soundtrack (by Cliff Eidelman) # 1 and 2 (Milan)

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