25 photos in gallerySo much to discuss today! Little Swedish Prince Oscar had his christening today, so we’ve got pictures from that, including my favorite dress on Crown Princess Mary EVER. We’ve also got hats! Dramatic gowns! Queens riding around sticking their heads out of sunroofs and looking at guns! So, you know. The usual.
Earlier this week, we had plenty of royal shenanigans. In case you missed it:
– Wills and Kate and Harry went out to the Chelsea Flower Show, and so did half of their relatives.
– Wills and Kate popped out to one of the Buckingham Palace Garden Parties, and it was all Top Hats Ahoy!
– Also, if I may take a brief moment to self-promote, if you’re looking for a book for your long weekend, may I suggest The Royal We if you haven’t read it yet? I GUESS I JUST DID.
And once June rolls around, prepare yourself: We will be knee-deep in royal doings, from Ascot to the Curly Feathered Joys of the Order of the Garter, to a bunch of random Kate engagements. ROYALS AHOY.
Of interest elsewhere:
– At People, OH MY GOD. Remember how Heather and I saw the Fashioning a Reign exhibit when we were in Scotland, and it was awesome? The version that’s going to be at Buckingham Palace this summer will have the Queen’s coronation gown and her wedding dress. GO. GO AND REPORT BACK.
– Also at People, a very interesting look at the upcoming Season — a phrase that feels so deliciously Downton.
– Prince Amedeo and Princess Elisabetta of Belgium had a baby and everyone looks happy and is cute. (Hello!)
– Also at Hello!, a retrospective of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s relationship.
– Fascinating at BBC: Elizabeth I dress: Altar cloth may be Queen’s gown
– Whoa. Pippa just ran a marathon at the Great Wall of China and came in 13th of all women. DAMN. (InStyle)
– At Vanity Fair: Kate Middleton May Have Called Prince William “Babe”: What Does It Mean? Royals, they’re just like us.
– The Duchess Kate blog has the latest on Kate’s newest official portrait.
– And your social media bits of interest (scroll over the one from KP to get an opportunity to play the video.)
.@fuggirls Observe the bad-assery of Queen Maxima’s outfit, for it is swell. pic.twitter.com/5OnLMOcFoT
— The Duchess Diary (@TheDuchessDiary) May 25, 2016
Here, mouse over to get the button to play this video: Thank you @landroverbar for the great footage of The Duchess taking to the waves with @BenAinslie and the team on the Solent! A video posted by Kensington Palace (@kensingtonroyal) on
[Photos: Getty, THIERRY ROGE/AFP/Getty Images, Jordanian Royal Household via Getty Images]
Royals Round-Up, June 3rd, 2016
Just brace yourselves, okay. Next week, and the week following, is going to have beaucoup British royals — all celebrating the Queen and charity events and Order of the Garter (when is poor Harry going to get that? Jeez) and Ascot and….well, just prepare yourselves, is what I am saying. Today, however, I bring you wedding gowns, busts (of the sculptural variety), and many white pants — polo and otherwise.
And ELSEWHERE:
– I am sure you saw that QE2 is Vanity Fair‘s cover girl this month. I haven’t picked up this issue yet, but it is chockablock with royals stuff – like this story about her love of corgis.
– VF also has a story about Wills’ and Kate’s life in the country with the kids, but — to be totally honest — it doesn’t have any new info that I haven’t heard. You, however, might spend less time reading about those two than I do (probably for the best), and it’s a good compilation of intel. As you may have read here before, W&K’s friends are notoriously tight-lipped, which is GREAT for them, but it does mean that the royals reporters get very very little scoop.
– VF also has an interesting piece about the significance of QE2′s royal portraits.
– The Daily Mail I KNOW has a good round-up of Crown Princess Mary’s recent looks.
– Racked asks, Kate Middleton vs. Amal Clooney: Whose Hats Are Better?
– The Express brings us the following: The Duke of Edinburgh’s 95th birthday: A look back at Prince Philip’s life in pictures. In case you forgot how handsome he was. (Say what you will about the Windsors, they’re VERY good at bringing in Hot Genes to the pool.)
– Wills and Kate took the kids out over the weekend; People has the scoop.
– OH MAXIMA. What are you wearing?!? (Order of Splendor)
– Princess Leonore of Sweden had her first official engagement today (to her duchy) and ooooh she is so cute. (Hello!)
– Meanwhile, Queen Margrethe has been gallivanting all over the place and meeting pigs and riding in interesting vehicles, like so:
– Prince Philip missed an engagement earlier in the in week due to ill health, but he was back out today. He looked really spry when we saw him in person in April, but I thought he looked a little peaked at this event, which…he’s 95. He may well FEEL a bit peaked. I am bit worried about his health, to be honest.
And, finally, this is very low-key:
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