Royals Round-Up, June 8th, 2018

Hello, friends! We made it to the end of another week. And if you are a royal watcher — which, um, I assume you are, as you are reading this post — hang on for one more day, to quote some of America’s foremost poets, because tomorrow is Trooping the Colour, which means we’re gonna get Harry and Meghan and Wills and Kate and Charlotte and George and ALL KINDS of random British royals shoved into a balcony, and it’s always a hoot. Come by tomorrow and behold it all.

Elsewhere:

In absolutely awful news, Queen Maxima’s younger sister died by suicide this week. How truly, truly tragic for her and their family. [People]

At Town & Country: The Truth About the Royal Wedding Rumors That Everyone’s Talking About

Pippa confirmed her pregnancy in a column she wrote for Waitrose Weekend, and noted that she feels better than Kate did. Without using her sister’s name, but we all know who she was talking about. [Elle]

Meghan’s got a whole day of events w. the Queen on her docket for the 14th, so stay tuned. They’re taking the royal train! [Glamour]

US Weekly reports that Meghan and Harry want babies ASAP, which should surprise none of us.

At Vanity Fair: The Greatest Royal Wedding Scammer Has Come Clean

At Marie Claire: All the Times Princess Diana Recycled Her Royal Wardrobe

And, in social media developments:

Prince Harry & Meghan are back from their honeymoon! Harry was guest of honour @OnSideYZ gala dinner at Kensington Palave tonight. Host @davidwalliams made everyone laugh by introducing him as a newly-married man. pic.twitter.com/KJBw0MbU4F

— Emily Andrews (@byEmilyAndrews) June 7, 2018

This drawing is amazing:

Thank you everyone for the beautiful cards and letters following Princess Charlotte's third birthday, the birth of Prince Louis and the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. We've received over 36,000 letters in the past month alone

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#DYK that Garden Parties first began in the 1860s? This photograph, from @royal_collection_trust, shows a Garden Party from 1897 compared with today's. Follow the link in our bio to find out more about Garden Parties.

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This is super interesting:

Today, The Princess Royal will host a Garden Party for The Not Forgotten Association at Buckingham Palace. The Royal Family has a long-standing association with the charity which was established in 1920, ‘to provide comfort, cheer and entertainment for the wounded ex-servicemen still in hospital as a result of the Great War’. With the approval of King George V and Queen Mary, Garden Parties were held at Buckingham Palace for the wounded servicemen, who undertook a tour of the Royal Mews; including the riding school, were given a tea and cigarettes (provided by Queen Mary and Princess Mary), and then allowed to 'sit and play about as they like' in the Garden. The first of these events was held on 23 August 1921, during which a telegram of thanks was sent to Their Majesties and Princess Mary, who replied that they were pleased to hear that those attending had "enjoyed their afternoon in the garden and hope[d] that these entertainments will continue to be a success". Not Forgotten Association Garden Parties still occur annually at Buckingham Palace. From 1921, there has also been an annual Christmas Tea Party, initially in the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace and now at St James's Palace. Princess Mary became the first Royal Patron of The Not Forgotten Association, a role she held until her death in 1965, when HRH The Duchess of Kent took over as Patron. She was then succeeded by The Princess Royal in 2000.

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So is this!

Inside the elaborate Victorian Dairy at Windsor: in a BBC Countryfile special, broadcast last week, the Countryfile team visited Windsor to learn more about The Queen's estate, including the rarely photographed Royal Dairy interior. Built in 1848 under the direction of Prince Albert, the elaborate dairy was height of nineteeth century farming technology that enabled fresh cream to be delivered to the Palaces daily. Farming innovation has continued into the 21st c., with The Queen's dairy herd of 165 Jersey Cows currently enjoying waterbeds! This Sunday on @bbcone, the Countryfile team will explore The Queen's estate in Balmoral. @royal_collection_trust

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Euj looks great here!

I'm so excited to have recently become an Ambassador of Project 0 whose aim is to restore and protect the ocean. Today we launched our new partnership with @skyoceanrescue and of course, Plasticus, the whale made of used single use plastic…Together we aim to inspire people to make sustainable choices to stop the ocean from drowning in plastic. #passonplastic @weareprojectzero

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I dag besøgte H.K.H. Kronprinsessen Bruxelles i Belgien for at deltage i Europas største konference om internationalt udviklingssamarbejde. Konferencen er organiseret af Europa-Kommissionen og afholdes i år for 12. gang under temaet “Women and Girls at the Forefront of Sustainable Development: protect, empower, invest”. Ved dagens konference holdt Kronprinsessen tale og sagde blandt andet: "Educated girls realize higher wages and greater upward mobility. Education also builds up resilience and equips girls and women to face the impacts of climate change." EBB Brussels ©

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I aften afholdes Dansk Håndbold Award for første gang, og sammen med håndboldspilleren Mikkel Hansen vil H.K.H. Kronprinsessen overrække årets Antibulli-pris under showet. Trivsel og stærkt børnefællesskab er grundtanken i Antibulli, som Mary Fonden og Forening Mikkel mod Mobning står bag, og her ankommer Hendes Kongelige Højhed til Viborg, hvor aftenens håndboldfejring finder sted.

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Frederik is in SF?!?!?! REPORT BACK, FUG NATIONALS!

I de sidste par dage har H.K.H. Kronprinsen besøgt San Francisco i USA for at deltage i DenmarkBridge CEO-summit. Kronprinsen er protektor for foreningen DenmarkBridge, der har til formål at sikre danske virksomheder og iværksættere bedre adgang til viden, netværk og kapital i Silicon Valley i Californien. Foreningen vil styrke broen mellem dansk erhvervsliv og udviklingen i Silicon Valley, så Danmark kan være med til at præge denne udvikling på især IT-området. Cloé Lagier ©

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