Royals Round-Up, November 15th, 2019

Spoiler alert: We have tiaras!

Here at GFY earlier this week:

We had two events for Remembrance Sunday, which feels about two hundred years ago: Saturday’s concert, and then Sunday’s ceremonies.

Kate sported some sassy trousers.

Also: William wore a GREEN VELVET BLAZER?!

And we saw a new (to us) pic of Archiekins.

Elsewhere:

This was very interesting, and very extensive, at Vanity Fair: Why Do Dubai’s Princesses Keep Trying to Escape?

Also at VF: Chaz is launching his own capsule collection, as did his daughter-in-law before him. PLEASE let it include pocket squares!

We talked about this a bit earlier in the week, but, via People: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Are Skipping Christmas with the Royal Family This Year. (This is not that unusual; Wills and Kate have done this to spend the holidays with the Middletons.)

At WaPo: Attention ‘The Crown’ fanatics: Your royal education continues with these recent books

And, fun, at Glamour — thanks for including us, guys! – is this gift guide for royal fans!

This is nice, at Town & Country: Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle Have Both Made Secret Visits to the Shout Crisis Text Line

Speaking of secret visits, at Elle: Meghan Markle Reportedly Secretly Hosted Hillary Clinton And Introduced Her To Archie At Frogmore Cottage. (The quotes from HRC are very nice.)

And, in social media:

This should be interesting:

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: In a #Newsnight @BBCTwo interview recorded yesterday at Buckingham Palace, Emily Maitlis talks to Prince Andrew about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein – the first time he’s answered questions on the scandal

Saturday 21:00 @BBCTwo @maitlis pic.twitter.com/PsVaBd79PV

— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) November 15, 2019

Snazzy!

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Wishing The Prince of Wales a very happy birthday! #HappyBirthdayHRH @clarencehouse

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Related, these are a good series of pics:

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On his 71st birthday a few of my favourite ‘behind the scenes’ moments with HRH The Prince of Wales – From putting his boots on for a walk in the grounds of @dumfrieshouse to feeding his prized Maran chickens first thing in the morning at @highgrovegarden to preparing for a spin in his cheese and wine powered vintage Aston Martin (complete with ‘ejector’ button), to a family portrait with his sons and even taking his office into the garden on the hottest day of the year….which is your favourite moment? #princecharles #princeofwales

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As ever, good for Sophs:

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“We know we cannot achieve gender balance and diversity alone… we need everyone, male and female, to support this mission.” The Countess of Wessex speaks at the 100 Women in Finance 18th Annual Gala, to celebrate the organisation’s work to invest in the next generation of female finance professionals. The Countess is Global Ambassador of 100 Women in Finance’s Next Generation Initiatives. Her Royal Highness also invited those present “to become more visible, to be great examples to young women and, if you aren't already – to become champions and mentors.”

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I covered this look in the slideshow, but this caption is most informative:

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Marking 50 years of @CentrepointUK’s work to #ChangeTheStory for homeless young people — The Duke of Cambridge opened Centrepoint’s new Apprenticeship House, which aims to support young people in their journey to independent living. As part of a wider ambitious programme developing modular housing solutions in London and Manchester to support young people moving on from supported accommodation and into work, the charity has transformed an existing building in South London into a seven bed shared home for young people on apprenticeship programmes. Since starting out in the basement of St Anne's Church in 1969, Centrepoint has grown to become the UK's leading youth homelessness charity, supporting over 9,000 homeless young people a year. Centrepoint was one of the first charities The Duke of Cambridge became Patron of (in 2005), having visited their services with his mother as a child. Visit the link in our bio to find out more about how The Duke is marking 50 years of Centrepoint, and read more about the charity’s work providing homeless young people with accommodation, health support and life skills to get them back into education, training and employment Kensington Palace

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