Everyone is sincerely back at work and I, for one, am pleased to see it. We’ve got hats! Bikes! Boats! Cheese! Cows! Clay busts! Piano pictures! And more.
In case you missed it, earlier this week, Wills and Kate came out and futzed with bagels.
And elsewhere of potential interest:
Via the Beeb: Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state.
Interesting (and related), at the Guardian: UK needs a museum of colonialism, says historian William Dalrymple
At Vanity Fair: Princess Anne Starts What Could Be a New Royal Fashion Trend
Over at People: Princess Diana’s Panorama Interview Is Still Shocking 25 Years Later: ‘There Were 3 of Us in This Marriage.’ I remember watching this interview SO clearly — I was home for Thanksgiving break.
This was lovely! Via Harper’s Bazaar: Duchess Meghan Calls Confidence the “Best Accessory” in Smart Works Video Call . (I can’t believe it’s only been a year since that initiative was launched.)
At T&C: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Make $130,000 Personal Donation to an African Girls Education Charity. That’s also lovely!
Also at Town & Country, I enjoyed this: What Queen Elizabeth and Cardi B Have in Common: A Love of Houndstooth!
On social media:
I linked to a piece about this above, but I love Meghan’s whole look here, and also I want to see more of their house:
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One year ago, Smart Works announced the launch of The Smart Set Capsule Collection with The Duchess of Sussex. ⠀ The collection was designed to create a perfect working wardrobe for Smart Works clients. ⠀ With over 3,000 clients coming to Smart Works in the last year and 1,000 women taking pieces, the collection has proved to be invaluable. ⠀ In particular it has played an important role in ensuring the success of the new virtual service which was launched as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. ⠀ To celebrate the first anniversary, The Duchess of Sussex sat down to speak to Karla, Charlene and Agnieszka, three previous clients, to see how their time at Smart Works has helped transform their lives. ⠀ After listening to their stories, The Duchess of Sussex said, “People can say that so much of smart works is about the clothes themselves but it's really not … all of that stuff is the exterior but it's what it does for you on the inside that ends up being the best accessory. It’s the confidence, it's what is built within, that is the piece that you walk out of that room with and walk into the interview with.” ⠀ Thank you to everyone to bought a piece of the collection and the retailers who made it possible @marksandspencerfashionpr @johnlewisandpartners , @insidejigsaw and @mishanonoo . ⠀ To find out more and hear from our clients and CEO head to the link in our bio.
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Look at this crush of people!
This is a hell of a photo:
This is great!
Okay, Chaz isn’t stranded in a hole somewhere:
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On Saturday 29th August, The Duke of Rothesay visited the site of the Braemar Gathering to raise the standard which launched the #VirtualHighlandGames, taking place today. As Scotland’s Highland Games have been cancelled one by one this year, the #VirtualHighlandGames brings together competitive and virtual elements of the games, including highland dancing, solo piping, a heavy athletes competition, and a track and field competition! Whilst The Duke was in Braemar, His Royal Highness awarded Jimmy Milne with an Honoured Life Membership to the Braemar Royal Highland Society, in recognition of his continued support and loyalty to the Games. His Royal Highness is Patron of The Scottish Highland Games Association. Join in with the fun of this year’s #VirtualHighlandGames through the link in our bio.
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This is a good skirt:
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Ved en højtidelighed i Churchillparken i København indviede Hendes Kongelige Højhed Kronprinsessen i dag sammen med Australiens ambassadør Mary Ellen Miller et krigsmindesmærke til ære for de faldne soldater fra Australien, der mistede livet i Danmark under Første og Anden Verdenskrig. Med inskriptionen ”For our tomorrow, they gave their today” ærer mindesmærket blandt andet de 68 Royal Australian Air Force-besætningsmedlemmer, der under Anden Verdenskrig omkom under missioner her i landet, der blandt andet skulle hjælpe med at frigøre Danmark fra den nazistiske besættelse. Det er Den Australske Ambassade i Danmark, der står bag opførelsen af ”The Australian War Memorial in Denmark”, og ved højtideligheden deltog blandt andre også forsvarsminister Trine Bramsen. At a ceremony in Churchill Park in Copenhagen today, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess together with Australian ambassador Mary Ellen Miller dedicated a war memorial in honor of the fallen soldiers from Australia who lost their lives in Denmark during the First and Second World Wars. With the inscription “For our tomorrow, they gave their today”, the memorial honors, among others, the 68 Royal Australian Air Force crew members who, during the Second World War, died while here in the country on missions that, among other things, helped to liberate Denmark from the Nazi occupation. The Australian Embassy in Denmark is responsible for erecting “The Australian War Memorial in Denmark”. At the ceremony, there were speeches from and Chief of Defence Staff Lieutenant General Kenneth Pedersen, while defence minister Trine Bramsen laid a wreath.
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This is autumnal:
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Et af verdens væsentligste bronzealderfund blev fundet i Trundholm Mose i 1902, da husmand Frederik Willumsen første gang pløjede sin jord og fandt det, der siden er blevet kendt som Solvognen. Bronzefiguren, der forestiller en sekshjulet vogn med hest og guldbelagt solskive, er i dag et nationalklenodie, der kan opleves på Nationalmuseet i København. Men selve fundstedet i Nordvestsjælland har indtil nu været et utilgængeligt område for besøgende. Det blev der lavet om på i dag, da Hendes Majestæt Dronningen i regnvejr indviede den nye kultur- og naturattraktion Solvognens Fundsted, der formidler historien om figuren fra den ældre bronzealder. Attraktionen er en del af Geopark Odsherred, der er Danmarks første og eneste UNESCO-certificerede geopark. Parkens særlige opgave ligger i at bevare og formidle områdets særlige landskab, og Dronningen besøgte også Geopark Odsherred for fire år siden under sit sommertogt i kommunen. Her fik Majestæten præsenteret planerne for den attraktion, der i dag kunne indvies.
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They didn’t include the English translation there, so here’s Google Translate’s efforts: “One of the world’s most important Bronze Age finds was found in Trundholm Mose in 1902, when farmer Frederik Willumsen first plowed his land and found what has since become known as the Sun Wagon. The bronze figure, which depicts a six-wheeled carriage with a horse and a gold-plated sun disk, is today a national treasure that can be experienced at the National Museum in Copenhagen. But the site itself in Northwest Zealand has so far been an inaccessible area for visitors. This was changed today, when Her Majesty the Queen in the rain inaugurated the new cultural and nature attraction Solvognens Fundsted, which conveys the story of the figure from the older Bronze Age. The attraction is part of Geopark Odsherred, which is Denmark’s first and only UNESCO-certified geopark. The park’s special task is to preserve and convey the area’s special landscape, and the Queen also visited Geopark Odsherred four years ago during her summer trip in the municipality. Here His Majesty was presented with the plans for the attraction that could be inaugurated today.” That is so interesting!
I’m into Mette-Marit’s whole look here:
That caption reads, “In Florø, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess heard about how volunteering has been experienced over the past six months. Among other things, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were allowed to take part in the Florø Senior Cross’ first exercise since the pandemic broke out. The Crown Prince also got to meet a group of young people who do e-sports, and he got to drive the world’s fastest electric boat. ” Why don’t we have pictures of THAT, I ask you?!
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