Kate is out and about again. She and William participated in a welcome ceremony for the president of Singapore and his wife, whom they visited in Singapore on their 2012 tour. She told the president that she had been looking forward to getting out of the house. This is her first public engagement since August - she's had to cancel a few since then. They have also issued an official announcement that Baby #2 is due in April.
There will be a state banquet within another hour or two. Illness aside, Kate wasn't expected to attend the banquet, so no tiara watch for her But she is scheduled to attend a wildlife photography awards ceremony tonight. If you want to do a tiara-watch, the Queen will of course be attending the banquet, and possibly Camilla. Princess Anne is in Australia, so she won't be there. don't know about Sophie - they don't make announcements about the royal family attendees beforehand. The Duchess of Gloucester (married to the queen's cousin) has an impressive tiara collection ... even if she doesn't attend the banquet tonight, we will probably see her in a tiara tomorrow at another banquet.
ETA: Female royals definitely in attendance: The Queen, The Countess of Wessex (Sophie), The Duchess of Gloucester (Birgitte), and the queen's cousin Princess Alexandra of Kent. The latter two have some nice tiaras. The Queen is reportedly in her usual favorite (the one she wears on British currency), and Sophie typically wears her wedding tiara that looks like cat ears but has occasionally pulled a surprise from the vaults.
Prince Harry attended a fundraising gala dinner last week, hosted by 100 Women in Hedge Funds. In his speech he said, "I am not entirely sure who made the seating plan but I am sitting between two men. I thought it would just be 100 women and myself." lol
From Sweden - Prince Carl Philip said that he and Sofia have chosen a wedding date, but he didn't actually say what the date will be. ETA: The wedding date will be June 13, 2015 in Stockholm.
Also, he recently laid into the press about how they've "bullied" Sofia, and has talked about his struggles with dyslexia: royalista.com/48328/prince-carl-philip-the-press-bullied-my-fiancee/ And his sister, Princess Madeline, has suggested that she, her H and their daughter Princess Leonore, may move from NYC to Europe (possibly London?) in the future:
I thought of you when I saw this on the news this morning mbcdefg! I thought she looked great and was glad to see she's feeling well enough to do appearances.
Lol that Sophie's tiara looks like cat ears. It really does.
Oh, and I was reading something about Kate going to her parents' house and the blogger said, "let's hope a weekend with her mom, some crackers and gingerale will have her feeling better!" OMFG. Hypermesius gravidarium is not just regular morning sickness, jerk.
For those of you who follow the tiaras ... Twitter says the queen is in the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland, Sophie is in the aquamarine, Alexandra is in the Ogilvy, and Princess Michael is in the Kent Festoon. Only pics of the queen are online. ETA: Birgitte wore the Cartier Indian tiara. Pic of the queen is from last night, the other pics are old.
Camilla is at her son's book launch party tonight.
That dress tonight is stunning. Though I agree with pp about it looking like it was caught on her foot in a couple pics.
I love Harry's quip about the seating. He also played rugby (I think?) with some young kids yesterday. The photos are so cute, he's adorable with little kids. He's probably such a fun uncle.
That dress tonight is stunning. Though I agree with pp about it looking like it was caught on her foot in a couple pics.
I love Harry's quip about the seating. He also played rugby (I think?) with some young kids yesterday. The photos are so cute, he's adorable with little kids. He's probably such a fun uncle.
I saw that - he looks like a fun guy
I also came across this pic last night in a midnight Pinterest binge. Young Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands with young Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. LOVE IT.
Lol that Sophie's tiara looks like cat ears. It really does.
Oh, and I was reading something about Kate going to her parents' house and the blogger said, "let's hope a weekend with her mom, some crackers and gingerale will have her feeling better!" OMFG. Hypermesius gravidarium is not just regular morning sickness, jerk.
Oh dear
And not to belittle a very serious condition, but every time I read the name of it I think it's a Harry Potter spell.
Lol that Sophie's tiara looks like cat ears. It really does.
Oh, and I was reading something about Kate going to her parents' house and the blogger said, "let's hope a weekend with her mom, some crackers and gingerale will have her feeling better!" OMFG. Hypermesius gravidarium is not just regular morning sickness, jerk.
Oh dear
And not to belittle a very serious condition, but every time I read the name of it I think it's a Harry Potter spell.
I totally see it. I bet Kate wishes she could do a spell and feel better
I wish Kate would wear flashier jewels, but I get why she doesn't. She's probably not flashy to start with, plus it probably looks bad ($$$). Maybe the queen or Charles will loan her more pieces in the future.
I wish Kate would wear flashier jewels, but I get why she doesn't. She's probably not flashy to start with, plus it probably looks bad ($$$). Maybe the queen or Charles will loan her more pieces in the future.
My guess is that once she's been in the royal family a decade or the Queen dies she'll start wearing flashier stuff, since she'll be "acceptable" to the public in that sort of role then. Too early, and people will talk about how she's acting like a gold digger.
Not that I think she is one! But you know how people are.
I wish Kate would wear flashier jewels, but I get why she doesn't. She's probably not flashy to start with, plus it probably looks bad ($$$). Maybe the queen or Charles will loan her more pieces in the future.
My guess is that once she's been in the royal family a decade or the Queen dies she'll start wearing flashier stuff, since she'll be "acceptable" to the public in that sort of role then. Too early, and people will talk about how she's acting like a gold digger.
Not that I think she is one! But you know how people are.
I agree. Plus once she's Princess of Wales she'll be attending all the state banquets and stuff.
And Queen Elizabeth seems like she doesn't loan out jewels (not her favorites, at least) very often. Maybe she's bitter/wary because of Diana and Fergie? She's only now starting to loan more stuff to Sophie and she's been in the family for 15 years. I'll bet King Charles will be more flexible.
I totally see it. I bet Kate wishes she could do a spell and feel better
Did you pick your screen name because of QE2?
lol, yes pretty much. I think it was one of the times within the last couple months there was a bunch of craziness going on here and I decided to change my screen name and I'd just finished the book called Mrs. Queen Takes the Train. So it was in my head.
But I've always liked Royal history and quite enjoy keeping up with QE2, Kate, etc, so I like the royal-tinge.
I wish Kate would wear flashier jewels, but I get why she doesn't. She's probably not flashy to start with, plus it probably looks bad ($$$). Maybe the queen or Charles will loan her more pieces in the future.
My guess is that once she's been in the royal family a decade or the Queen dies she'll start wearing flashier stuff, since she'll be "acceptable" to the public in that sort of role then. Too early, and people will talk about how she's acting like a gold digger.
Not that I think she is one! But you know how people are.
I feel like I read somewhere that it's also part of keeping the order with Camilla being above/ahead of Kate. So Kate doesn't want to outshine, literally, Camilla. Or something.
I totally agree with people thinking the gold digger thing too though.
I love Harry - who would have thought 10+ years ago that he'd be so much more...I don't know, desirable than Will? Handsome, fun, adorable with children...and a fraction of the public scrutiny for him and his hypothetical wife.
His girlfriend (yes? no?) Cressida went to the same university I did...if only I had made more royal connections while I was there:)