Royal watchers - Star Wars and a new royal baby!

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In case I didn't flood the board enough last week with the Cambridge India/Bhutan tour ...

Here are Princes William and Harry talking to the cast of Star Wars.

I love how Harry and Chewy are having a regular conversation like they're discussing what to order for lunch or something, while BB-8 is just beeping around on the ground. 

 


Also, I had no idea that John Boyega was British until after I saw the movie. His American accent was flawless. (Although the film wasn't even set on Earth, so why did it matter whether he had a British or an American accent?)

(ETA: I'll add the new Swedish royal baby in here so I don't clog up the board.)

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OK, I'm showing my Star Wars ignorance here (I only saw the Original Trilogy right before we went to see The Force Awakens around Christmas) ... who are the men next to Mark Hamill and in between John Boyega and Chewy?

ETA: Twitter is telling me that the guy next to Hamill is Rian Johnson, who will write and direct Episode VIII.

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Apr 19, 2016 9:23:48 GMT -5 @foodielicious said:

I can't see a picture at all.

Link to tweet: twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/722429181167054850

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Graham Norton asked him about his accent - this is pretty funny 

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Apr 19, 2016 9:31:39 GMT -5 just said:

Graham Norton asked him about his accent - this is pretty funny 

lol!

"I would've been pissed!"

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Princess Sofia of Sweden just had her baby!

No word yet on the sex. 6:25 pm local time. 

Prince Carl Philip will likely speak to the press soon (9:30 pm local time ... that's 6 hours ahead of NYC ... so 3:30 pm Eastern US time). 

The King will announce the name tomorrow, and there will also be a Te Deum (church service) for the families. 

[raangoli]

Yay! New royal baby! And my phone suggestion was "Royal Caribbean" when I first typed royal lol

[mbcdefg]

Sweden has a new princess! excuse me, PRINCE. Twitter cannot get its act together!!!!!

Name guesses, anyone?

Official palace announcement, to clarify: www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/latestnews/princecarlphilipandprincesssofiahavehadason.5.3af56a2f153f0af2c2ca80.html#.VxaKVNS3d5l.twitter 

Weight: 3595 grams
(7.9 pounds)


Length: 49 cm (19 inches)

[EllieT]

Apr 19, 2016 14:40:09 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Sweden has a new princess! excuse me, PRINCE. Twitter cannot get its act together!!!!!

Name guesses, anyone?

Official palace announcement, to clarify: www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/latestnews/princecarlphilipandprincesssofiahavehadason.5.3af56a2f153f0af2c2ca80.html#.VxaKVNS3d5l.twitter 

Weight: 3595 grams
(7.9 pounds)


Length: 49 cm (19 inches)

I assume Bertil will be one of the names.

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Apr 19, 2016 14:53:09 GMT -5 EllieT said:

Apr 19, 2016 14:40:09 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Sweden has a new princess! excuse me, PRINCE. Twitter cannot get its act together!!!!!

Name guesses, anyone?

Official palace announcement, to clarify: www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/latestnews/princecarlphilipandprincesssofiahavehadason.5.3af56a2f153f0af2c2ca80.html#.VxaKVNS3d5l.twitter 

Weight: 3595 grams
(7.9 pounds)


Length: 49 cm (19 inches)

I assume Bertil will be one of the names.

Agreed - I know the family likes to use unexpected names, but I'd be shocked if Bertil isn't used at all. Twitter is banking on Bertil being the first name. 

Sofia's father is named Erik so I assume that'll probably be in there as well. 

I wonder if this baby will continue the Carl Something tradition. Carl Erik Bertil, maybe? 

Here's Prince Carl Philip announcing the birth. Looks like he's selling OxyClean with that headset:

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The Te Deum has been pushed back to Friday but the name of the new Swedish Prince will still be announced tomorrow and the Council meeting where the King will announce the name has been pushed to Thursday. GAH!

Also, the Brits just released a photo (a series of stamps, actually) to mark the queens 90th birthday. Four generations of monarchs (and she's wearing one of the Queen Mother's brooches, so five generations are represented).

[drloretta]

LOL, I was just coming to see if you posted about the stamp picture. George is adorbs

I had no idea Sophia had her baby. Off to check the interwebs...

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Apr 20, 2016 12:19:10 GMT -5 drloretta said:

I had no idea Sophia had her baby. Off to check the interwebs...

Yup, late yesterday! Name coming tomorrow.

They just left the hospital with him today.

[drloretta]

OMG that whole family looks so normal leaving the hospital with their kids.

[womet]

She looks great! I can't wait to hear what his name will be.

[teengirlsquad]

Wow they were way more casual leaving the hospital than Kate & William! Crazy - I can't imagine Kate's hair not being done.

How incredibly normal of the Swedish royal family! Can't wait to hear the baby's name.

And how cute was George in the stamp photo!! That child is adorable!

[raangoli]

Apr 20, 2016 12:47:39 GMT -5 drloretta said:

OMG that whole family looks so normal leaving the hospital with their kids.

I was thinking the same thing!

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Carl Philip is fourth in line, and the new baby is fifth, so I guess they have some breathing room

Although a few people on Twitter pointed out that, if Sweden hadn't passed the absolute primogeniture law - meaning, the eldest child gets the throne regardless of sex - in 1980, there would've been two future kings in this photo. (And if Carl Philip had remained the crown prince, I'm sure he would've been highly discouraged from marrying Sofia.)

But here's a pic of the future queen taking her own future queen home, and this is also very relaxed: 

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Oh gosh, adorable pics from Annie Leibovitz!

Two youngest grandkids (Louise and James Wessex)

All five great-grandkids - Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Savannah and Isla Phillips, and Mia Tindall with the handbag!




Plus lovely portraits with Princess Anne, and also with her dogs.

[raangoli]

The great grandkids picture is awesome! I don't think I can recall the Queen ever looking so truly happy.

Mia with the handbag is killing me

[EllieT]

Apr 19, 2016 14:40:09 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Sweden has a new princess! excuse me, PRINCE. Twitter cannot get its act together!!!!!

Name guesses, anyone?

Official palace announcement, to clarify: www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalfamily/latestnews/latestnews/princecarlphilipandprincesssofiahavehadason.5.3af56a2f153f0af2c2ca80.html#.VxaKVNS3d5l.twitter 

Weight: 3595 grams
(7.9 pounds)


Length: 49 cm (19 inches)

Prince Alexander Erik Hubertus Bertil, Duke of Södermanland.

So I guess everyone guessing Erik and Bertil was right.

[drloretta]

The handbag. I die. Louise really takes after her dad

Love the one with Anne. They look so happy and relaxed.

Anyone know where Alexander and Hubertus came from for the new Swedish prince?

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Apr 21, 2016 9:17:09 GMT -5 drloretta said:

The handbag. I die. Louise really takes after her dad

Love the one with Anne. They look so happy and relaxed.

Anyone know where Alexander and Hubertus came from for the new Swedish prince?

Mia with the handbag is a once-in-a-lifetime shot. Love it!

The Queen and Anne seem close. Anne has a strong work ethic, and she's probably led the least messy life of the queen's four children. 

Hubertus is one of the king's middle names. No clue about Alexander - maybe they just liked it? Or it's a family name from Sofia's side? 

The king looks so pleased when announcing the name - he and Carl Philip seem very close: www.dn.se/nyheter/sverige/prinsens-namn-blir-alexander-erik-hubertus-bertil/ 

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GEORGE IN A TINY BATHROBE ALERT. 

Also, POTUS WITH A SMALL CHILD ALERT.




(the rocking horse was a gift from the Obamas for George's birth)

[drloretta]

OMG those photos just kill me

[raangoli]

First Mia and the handbag and now George in a robe. I've been killed by cute.

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Apr 22, 2016 20:20:27 GMT -5 raangoli said:

First Mia and the handbag and now George in a robe. I've been killed by cute.

AND his robe has his name on it.

[ellipses84]

Apr 20, 2016 19:10:36 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

Oh gosh, adorable pics from Annie Leibovitz!

Two youngest grandkids (Louise and James Wessex)

All five great-grandkids - Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Savannah and Isla Phillips, and Mia Tindall with the handbag!




Plus lovely portraits with Princess Anne, and also with her dogs.

I love these so much!!! And the ones of George in the robe!