A critical blog about Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the rest of the British royal family
Following the big tiara-filled gala dinner on May 9, the royals came out for Day 2 of the 80th Birthday celebrations of King Harald and Queen Sonja, which was a government-hosted black tie dinner at the Opera House in Oslo. It was rainy and wet so the royals had to cover up with umbrellas and outerwear.
Last night, May 9, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway held a joint 80th birthday dinner at the Royal Palace in Oslo – their birthdays are February 21 (for Harald) and July 4 (for Sonja). A truck load of Norwegian and foreign royals attended including crowd favorites Crown Princess Victoria, Queen Maxima, and The Countess of Wessex.
First we had a bunch of articles telling us that William’s move back to London in the autumn was planned to coincide with Prince Philip’s retirement; then we had the Express tell us that the timing was a happy coincidence, but Kate is totally going to model herself on Philip. Now we have the Times telling us that The Queen wants Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince Harry to step up their game and stop playing around with their dumb crap.
In the wee hours of the morning on May 4, there was word that there was a meeting called with the royal staff about a big announcement regarding the royals, and speculation went wild wondering what it was about. It turned out not to be as drastic as had been speculated, but it was very significant: Prince Philip has decided he will no longer carry out public engagements.
This royal round up features a scheduling update from Kate Middleton, and an interview with Princess Beatrice.
Another year, another round of Prince Charles V Carole Middleton over access to Prince George and Princess Charlotte press wars. Is anyone else getting sick of this? It’s like a terrible movie they keep making sequels of. Anyhow, this year’s edition is focused mostly on Charlotte, since it’s her birthday on Tuesday.
Prince William and Kate Middleton made their very first appearance with the Queen and other members of the British Royal Family for Easter service at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle yesterday, April 16. I’m also including the Spanish royals attending Easter Mass.
Here’s a quick round up of some royal related articles floating around about Kate Middleton, some Prince William and Prince Harry are going to honor Princess Diana news, and Queen Elizabeth II feeding elephants because why not.
This royal round up features: Queen Letizia over in Japan for a State Visit, Prince William and Prince Harry in France for a WWI commemorative event, Princess Beatrice at WE Day in NYC, and Crown Princess Victoria doing her thing.
Here’s a quick catch up with Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Madeleine, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Crown Princess Mary.