A critical blog about Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the rest of the British royal family
The transparency of the royal finances have been dragged up again as the Paradise Papers – a huge batch of leaked documents – show Queen Elizabeth‘s Duchy of Lancaster invested in offshore funds in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda.
In today’s royal round up, we have three queens interacting with horses and babies. Queen Maxima and Queen Elizabeth both enjoyed some quality horse time, and Queen Letizia held a baby during a walkabout. This post is basically just an excuse for me to look at photos of horses.
Here’s a royal round up featuring some recent fashion from Crown Princess Victoria, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Queen Maxima.
On Sunday night in Las Vegas, at a country music festival, 59 people were killed and 527 people were injured in the worst mass shooting in US history. Several royals have issued statements of condolence for the tragic, unnecessary loss of life.
The Emmy Awards were held last night, and The Crown, which depicted the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II, was up for several awards, including Best Actress and Best Drama Series. The only award they won last night was Best Supporting Actor for John Lithgow.
I wrote this Royal Rewind almost a year ago and never found a good chance to post it, and seeing as Diana Mania has run amok this month, I thought now was as good a time as any. Here’s a look back at the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Wednesday, July 29, 1981.
Prince William and Kate Middleton joined the royals for church yesterday, August 20, at Crathie Kirk in Scotland near Balmoral.
On Thursday and Friday, there were a string of terror attacks in Spain, killing over a dozen people and injuring over 100. The Guardian has a good timeline of events here and here, if you’re interested. In what is sadly feeling more and more like routine as the world suffers more and more attacks this year, various royals sent out messages of condolence to King Felipe of Spain.
Here’s my post for Belgium Day 2 on July 31. Prince William and Kate Middleton, along with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, were joined by Prince Charles for the second day of commemorations marking the centenary of the first day of Passchendaele, the third Battle of Ypres.
King Felipe and Queen Letizia‘s State Visit to the UK continued on July 13-14 when they visited Westminster Abbey with Prince Harry, attended the Lord Mayor’s Guildhall banquet with Princess Anne, and officially departed Buckingham Palace.