A critical blog about Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the rest of the British royal family
Part 2 of Day 1 of the Spanish State Visit to the UK – you can view part 1 here. There were so many British royals who came out for the State Banquet tonight, June 12, and so many tiaras! Queen Letizia brought out the big guns, Queen Elizabeth brought out the aquamarines, and Kate Middleton brought out more loaned jewelry from HM but also from Princess Diana.
Well this is a lovely surprise. The annual Evening Reception for the Diplomatic Corps was held tonight, November 8, at Buckingham Palace, and Prince William and Kate Middleton joined Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall for the white tie event.
Here are some photos of some royals doing stuff: Queen Elizabeth II; Prince Charles & Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; Prince Oscar; and Prince Carl Philip & Princess Sofia.
Queen Elizabeth attended the State Opening of Parliament yesterday, May 18, with Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall in attendance.
As I was finishing up this post yesterday, Duchess Kate/KP dropped two new photos of Princess Charlotte on us and that bumped this post to today. Because while Kate garners goodwill by releasing photos of her kids, Prince Harry (and his Ginger Beard) has been in Africa, and Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall have all been in Malta for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. The CHOGM Banquet brought out tiaras from the ladies, and the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup brought out white pants from Harry. We’re starting with tiaras, because priorities.
While the Queen and other members of the British royal family attended the second and third day of Ascot, Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall were off commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo with the Benelux royals.
Yesterday was the State Opening of Parliament. Accompanied by Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth traveled to the Palace of Westminster to open a new session of parliament – where she gave her/the government’s speech outlining the legislation. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall also attended, as did Princess Anne.
Royal Round Up! Lots of stuff this week with a bit of Kate Middleton, a bit of Sophie Countess of Wessex, more tiaras from Camilla Duchess of Cornwall and Queen Silvia, Queen Letizia kept busy, as did Queen Maxima and Queen Mathilde, and there’s a little bit of Crown Princess Victoria there at the end.
Tiara-mas came early, you guys! I was expecting to have to wait until December 10th to see some magnificent tiaras adorned atop royal heads, but Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall gave me an early present! Yay! Camilla is a girl after my own heart. She loves big jewelry and tiaras just like I do; so unlike some other royals, she doesn’t skimp on the jewelry. She always brings the jewelry. And unlike some other royals, Camilla can pull off some big jewelry without it overpowering her, or looking cheap or clownish.