A critical blog about Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the rest of the British royal family
King Felipe and Queen Letizia kicked off Day 1 of their State Visit to the UK today, June 12, with the official greeting by Queen Elizabeth at Horse Guards Parade before joining the royals for lunch. I am splitting Day 1 coverage up into two posts. This post is about the day events, and the evening banquet will be covered in a separate post.
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.
It’s that time of year again: Royal Engagement Numbers! Because of two foreign tours, Kate Middleton really outdid herself this year in terms of engagement numbers. 2016 was Kate’s most productive (?) year yet in terms of numbers.
The extended British Royal Family joined Queen Elizabeth for a pre-Christmas lunch at Buckingham Palace yesterday, December 20. Also yesterday, BP announced that HM will be stepping down as Patron from 25 organizations, and handing them out to various family members.
Kate Middleton joined members of the British Royal Family to watch the Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall yesterday, November 13.
Kate Middleton joined Prince William and other members of the British Royal Family at the Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall yesterday, November 12. I’m also including Princess Charlene joining Prince Harry at rugby in this post.
The British Royal Family came out to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II‘s 90th birthday with a Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral today, June 10, including favorites: Kate Middleton, Prince Harry, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie. Today is also Prince Philip‘s 95th birthday.
The royals were out and about this weekend for Easter celebrations. This royal round up includes Queen Elizabeth II leading the British royals – such as Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Princess Beatrice, and Princess Eugenie – to Easter service, as well as Queen Letizia and Princess Charlene attending Easter services.
Note: Sorry about posting this three times now, but for some reason it originally posted without the comment section turned on which I had to fix. The comment section is open now.
As some of you know, I’ve suffered from depression and anxiety for most of my life, and at the turn of this new year I’ve decided to inject a little positive thinking into my life. As opposed to making New Years Resolutions which I know will fall by the wayside by the end of January 1, this year I’ve made a list of all the positive things I have done this past year – ignoring any negative thoughts of “I could have done that better” / “this is what I would change” – in order to think positively about myself and my accomplishments. I have also made a list of all the changes I would like to make going forward, and goals I would like to accomplish in the coming year. I think injecting positivity and setting attainable goals for myself will help me not only change the way I think about myself and the world but also help me accomplish the goals I want to accomplish in my life.
I know we are fairly negative toward Kate, but I’ve learned that constant negative thinking about oneself is detrimental so I thought it would be a good thing for all of us if I did the same thing for Kate that I’ve done for myself. That is, make a list of all the positive things Kate did in 2015 (ignoring any criticisms of “she could have done that better”) and a list of goals for Kate to work on in 2016. That way there is some positive reinforcement for Kate and some positive thinking for us, as well as helpful changes. I know Kate is never going to read this list, but it’s more for us to reflect on what she did well on and what we’d like to see improve in the future.
As we wind down 2015 and look forward to 2016, I thought it would be fun to look back at the biggest royal happenings of the year. This year seemed to be all about the Brits and the Swedes with several big events from both families, though there were big events from other families as well. There were multiple births, multiple christenings, multiple weddings, multiple pregnancy announcements, and some big birthdays, among other things.