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.
I doubt this will get much attention at all since it’s Christmas and since my last few articles haven’t gotten much attention, but for those who don’t celebrate Christmas of for those who want something to look at during any downtime during Christmas celebrations, here’s a quick wrap up of various royals’ Christmas cards and photos, and various royals at Christmas-related events recently.
This royal round up features three separate tiara appearances (one that barely makes the count as royal, but whatevs) and two different York princesses. Queen Mathilde and Crown Princess Mette-Marit were out and about at State Banquets while Princess Beatrice was doing the charity thing and Princess Eugenie was attending a service at Westminster Abbey.
Here’s another royal round up to cap off the week. There’s an update that I missed when Kate Middleton was in Cornwall, Queen Maxima continuing her trip to Indonesia, Crown Princess Mette-Marit out and about in Venice, new photos of The Gyalsey, and Queen Mathilde taking her kids to school.
This past week Sophie, Countess of Wessex was in Canada, Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg celebrated Luxembourg National Day, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit took part in the Royal Silver Jubilee Tour in Norway.
I was fully expecting to get photos from the Annual Cambridge Family Polo Photoshoot over the weekend, but that never came because I guess the Irish Guards St. Patrick’s Day parade isn’t the only thing Kate doesn’t want us to expect from her every year. Oh well, let’s catch up with what Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Sofia have been up to.
This long weekend is all Prince Oscar’s Christening all the time. Because if the open post, the ceremony review, and the fashion review weren’t enough, it’s time for official photos! The Swedish royal court released five official photos from Prince Oscar’s Christening today, and Princess Madeleine posted photos from the same photoshoot to her Facebook page.
In part two (or part three if you count the open post) of the coverage of Prince Oscar‘s Christening, which took place at the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace yesterday, May 27, let’s look at the fashion from the royals in attendance: Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, Princess Madeleine, Princess Leonore, Princess Sofia, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Crown Princess Mary.
Prince Oscar was Christened today, May 27, in Stockholm, Sweden at the Royal Chapel at the Royal Palace. It was a really lovely service, as are all the Swedish services. If you didn’t watch along with us yesterday, you can still watch the ceremony at SVTPlay. To celebrate Oscar’s Christening, almost the entire Swedish royal family came out: Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, and Princess Estelle; King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia; Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia; Princess Madeleine, Chris O’Neill, Princess Leonore, and Prince Nicolas.
Note: This post got super long, so I’m doing fashion in a separate post later when I can find more ids.