Le Sigh. On Thursday, August 7, the Palace officially announced (although the press announced this months ago via “sources”) that Prince William will be taking a full time job as a pilot for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. I didn’t cover it until now because, well, I was still processing. I’m not sure how I […]
Will, Kate and Harry view the poppy installation at the Tower of London
#453207382 / gettyimages.com The young royals continued their WWI commemorative events yesterday at the Tower of London. Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Prince Harry visited the Tower to view the ceramic poppy installation “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” by Paul Cummins. The installation will consist (the last poppy will be placed on November […]
Kate, Will and Harry mark the 100th anniversary of the start World War I in Belgium
On August 4, 1914, after a tense summer of an assassination that led to backroom deals being called upon and will-they/won’t-they troop movement, Germany invaded neutral Belgium and attacked the city of Liege, prompting Britain to declare war on Germany, starting a four year war that ended with millions of deaths and many more millions […]
Kate, Will, and Harry at the Commonwealth Games
Kate Middleton poked her head out of it’s hidey-hole for two days of sports watching and game playing. Kate, along with Prince William and Prince Harry, ventured to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games on July 28 and 29. On July 28, the Royal Holy Trinity watched a bunch of different sporting events. On July 29, […]
Prince George turns 1 with new official photos
A very big happy 1st birthday to our Grumpy Faced Overlord, His Royal Highness (!) Prince George of Cambridge. To mark his first birthday, Prince William and Kate Middleton released three new photos. They were taken at the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at the Natural History Museum on July 2 by John Stillwell of the UK […]
Is Kate pregnant with baby #2?
Will & Kate ask for no-fly zone over Anmer; Will & Harry play cricket, don’t let the press come; more
Hello there! I’ve been MIA for the last ten days but I’m back with a catch-all post with several news bites. There’s some Kate, some William and Harry, and a sprinkling of Cressida. There’s another Kate news bite to mention, but that’s getting its own post. Kate will make her first solo overseas trip when […]
Kate joins Will and Harry to start Tour de France (updated)
Kate visits school for M-PACT Plus
Our dear Kate Middleton made an appearance yesterday in Islington, north London, to the Blessed Sacrament School to check in on a project she and the Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry (could that name be any longer?) launched last year, M-PACT Plus. M-PACT Plus, which stands for Moving […]
Prince Carl Philip is engaged to Sofia Hellqvist
The news of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden’s engagement to Sofia Hellqvist came out last Friday, late in the day. I would have covered it, but the death of my dog and my subsequent depression took precedence. Anyway, I’m covering it now ahead of an appearance by Kate Middleton later today. So, Carl Philip and […]