Kate attended two events today. She first visited the Maritime Museum to launch the British bid for the America’s Cup; then she attended a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Kate was scheduled to attend the Red Cross Garden Party on Thursday, but at the last minute changed to the one today. She will no longer […]
Queen joins Obama and other heads of state for D-Day commemorations (DoE, Charles, Camilla, Will & Kate join in)
Queen Elizabeth turns 88
Kate bores in Jenny Packham to unveil portrait of the Queen, William gives a speech
After their trip to Blenheim, Prince William and Kate Middleton went back to Wellington where they attended a reception at Government House. They unveiled a new portrait of the Queen—which is not particularly striking, in fact it looks kind of terrible to me; the face looks nothing like Her Majesty and the right hand looks […]
Kate accompanies the Queen to meet stars at reception for RADA
Kate attended a reception held by the Queen at Buckingham Palace for actors, directors, producers, and other members of the entertainment industry and RADA in honor of the Queen’s 60 years as patron of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Prince Michael of Kent also attended. They meet the guests and watched a few short […]
Kate wears Queen’s necklace to National Portrait Gallery Gala (update)
Kate attended the Portrait Gala 2014 at the National Portrait Gallery in London today—wearing a necklace loaned to her by the Queen (I’ll get to that in a moment). Kate is the patron of the museum. The gala was a fundraising event to showcase Pen Portraits and Mystery Portrait Postcards created by a number of […]
62 years ago today, Elizabeth became Queen
Is the palace hoping Kate in couture and tiaras will make an impression in Oz and change her image?
The Queen has “just £1 million left” and the palaces are “crumbling”… so they throw a Kate appearance announcement at us
The Queen’s finances have come under scrutiny. She has “just £1 million left in reserve” while the palaces are in dire need of repair. I’m not sure how best to cover this, so I’m going to post the entire articles from the Telegraph below (sorry in advance for the longness of the post). They give an […]
Princess Michael’s “Diana was uneducated” and “older royals are boring” quotes are actually completely true
Princess Michael is still pimping her book (The Queen of Four Kingdoms), this time on Canadian TV. In the interview Princess Michael talked about Princess Diana and mentioned William and Kate and the younger royal generation. Her comments have made headlines and people are harping on key phrases without giving the context—because context is boring […]