Monday Tidbits for October 15: Babies & Weddings & Tours, Oh My

The busy royal month continues:--If you missed any of our coverage from Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank's wedding this weekend, you can find it all here. For those that missed the wedding or want to rewatch, the royal family has now uploaded the whole thing here. [YouTube]--The...

October 15, 2018

Tuesday Tidbits for October 9: Upcoming Event and Exhibition Details

More details on three of October's biggest royal events, plus some exhibitions worth checking out:--Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank on Friday! The wedding at St. George's Chapel, Windsor, begins at 11 am and will be televised. (Here's a time zone converter.) In the UK, it...

October 09, 2018

Monday Tidbits for October 1: Another Wedding...

Shockingly enough, we have more wedding business on our hands:--Nicholas de Roumanie Medforth-Mills, formerly Prince Nicholas of Romania, and Alina Maria Binder held their religious wedding in Romania this weekend. The couple were married civilly last year. The bride stated in a...

October 01, 2018

Monday Tidbits for September 24: Weddings Are Still in the Air

Cue up the Wedding March, again:--New royal documentary coming: Queen of the World details Queen Elizabeth II's role as head of the Commonwealth and airs September 25th on ITV or October 1st on HBO. It includes comments from the Duchess of Sussex on her wedding gown and and wedding day. One tidbit is the reveal that her veil included "something blue":...

September 24, 2018

Monday Tidbits for September 17: Monarchs and Regalia

Let's start with some awwws:--Remember Princess Madeleine's tea party, where she donned a full tiara getup to entertain kids dealing with serious illness? Last week, it was King Carl Gustaf's turn. Seven-year-old Akram, who has leukemia, was welcomed to the palace with the full ambassador...

September 17, 2018

Monday Tidbits for September 10: Current and Future Gatherings

Birthday festivities are ahead:--Reports are Queen Elizabeth II is planning on throwing a big private birthday party for the Prince of Wales in November, when he celebrates his 70th birthday. This sounds like the party thrown for his 60th, which was black tie (no, for those already...

September 10, 2018

Wednesday Tidbits for September 5: Anniversaries and More

Here we go again:--As noted last week, King Harald and Queen Sonja celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a church service, plus a later private dinner. Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore an Emilia Wickstead dress also owned by the Countess of Wessex; Queen Sonja wore her...

September 05, 2018

Monday Tidbits for August 27: Traditional Visits and More

Things are picking up. But first:--You want traditional dress? Here's your traditional dress: Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, and their children visited the Faroe Islands last week on the royal yacht. The visit was a mix of events in traditional Faroese dress, including...

August 27, 2018

Wednesday Tidbits for August 22: Exhibition Firsts, School Firsts

Here we go:--Looks like an exhibition of the Duchess of Sussex's wedding gown at Windsor Castle might be in the works. [Express]--More from the Swedes! Yesterday was Princess Estelle's first day of school at Campus Manilla school in Stockholm, with her parents on hand to accompany...

August 22, 2018

Tuesday Tidbits for August 14: Engagements and Couture and More

Here we go:--The engagement of Princess Ayako of Takamado, daughter of Princess Hisako and the late Prince Takamodo (a cousin of Emperor Akihito), with Kei Moriya is moving forward. The traditional official betrothal ceremony, called Nosai no Gi, was recently held. During the ceremony,...

August 14, 2018

Tuesday Tidbits for August 7: Updates from Sweden

Welcome to the summer slow season, where the royal news and appearances slow waaaaaaaay down, and so does the blog. Posts may be a little sporadic until things pick back up, so don't worry if you don't see one every day and enjoy a little summer yourself!The Swedish royal family...

August 07, 2018

Wednesday Tidbits for August 1: Stolen Crown Jewels and More

Interesting but sad news to start us off:--A jewel heist! Unfortunately not for fun in a movie this time: Sweden is missing two crowns and an orb from their royal regalia after thieves stole them from a church yesterday. The funeral crowns of Karl IV and his wife Queen Kristina date...

August 01, 2018

Tuesday Tidbits for July 24: A Tiara and Some Birthdays

Sparkle and cuteness, coming right up:--Royal wedding in Germany: Princess Theodora of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg married Count Nikolaus Bethlen de Bethlen, of Hungarian nobility, over the weekend. The bride wore a small diamond fringe tiara that we've previously seen worn by her...

July 24, 2018

Tuesday Tidbits for July 17: Summer Family Fun

Summer always brings quality royal family time. For example:--The Danish crown princely family disappeared for a while there (summer vacation, I assumes), but now they're at Gråsten Palace, the royal family's summer residence. Crown Prince Frederik, Crown Princess Mary, and the...

July 17, 2018

Monday Tidbits for July 9: Upcoming Sparkle and More

Let's go:--A promising announcement from last week: King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will make a state visit to the United Kingdom, visiting the British royal family on October 23 and 24! Bring on the bling. Interested in what past Dutch/U.K. visits have brought in the sparkle...

July 09, 2018

Monday Tidbits for July 2: Good Dresses and Other News

I hope you had a great holiday if you were among those celebrating this past weekend (hi, Canada and any getting their 4th on early), or I hope you will have a good holiday if you've yet to celebrate. A holiday on a Wednesday is a holiday week in my book, so we might be in and out a little bit this week. But first:--Princess Eugenie visited her old...

July 02, 2018

Tuesday Tidbits: Beginnings and Endings and Puppies

 Here we go: --ICYMI, we wrapped up Days 4 and 5 of Royal Ascot over at the Jewel Vault, with appearances by Princess Beatrice, Princess Haya, Autumn Phillips, and Lady Sarah Chatto. (Day 4 here, Day 5 here.) Also, there was polo and the return of the Duke of Edinburgh.--Sadly,...

June 26, 2018