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

Royal Outfits of the Day: Swedish Royals at Parliament & More

It was Sweden's turn to open parliament this week, with the Swedish royal family present as always.Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'5gvQ0tj5Sjlmxm7HTmMxuA',sig:'gfocVMyz3fFH7xlv5yp5cT1-Yer-T0qNuyV8LCV1N08=',w:'594px',h:'418px',items:'1040008496',caption:...

September 28, 2018

Royal Outfits of the Day: Victoria and Mathilde in New York

The UN General Assembly is running in New York City, so basically a whole bunch of royals are roaming the city and running into one another, which is convenient for our purposes. (Our purposes being, as always, considerably more frivolous.)Instagram/mozabintnasserCrown Princess Victoria's...

September 25, 2018

Royal Outfits of the Day: Swedish Royals Host the Sweden Dinner

King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel, Prince Carl Philip, and Princess Sofia were on hand Friday to host the annual "Sweden Dinner" at the palace. The dinner honors guests making contributions in different areas from all around the country.Henrik...

September 18, 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

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

Royal Trip of the Day: Victoria in Estonia, Plus Portraits

The Swedish royal family squeezed in a little official trip and dumped a bunch of new photos on us recently. For this summer kindness, we shall give them a post all their own.Kungahuset.seCrown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel visited Estonia to mark the country's 100th anniversary...

August 21, 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

Royal Outfits of the Day: Crown Princess Victoria's 41st Birthday

You know the equation: birthday + one of the Scandinavian monarchies = new birthday portrait!Linda Broström/Kungahuset.seCrown Princess Victoria's portrait for her 41st birthday is a bit of a blank canvas all around. Using a blank canvas to showcase the delicate diamond floral brooch...

July 18, 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 June 18: A Tiara Return and More

Another busy royal week ahead, but first:--It's the return of the Spencer Tiara! The Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the wedding of Harry's cousin, Celia McCorquodale, over the weekend. I am more interested in the tiara than anything else here, it's nice to see it in action...

June 18, 2018

Royal Outfits of the Day: Swedish Royals at the Polar Music Prize

Psst: Looking for coverage of the Duchess of Sussex's big day out with the Queen? Click right here.The Polar Music Prize was awarded yesterday, to the Afghanistan National Institute of Music and Metallica, with the Swedish royal family in attendance.Crown Princess Victoria is usually...

June 15, 2018

Royal Flashback of the Day: Princess Madeleine's Christening Looks

Swedish royal christenings have been very good to Princess Madeleine, sartorially. Or, I should say, she's made them very good. A flashback of her looks during the recent run of Swedish christening fun - and in case you weren't keeping count, that's been a serious run; they've had...

June 13, 2018