Me and the Royals

Me and the Royals

domenica 11 ottobre 2015

The Christening of Prince Nicolas of Sweden

I want to start this post by saying that will be the last for some months, Wednesday I'll be moving for a few months in Germany and begin a new job ... you know, it will take some time to get used to a new life in a foreign country, so I apologize if there will be no many updates on the blog and on twitter in the coming months. But ... I come back soon!


It was a fabulous year for the Swedish royal family! Hooray for me that i love them so much!
The birth of Prince Nicolas, the wedding of Prince Carl Philip and Sofia, the new Princess of Sweden and the second pregnancy of Princess Victoria.

Today, finally, the baptism of Prince Nicolas at the Royal Chapel of Drottningholm Palace (Drottningholm Slott).



Do you like the feathers? Princess Madeleine looked lovely in her dress by Valentino sheath dress completely embroidered (you can see the detail of embroidery here). Absolutely gorgeous her headdress with magenta silk roses and the pearl drop earrings. I love the combination of colors chosen by Madeleine!



The best royal couple? Crown Princess Victoria and Princess Estelle! Jackie Kennedy style for Princess Victoria ( and her baby bump!!) i would say that she has hit! She looks very chic, her dress is by Seraphine, a popular brand also used by Princess Medeleine, Duchess of Cambridge and Zara Phillips during their pregnancies. I LOVE her hat! Diamond earrings.



                                                     Princess Estelle is a wonderful creature! These photos confirm this!




 Estelle wearing the same coat by Marie-Chantal that she wore in May, at Sofia Hellqvist and Prince Carl Philip's banns of marriage ceremony at the Royal Chapel
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                                              Best show of the day! Princess Leonor... Soooo nice!

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                                             Leonor wore a dress by Bonpoint with lace applications on the neckline.

Bows has never been my passion, so i ignore the headgear (Easter Bunny) of Princess Sofia who really did not like, however, i love her dress!!!! (by Gucci) I love this style and the color looks gorgeous on her! And it is also one of my favorite colors ;) Sofia has received the royal family order, she wore it for the first time today, pinned on her dress



Queen Silvia always perfect! delightful in her blue silk dress and coat. The Queen wore the "King Carl XIV Johan Oriental Pearl Demi-Parure" These pearls are supposed to have belonged to the founder of the dynasty, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, who ruled as Carl XIV Johan.



                                              Yes, i found something more horrible of the Sofia's hat ...... Guess what?



                                                       Here a video of the output from the royal chapel after the ceremony


                                                                                          The godparents


                After the ceremony a reception for guests was held at the Royal Palace followed by a lunch.
Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill ask their guests to donate to the World Childhood Foundation or Min Stora Dag. The Princess has a very close bound with the charities.

 Prince Nicolas is now a member of the Royal Order of the Seraphim. Just like his sister, he received the smaller badge and sash. He wore the order only during the baptism. When Prince Nicolas turns 18, he’s allowed to wear the order at official engagements. After the baptism, Prince Nicholas’s monogram and coat of arms was released



                                     If you missed the christening of Prince Nicolas, you can watch the replay here:


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martedì 22 settembre 2015

Duchess of Cambridge - Fringe, yes or no?

After her maternity leave, the Duchess of Cambridge is back to work! Finally last week we got to see her with a surprise appearance while on her way to the Sunday service at Balmoral and two official engagements.



And surprise ..... a new hairstyle, well ... if we want to be honest is not quite new, already other times Kate showed off different lengths of her bangs; before the announcement of her first pregnancy the Duchess gave a cut to her fringe.

I never particularly loved the fringe, except for a brief period of my life ...... In a moment of madness and delirium post Brenda Walsh I cut my fringe ..... since then .. .. NEVER MORE!!!
She looked so charming with her fringe ....... I looked like a Yorkshire Terrier after a bad day!


                                                        All readers who exceed 30 years old know what i'm talking about!

Back to our Duchess ... after her last appearances there have been different opinions, I have always been in love with Kate's hair but the new fringe, really don't like it!



                                           And you? Be honest, do you prefer the new or the old version of our Kate?
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domenica 20 settembre 2015

Royal Tour of the week - September 20

This week, King and Queen of Spain were on an official visit in the US, The tour began the day of the Queen's birthday with a visit to the house and the tomb of the first President, George Washington.



Letizia wore a dress with black and white prints by Felipe Varela coupled with a tight white jacket that seemed drawn on her body. Prada shoes and .... recalling the Jackie Kennedy's style, Letizia wore a bag Hugo Boss


During the first day they were received by President Obama and his wife at the White House
                             The Queen and the First Lady in the White House garden
In the evening, King Felipe & Queen Letizia attend a meeting with the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington, DC. The first evening look of the Queen, although very elegant, not particularly impressed me. The black Tweed is by Nina Ricci. Instead i liked her diamond chandelier earrings, and her hairdo! I love it!





Day 2 - Queen of Spain visits a National Cancer Institute

Queen of Spain visits a National Cancer Institute, while King of Spain’s speech at a breakfast with US business leaders in Washington. For Letizia total look by Hugo Boss and shoes Magrit.
We have already seen this dress on Letizia several times.

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Ohhh! Ok, finally something to talk about! The evening of the second day The King and Queen of Spain visited Georgetown University

Letizia with a dress by 'the inevitable' Felipe Varela, tulle with beautiful and large embroideries with floral pattern. I really like it, is not the first time that Letizia wearing clothes similar to this, and each time i like it! Shoes by Prada.

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Important note, the earrings ...... do you think the Queens wear only gold jewelry, diamonds and precious stones ??? No way! Queen Letizia for this occasion wore earrings by MANGO £ 9.90! Still available on  Mango USA and Mango UK.

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And then don't say that only Kate wearing jewelery low cost! :)

Day 3 - Florida
The Royal couple visited the Miami-Dade College Presidential Medal presentation at the Freedom Tower.



Straight from Downton Abbey! If the Queen is or is not a fan of the series we don't know, but she seems to be the modern version, with this beautiful dress (Felipe Varela). Letizia also wore a coat with pailletes on the sleeves.
I love the color and the pillettes ... although maybe this look may be a bit too sparkling for the occasion.
Only criticism for this look: I think the skirt is too short! Even the hair and makeup were clearly inspired by the 20s.

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During the evening college President Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón presented King Felipe with the Presidential Medal, the College's highest distinction.



Day 4 - Florida, last day
Queen Letizia and King Felipe VI of Spain visit Castillo San Marcos during the 450th Saint Agustine anniversary.
To her last day in America Letizia repeated an autfit already seen during her visit to France, and during the visit to Spain of the Italian president Sergio Mattarella



Shoes and skirt with floral print by Carolina Herrera, earrings by Tous


In their last official engagement Felipe and Letizia inaugurated the Forum of the US-Spain Council.
Sound familiar this dress? In fact... the Queen has already worn during another trip in America, When President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a reception for the Heads of State and government leaders Participating in the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, in 2014


The cocktail dress by Felipe Varela, it's silk and embellished with Swarovski crystals in five different shades, which create a gradient effect tone.

New York 2014
                                                                        What is your favorite autfit?
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mercoledì 16 settembre 2015

Opening of Parliament - Sweden & Netherlands

Yesterday, (almost simultaneously) the opening of parliament in Sweden and the Netherlands.
As always in the Netherlands everything went great fanfare, with gold carriages and anything else ....



.... And we love it! Queen Maxima did not disappoint my expectations, she was absolutely fabulous! Her dress is by Jan Taminiau, the same designer who created the beautiful blue dress the queen wore to the coronation.
This dress, silk organza, was painted by hand and to accentuate the design has been applied  different types of embroidery and beading.
But the real peculiarity of this dress is that it was inspired by the Japanese room in the palace Huis ten Bosch


You would imagine to have a dress inspired your living room!? No, if you are not a Queen :)
This year no hat on the Royal head but a lovely  clasp with flowers (adorable!)
Maybe  the combination of colors or the painted flowers... but for me Maxima was absolutely perfect!.



                                                  The day ended with a brief appearance from the balcony



                                                                                 Meanwhile in Sweden ...
                                                              Crown Princess Victoria



Princess Victoria wore the same jacket by Milly, she wore it also at the opening of parliament in 2011, when she was pregnant with Estelle


The hair... with the usual hairdo and a headpiece with butterflies (?)

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                     Princess Madeleine and Princess Sofia



No, you don't see double.... Madeleine and Sophia was dressed like two little twins;). Actually, the dress code provided for the Black and White ... but .... a little imagination girls! Despite everything, both were beautiful and very elegant.  The jacket and the dress worn by Madeleine was by Paule Ka



The delightful hat worn by Madeleine seems to be by Philip Treacy.
 Princess Sofia wore Maje Magistral Short Cardigan. The garment retails for $570.00 on the Maje website. 


                                                                   
                                                                Queen Silvia



Queen Silvia very chic with a black coat, felt hat and white pearl necklace and earrings. The first part of the day ended with a speech by the king were in the State Hall


In the evening the royal family (except Princess Madeleine that she's back in London) went at the Royal Opera for an exhibition. The event, as it is every year, is in connection with the opening of Parliament

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Queen Silvia wore an elegant blue velvet coat, Crown Princess Victoria wore a dress by Adrianna Papell which looks like the short version of the gown she wore a few weeks ago for the official dinner at the palace, immediately after it has been given the announcement of her second pregnancy. (But they were not made by the same designer). Shoes by Ralph Louren.



Once again the designers of the dress worn by Princess Sofia are still unknown, the shoes are known to be by Jimmy Choo and the cape is by Viktoria Chan (thanks Sara W on Twitter)








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domenica 13 settembre 2015

Event of the week & New engagements coming - September 13

A great week has just passed! With some beautiful and important events!

- The largest and most celebrated: Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning british monarch, surpassing the reign of Queen Victoria. (Covered HERE)

- Prince Harry (to our delight) is back in London and has released a video Which praises the All Schools program, Which has now Introduced to rugby were 400 secondary schools.


It were also marked some new appointments on his agenda:

- On September 17th Prince Harry will attend the Rugby World Cup Official Welcome Party, hosted by the RFU at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- On September 18th together with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry will attend the opening ceremony and match at Twickenham. (Calm your hormones girls!)


--- In Sweden two Princesses were in the spotlight: Crown Princess Victoria, who made the announcement of her second pregnancy (and much desired by us "Royal watchers") and Princess Sofia, wife of Prince Carl Philip, who this week was in South Africa for her first solo official trip. We have covered the event Here.



- New engagements were also added to the agenda of the Duchess Of Cambridge:



- On september 17, The Duchess to visit the Anna Freud Centre to see Their work in children's mental health care.
- On september 18, together with The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry she will attend the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup in Twickenhamon
- On September 21, The Duke of Cambridge will visit Hammersmith Academy to support the The Diana Award for #Back2School's Anti-Bullying Campaign.

- A royal heirs generation meeting to conclude this week!

© Photo Sven Gj. Gjeruldsen, The Royal Court of Norway
This weekend, Crown Prince Haakon and Princess Mette Marit have organized a meeting with other young European royal.
For the occasion were invited Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark Princess Mary and Their children, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden with her daughter, Princess Estelle, and The Hereditary Grand Duke and Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
The meeting took place at the Norwegian royal summer residence on the island of Tjøme.

It is not the first time that the heirs to the European thrones meet, last time we were delighted with a photo group was in 2013 just before the coronation of King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands


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From left to right: Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg, Prince Daniel of Sweden, Princess Victoria of Sweden, Prince Felipe of Spain, Princess Letizia of Spain, Princess Mary of Denmark, Princess Maxima of The Netherlands, Prince Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands, Princess Matilde of Belgium, Prince Philippe of Belgium, Prince Haakon of Norway 

Since then, three of them were crowned: Prince Willem Alexander (now King of the Netherlands), Prince Albert (now King of Belgium) and Prince Felipe (now King of Spain).
Could this mean that soon there will be a new coronation? Doubtful ....  King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg in my opinion are too young to abdicate, Margrethe (as my friend Lourdes from Tesouras & Tiaras says) is like Queen Elizabeth II: "Until death"!
And King Harald of Norway ??? ...... :)
However, is always great to see their sincere reciprocal friendship!
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venerdì 11 settembre 2015

Maxima or Charlene - Who wore it better?

Last night the joyful Queen opened a new season of concerts. Beautiful and radiant as always, wore a one-shoulder red suit that made her extremely radiant .....


                       
But, wait a minute .... we have already seen this jumpsuit somewhere?

Effectively yes! As some readers have pointed out  Princess Charlene of Monaco wore the same suit to the Red Cross Ball on July 25 of this year.
Sacrilege?!?!?! No, in fact there is nothing strange to wear the same dress is important not to be together at the same event! This would be terrible for us mere mortals ..... imagine for a Queen?!?!?



Princess Charlene used the scarf as a bow on the shoulder (I prefer!) And small diamond earrings. Instead Queen Maxima used the scarf around his neck and big earrings diamonds and rubies (which is more her style). The suit is Valentino, from the Resort 2015 collection
Valentino Resort 2015 collection

I really like both but I prefer the bow on the shoulder of the Princess Charlene. What do you think? Who wore it better?
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giovedì 10 settembre 2015

Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history

Yesterday a historic day! In fact we're talking about for weeks, On September 9, 2015 Queen Elizabeth has become the longest reigning Britain passing the record of Queen Victoria.

Buckingham Palace has calculated that Queen Victoria reigned for 23,226 days, 16 hours and 23 minutes, taking into account 63 years, 15 leap days and the precise timings of her accession and death.

But for the Queen it was a day like any other;  Elizabeth II will marked the milestone by travelling on a train drawn by the steam locomotive Union of South Africa from Waverley Station in Edinburgh with Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

The Queen also gave a speech to thank all the kind messages of congratulations she has received



                                                                                                               Best photographic tribute HERE
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mercoledì 9 settembre 2015

Global Child Forum 2015 - Princess Sofia's first time

Even her time has come,Princess Sofia yesterday was her first solo official trip. She was in South Africa to participate in the Global Child Forum.

The Forum brought together in Pretoria participants from 15 countries in southern Africa, and among them were representatives of governments, industry, civil society and academia.

Global Child Forum is an independent global platform gathering world leading stakeholders for discussions and knowledge sharing in regards to children’s rights.

This forum was started by the King and Queen of Sweden in 2009 and it is the first time that the conference is held in South Africa.

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On 7 September, the evening before the Forum, as first official engagement Sofia attended a reception at the Embassy of Sweden.
The Princess wore a dress by Armani, the same worn for official photos after the engagement with Prince Carl Philip

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Tuesday, September 8, Sofia was in the Global Child Forum in Pretoria.
The focus of this Forum was on the creation of partnerships and sustainability to protect the rights of children in South Africa.

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Sofia has also given a beautiful and meaningful speech, she was a little shaken by the emotion but it was awesome, clear, definite and secure the importance of her message:

"As long as children suffer, we have work to do!...."
"There are still clear violations of the rights of the child and it's important to engage all sectors of the society, including governments, businesses, the civil society and don't forget the local NGO's and children themselves. And the main challenge is that all sectors think and work differently, that's why it's crucial to gather everyone and take actions together....."
"I think that everybody can contribute in their own way and do something,...."
"Despite the daily reports on disasters around the world, I think that at the same time so much good is already done. I think it is important to mention that we are on the right path. Democracy is spreading and poverty is reducing....."
"Every time a child is suffering, we have a responsibility to make a difference...."
"And I will end my speech with a question to all of you: What action can you do as a professional and as a person to make a positive impact on a child’s life?"
- Princess Sofia at the Global Child Forum in South Africa


You can read the entire text of the speech in English HERE

Before she joined the royal family, Sofia was volunteered in South Africa, Senegal and Ghana, she founded children's charity the Project Playground. 
Prince Carl Philip has been involved with Project Playground since its founding and was a member of the board between 2010 and 2015. Today Sofia is Honorary Chairperson of the board.

The charity, which she established with a friend, aims to support underprivileged children in South Africa by providing meals, counsel and recreational activities such as football and weekends away.

Sofia worked as the charity's secretary general until April of this year, just two months before she tied the knot with Carl Philip in a spectacular royal wedding. 
Princess Sofia's older sister Lina still works as a project coordinator.


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