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?
Here i am with the second part of our journey through the royal summer residences. Swedish Royal family
- Solliden Palace, Öland
Recently in Sweden it was celebrated Victoriadagen, which is the celebration of Crown Princess Victoria's birthday, each year Victoria along with Prince Daniel, Princess Estelle and King and Queen of Sweden greet her subjects in the gardens of Solliden Palace, Öland.
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Solliden Palace was built in 1906 by Queen Victoria and King Gustav V, great grandmother and great grandfather of King King Carl XVI Gustaf. In 1950, when King Gustav V died, the palace was inherited by his nephew, King Carl XVI Gustaf. The palace is situated on the island of Öland in southern Sweden along its Balitic coast.
Here is a video with beautiful historical images of the royal family during their holidays in Solliden:
In 2014 it was made a film documentary about the Swedish Royal Family, some images were taken at Solliden. Here you can find a video with some beautiful images:
Instead, if you want to see the entire documentary here. It's in Swedish and unfortunately there is no English translation, but it's really nice worth watching everything!
Spanish Royal Family
-Marivent Palace
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Marivent was built on an imposing cliff in 1925 by a Greek billionaire, Don Giovanni Saridakis, on his death, in 1965, his widow, Dona Ana Marconi, gave the Palace at the city of Palma de Mallorca
The palace became a famous art museum , in 1973 the board of Palma decided to donate Marivent to the Royal Family and allow them to make it as their summer residence, on condition that in their absence the house would remain a museum open to the public.
Many famous people were welcomed at Marivent, presidents, including Hugo Chavez in 2008, the wife of US President, Michelle Obama with her daughter Sasha in 2010, In the 80s Prince Charles and Princess Diana were hosted several times in the Spanish Royal Palace, leaving to us the wonderful photos that we all know
Monegasque family
- Roc Angel
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Roc Angel is a private residence of the Monegasque family, Princess Charlene often called the residence "country house".
The house it was build on the slopes of Mont Angel, a mountain located on the border between France and Monaco. Roc Angel is sadly remembered because of the fatal accident that Princess Grace has had on that road.
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Despite the tragic event Roc Angel remains a beloved place to Prince Albert, he and his sisters spent there much time of their childhood, memories and happy days with his parents, Prince Rainier and Princess Grace. After the death of Prince Rainier, Prince Albert took refuge for a while at Roc Angel where he felt more at ease
Here is a short video, with the American actor Cary Grant and the little princes of Monaco, made by Princess Grace at Roc Angel:
Belgian Royal Family - Ciergnon Castle
Ciergnon Castle, or the Royal Castle of Ciergnon (Château Royal de Ciergnon; Koninklijk kasteel van Ciergnon) is a residence and summer retreat of the Belgian Royal Family situated near the town of Ciergnon in the municipality of Houyet, province of Namur. The castle is a property of the Belgian Royal Trust.
The domain with its woods, river and vast hunting grounds was acquired in 1840 by King Leopold I of Belgium at the request of his spouse Queen Louise-Marie. At first a hunting lodge was erected on a beautiful terrace overlooking a deep forested valley. The present château was erected only later on the demand of King Leopold II of Belgium. The edifice was designed by his court architect Alphonse Balat. Since then it has always served as a holiday retreat to the Royal Family. In 1960 it was the venue for the press presentation of King Baudouin's fiancé Dona Fabiola de Mora y Aragon.
More recently the children of Philippe, King of the Belgians, Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant, Prince Gabriel, Prince Emmanuel and Princess Eléonore were baptised in the chapel of the château. (Wikipedia)
In 1975, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus purchased an old Tuscan farmhouse that belonged to the Earl Vicini, the Earl still keeps good terms with Royal Family. Rocca dei Dragoni is located in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, Italy, a beautiful medieval village between Siena and Florence, surrounded by huge vineyards that are used for the production of the famous Chianti. The Dutch Royal Family also owns 80 hectares of olive trees
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Today the house is owned by all three children of the Princess Beatrix, after the death of Prince Friso the property passed to the daughters of the Prince. In 1988 Princess Beatrix became an honorary citizen of Tavernelle di Pesa
King Willem Alexander often said that the house is "an oasis of peace."
He and his family have spent part of their summer holidays to Rocca dei Draghi, it seems to be a beloved destination also by Princesses Amalia, Alexia and Ariane.
King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima, during the holidays, teach their children cultural activities in Tuscany. Culture is richly available in the Italian region, with Florence just around the corner.
"We do a lot of walks, the flora and fauna here is very different." "The princesses say this is much better than in the Netherlands" the King said.
You can find beautiful pictures of the place and of the Royal Family on holiday in Rocca dei Draghi here
That's all! Do you liked this trip through these beautiful summer residences? Well... let your comment!! ;)
- If you missed the first part of the post take a look here
Yesterday, the celebrations for Prince Albert of Monaco which celebrated 10 years of reign, with Princess Charlene, his family and Monegasques gathered in the Place du Palais, Princess Charlene opened the celebrations with her first speech totally in French.
"Albert, you are the Prince of my heart," said Princess Charlene in her speech which made Prince Albert moved to tears. Following the speech of the Prince.
During the day were donated two Cartier jewelry to the Princely children
Even the twins were present at the celebrations, Jacques and Gabriella watched from a balcony of the palace with two nannies.
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Time to Summer Photoshoot! While i look forward to see the annual photos of the Danish royal family, this week we have already been able to enjoy new annual photos of the Dutch Royal Family and Belgian Royal Family
The Swedish newlyweds have returned refreshed and relaxed from their honeymoon! Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia were spotted together at the Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) this weekend
Happy day for the Swedish Royals as Prince Carl Philip won his first STCC Race today in Falkenberg. pic.twitter.com/iWS252vtIP
Important day in England this week, on July 10 Queen Elizabeth and members of the Royal Family have appeared on the balcony to commemorate 75th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Britain.
But we will remember this day as the day when Prince Philip has lost patience! Exasperated by the expectation during a photo with the remaining Battle of Britain pilots the Duke of Edinburgh swears saying at the photographer "Just take the fucking picture!!"
