Next Saturday will be the 12th wedding anniversary of Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark & Australian born Crown Princess Mary (formerly Mary Donaldson). In celebration of this I am dedicating this week's Wedding Wednesday to the fairy tale couple
The evening before the wedding a gala performance was held at the royal theatre in Copenhagen in honour of the Bride & Groom to be. All the royals stepped out in gowns & tiaras.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. The Queen is wearing the Pearl Poire Tiara. It is the 2nd oldest tiara in the Danish collection & owned by the country of Denmark rather than any one royal.
Mary Donaldson, the bride to be. Mary is wearing the Ruby Parure Tiara. The tiara was last owned by Queen Ingrid & gifted to Mary on the eve of her wedding. The Ruby Parure is the oldest tiara in the Danish collection.
The former wife of Prince Joachim, Princess Alexandra. She is wearing the Alexandrine Drop Tiara. Upon her marriage to Joachim Margrethe gifted this tiara to Alexandra, but they got a divorce. The tiara now belongs personally to Alexandra.
Queen Anne Marie & King Constantine of Greece. Anne Marie is Frederik's aunt
Frederik's cousins Crown Prince Pavlos & Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece. Marie-Chantal is wearing what I call the Marie Chantal fringe tiara. It is owned by Marie-Chantal herself.
Jane Stephens, Mary's sister and her three daughters
Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant & Princess Mathilde. Mathilde is wearing the the Laurel Wreath tiara. This is the 2nd oldest in the Belgian collection and belongs to Mathilde.
Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz. It's not very clear but Astrid is wearing the Savoy-Aosta tiara. The Savoy-Aosta tiara actually belongs to Prince Lorenz's family rather than the Belgians.
Prince Felipe of Spain, Prince of Asturias & his then fiancee Letizia
Infanta Cristina of Spain & her husband Inaki Urdangarin.
Queen Sonja of Norway. Queen Sonja is wearing The Queen Josephine Diamond Tiara. The tiara is owned by King Harald V & is one of the oldest in the Norwegian collection
Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Mette-Marit is wearing The Amethyst Necklace Tiara. The tiara belongs to Queen Sonja but she lends to both her daughter-in-law & daughter when need arises.
Princess Martha Louise of Norway & her husband Ari Behn. Martha Louise is wearing the King Olav gift tiara. She received it in 1989 on her 18th birthday from her grandfather King Olav V of Norway.
Grand Duke Henri & Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg. Maria Teresa is wearing The Chaumet Diamond Pearl Tiara.
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
Princess Caroline of Monaco & Hanover and her husband Prince Ernst August of Hanover. Princess Caroline is wearing The Hanoverian Floral Tiara. This tiara belongs to Caroline's husband The family of Hanover. The tiara will one day become the property of Caroline's younger daughter Princess Alexandra of Hanover.
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex & Sophie, Countess of Wessex. Sophie is wearing the Battenberg Button Tiara. This tiara does not belong to the Countess but to her father-in-law Prince Philip. The tiara was the property of his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg.
I hope you all enjoyed!!!
Friday, 6 May 2016
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Happy Birthday Prince Henrik!!!
Happy 7th Birthday Prince Henrik of Denmark!!! Prince Henrik is the 3rd son of Prince Joachim of Denmark, but his first child with second wife Princess Marie. Henrik is also a grandson of Queen Margrethe II. Prince Henrik is 9th in line to the Danish throne.
We wish Henrik a Happy Birthday on his special day and hope he enjoys all the celebrations.
Happy Birthday Pauline Ducruet!!!
Happy 22nd Birthday to Pauline Ducruet!!! Pauline is the elder daughter of Princess Stephanie of Monaco and Prince Albert II's niece. Pauline is 12th in line to the throne of Monaco.
We hope Pauline has a very happy birthday & enjoys all the celebrations with her friends & family.
What's Happening Wednesday 4th May 2016
The United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh hosts a reception for Action Medical Research
Prince Charles of Wales & Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall host a reception for British Oscar winners
Prince Charles of Wales hosts a reception in honour of 30 years of the charity 'Marie Curie'
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attends a rehearsal of the London Chamber Orchestra and meets children involved in the musical 'Junction'
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge views the Vogue 100 Exhibition 'A Century of Style'
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge will open the Magic Garden at Hampton Court Palace
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends a lunch at the Anna Freud Centre
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex participates in a Duke of Edinburgh challenge
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex attends a dinner & reception for the Duke of Edinburgh award
Sophie , Countess of Wessex chairs a charity forum
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent officially opens the refurbished King George's Field
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent will visit Prodrive
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent visits Astley Hall Farm
Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy visits the Stonemason's Yard
Belgium
King Philippe has a meeting with the Minister for Education
Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este & Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este attend the Opening Ceremony of Belgium's Special Olympics
Denmark
Prince Frederik & Princess Isabella attend an Adele concert
Norway
Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend the opening of the exhibition 'Hope for the Ocean' at the Norwegian Maritime Museum
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Happy Birthday Autumn Phillips!!!
Happy 38th Birthday to Autumn Phillips!!! Autumn is the wife of Peter Phillips, the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and daughter in law to Princess Anne, The Princess Royal.
We wish Autumn a very happy birthday & hope she has a very special day celebrating with her lovely family.
What's Happening Tuesday 3rd May 2016
The United Kingdom
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh hosts a reception for the Air League
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent attends a reception to celebrate the national day of the Republic of Poland
Belgium
King Philippe meets with the Japanese Prime Minister
King Philippe & Queen Mathilde attend the annual poverty directory meeting
Princess Astrid, Archduchess of Austria-Este attends the Scientific Prize Awards 2016
Denmark
The Danish government announces that last Wednesday Prince Frederik met with Danish troops in Iraq
Norway
Crown Prince Haakon attends the 10th anniversary of Business for Peace
King Harald V meets with President of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People of Tunisia
Crown Prince Haakon has an audience with the grants administrator of the UN Development Program
Crown Prince Haakon attends the Business for Peace Awards Ceremony
Spain
Queen Letizia visits the Institute of Research in Food Science
King Felipe VI signs to dissolve the Spanish parliament and for elections to be held on June 26th 2016
Sweden
Prince Daniel meets with his fellowship & entrepreneurial program
King Carl XVI Gustaf & Queen Silvia meet with the Minister of Foreign Affairs for a briefing ahead of the State Visit from Chile
Monday, 2 May 2016
Happy Birthday Prince Leopold & Princess Charlotte of Nassau!!!
Happy Birthday to Prince Leopold of Nassau & Princess Charlotte of Nassau!!! The twins are the children of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, and are the niece & nephew of Grand Duke Henri. Leopold & Charlotte are celebrating their sweet 16 today, congratulations!!! Leopold is 8th in line to the throne, but Charlotte is not included as the new laws including females only included descendants of Grand Duke Henri.
We hope the twins have a fantastic day & enjoy their birthday celebrations!!!
Princess Charlotte is of course the girl, Prince Leopold is the one standing on her right.
Happy Birthday Princess Charlotte of Cambridge!!!
Happy 1st Birthday to Princess Charlotte of Cambridge!!! Charlotte is the daughter of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. She's also the granddaughter of Prince Charles of Wales & a great granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II.
The tot is 4th in line to the throne of the United Kingdom.
Lots of Birthday wishes being sent to Princess Charlotte and we hope she enjoys her very 1st Birthday & has a really special day.
What's Happening Monday 2nd May 2016
Belgium
King Philippe swears in the new Secretary of the Federal Fight against social fraud
Denmark
Queen Margrethe II meets with the Chinese State Councillor
Greece
Princess Maria-Olympia attends the Met Gala in New York
Jordan
Monaco
Charlotte Casiraghi attends The Met Gala in New York
Norway
Queen Sonja & Crown Princess Mette-Marit lay the foundation stone for the new National Museum of Oslo
King Harald V & Crown Prince Haakon meet with the Chief of Staff of the Norwegian Air Force
Queen Sonja meets with a representative from the Sackler Centre for Feminist Art
Tiara Time!!!
In honour of his 70th Birthday King Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden hosted a banquet for his friends, family & royal guests. Tiaras just happened to be worn at this birthday banquet. Let's see what was on display...
Looking elegant as always, the leading lady, Queen Silvia. The Queen is wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara. It dates back to 1905 and is not even close to being the oldest in the Swedish collection which has many, many old tiaras. It is a beautiful tiara though. It's owned by The King himself and Silvia is quite generous with it, both Crown Princes Victoria & Princess Madeleine have worn it.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wearing the Laurel Wreath Tiara. Not a very old one Swedish wise, but a unique one, and a good choice.
Princess Madeleine of Sweden. It's a bit hard to see what she's wearing but I believe it is the Swedish Modern Fringe Tiara. It's owned by Queen Silvia but Princess Madeleine is a frequent user. It's a beautiful, simple tiara and it looks great on Madeleine.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Margrethe II is wearing her favourite tiara, The Baden Palmette Tiara. The Queen just wore this tiara a few weeks ago at a state dinner with the President of Mexico. She also wore it last month at the Arts & Culture Ball. I love this tiara but honestly, three times so close together? The Danish have a beautiful collection of tiaras I think it might be time for Margrethe to wear a different tiara.
Crown Princes Mary chose to forgo a tiara altogether. Instead she's wearing some floral, leafy side head band thing. I'm not sure it's my cup of tea. It looks like something's crawling up her face. Each to their own I suppose.
Queen Mathilde is wearing the Wolfer's Necklace Tiara. It's a fairly new tiara and only dates back to the 1960's. It is special though as it used to belong to Queen Fabiola.
Princess Beatrix wears the Wurttenburg Pearl Tiara. This tiara is owned personally by the former queen and dates back to 1897. Despite the old date it is still not the oldest tiara in the Dutch collection.
Looking elegant as always, the leading lady, Queen Silvia. The Queen is wearing the Connaught Diamond Tiara. It dates back to 1905 and is not even close to being the oldest in the Swedish collection which has many, many old tiaras. It is a beautiful tiara though. It's owned by The King himself and Silvia is quite generous with it, both Crown Princes Victoria & Princess Madeleine have worn it.
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wearing the Laurel Wreath Tiara. Not a very old one Swedish wise, but a unique one, and a good choice.
Princess Madeleine of Sweden. It's a bit hard to see what she's wearing but I believe it is the Swedish Modern Fringe Tiara. It's owned by Queen Silvia but Princess Madeleine is a frequent user. It's a beautiful, simple tiara and it looks great on Madeleine.
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Margrethe II is wearing her favourite tiara, The Baden Palmette Tiara. The Queen just wore this tiara a few weeks ago at a state dinner with the President of Mexico. She also wore it last month at the Arts & Culture Ball. I love this tiara but honestly, three times so close together? The Danish have a beautiful collection of tiaras I think it might be time for Margrethe to wear a different tiara.
Crown Princes Mary chose to forgo a tiara altogether. Instead she's wearing some floral, leafy side head band thing. I'm not sure it's my cup of tea. It looks like something's crawling up her face. Each to their own I suppose.
Queen Mathilde is wearing the Wolfer's Necklace Tiara. It's a fairly new tiara and only dates back to the 1960's. It is special though as it used to belong to Queen Fabiola.
Princess Beatrix wears the Wurttenburg Pearl Tiara. This tiara is owned personally by the former queen and dates back to 1897. Despite the old date it is still not the oldest tiara in the Dutch collection.
Sunday, 1 May 2016
Happy Birthday Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg!!!
Today we wish a very happy 53rd birthday to Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg. Guillaume is the brother of Grand Duke Henri & is 6th in line to the throne of Luxembourg.
We hope Prince Guillaume has a lovely day celebrating with his family & friends.
Happy Birthday Lady Sarah Chatto!!!
Happy 52nd Birthday to Lady Sarah Chatto!!! Lady Sarah is the daughter of Princess Margaret of The United Kingdom and the only (blood) niece of Queen Elizabeth II. Lady Sarah Chatto is 21st in line to the throne.
We wish Lady Sarah a very happy birthday & hope she has a most beautiful day of celebrations.
Happy Birthday Pieter Van Vollenhoven!!!
Happy 77th Birthday to Pieter Van Vollenhoven!!! Pieter is the husband of Princess Margriet of The Netherlands and is the uncle of King Willem-Alexander.
We wish a very happy birthday to Pieter and hope he enjoys his celebrations with family & friends.
Happy Birthday Miguel Urdangarin!!!
Happy Birthday Miguel Urdangarin!!! Miguel turns 14 today, the teenager is the youngest son of Infanta Cristina of Spain & her husband Inaki. Miguel is a nephew of King Felipe VI & a grandson of King Juan Carlos I & Queen Sofia. Miguel is 9th in line to the Spanish throne.
3 years of King Willem-Alexander!!!
3 years ago on April 30th King Willem-Alexander ascended to the throne of The Netherlands. We wish King Willem-Alexander much success and good fortunes & a very long reign ahead of him.
Happy Birthday King Carl XVI Gustaf!!!
Happy 70th Birthday to the King of Sweden, King Carl XVI Gustaf!!! What a milestone to be reached!!! We hope the King has a very special birthday and enjoys the day with family & friends. Congratulations your majesty!!!
What's Happening Saturday 30th April 2016
Belgium
King Philippe & Queen Mathilde are in Stockholm, Sweden for the 70th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Denmark
Queen Margrethe II, Crown Prince Frederik & Crown Princess Mary are in Stockholm, Sweden for the 70th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Luxembourg
Grand Duke Henri, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume & Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie welcomed parliament members to the Berg Castle
Monaco
Prince Albert II is in Stockholm, Sweden to attend the 70th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf
The Netherlands
Princes Beatrix is in Stockholm, Sweden for the 70th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Norway
Princess Martha Louise & Ari Behn are in Stockholm, Sweden for the 70th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Crown Prince Haakon & Crown Princess Mette-Marit visit the relatives' centre
Spain
Queen Sofia & King Juan Carlos I are in Stockholm, Sweden for the 70th Birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf
Sweden
The entire Swedish royal family celebrate the birthday of King Carl XVI Gustaf
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