With just two days to go until the Opening Ceremonies in London, it’s time we talked about the home team’s Royal Family. London was announced as the winner for the 2012 Olympics on July 6, 2005 and we were somewhere… Read More ›
Archive for July 2012
The Norwegian Royals at the Olympics
It has been confirmed that Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit will be at the Opening Ceremony in London next week. Woot woot! The Norweigian Royals are yet another Royal Family with a long history with the Olympic Games…. Read More ›
The Dutch Royals at the Olympics
Good news for fans of the Dutch Royals: Princess Maxima, Prince Willem-Alexander, and their three daughters will be attending the Olympic Games in London. The Prince and Princess are always right into things, cheering away so no doubt they will be… Read More ›
Swedish Royals at the Olympics
Unlike some of the other Royal families we have looked at so far in our series on Royals at the Olympics, the Bernadotte’s don’t have any former or current Olympians in their midst. However, what they may lack in top athletic… Read More ›
The Spanish Royals at the Olympics
The Olympics are just two week away so today’s as good a day as any to chat about the Spanish Royals at the Olympics. The Spanish Royals like to sail and they are mighty good at it. Here we go…… Read More ›
Monaco’s Royals at the Olympics
Continuing with our series of Royals and the Olympics in the lead up to London 2012, today we’re chatting all about the Princely family of Monaco. They have quite a history with the Olympic Games, and it all began with… Read More ›
Tom Cruise & Princess Diana
There sure have been a lot of reports on the Katie Holmes-Tom Cruise divorce (we particularly have been appreciating the insights provided by the always sharp Lainey Gossip), and it has gotten us thinking about Tom’s connection to the Princess of Wales,… Read More ›
Danish Royals at the Olympics
In the lead up to the London 2012 Summer Olympics which will kick off on July 27th, we will have a few posts highlighting various royals who have both attended and participated in the Olympics over the years. We’ll start… Read More ›
Updated: The Middletons at Wimbledon
The Middletons like their tennis. Case in point: Kate made a trip to London with her brother James to pick up her racquet after her break up with William became public. This was in the spring of 2007 and she… Read More ›
Happy Canada Day!
Today, July 1st, is Canada Day so in that spirit let’s review some British Royals in Canada over the years. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth We’ll start with the Queen Mum. She and King George VI visited Canada from… Read More ›