Yesterday marked the 139th Kentucky Derby and a horse named Orb claimed the top prize after a muddy and spirited race. Here’s a quick look at my Derby festivities: Watching it all go down got me thinking about what royals… Read More ›
Royal Family of Monaco
Favourite Royal Olympic Moments Part Two
In our last post, we recapped some delightful moments from the Danish, Swedish, and Dutch royals. Today we’ll jump right in with the Belgian royals. The Belgian Royals Princess Mathilde and Prince Philippe brought their family to London to take… Read More ›
A Royal Olympic Day
Well it was quite a Royal day at the Olympics! Let’s recap, shall we? The British Royals First of all, Zara Philips and her team won the silver medal in Three Day Eventing. Way to go, Zara! That’s her right… 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 ›
The Orsini-Ligne Aquamarine and Diamond Wedding Tiara and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Wedding Gown Similarities
The last of our aquamarine tiara postings for March, here’s something a bit different – the Orsini-Ligne Aquamarine and Diamond Wedding Tiara! The Orsini-Ligne Aquamarine and Diamond Wedding Tiara and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge Wedding Gown Similarities On September 7th… Read More ›
Princess Charlene of Monaco at the Oscars
So, after some speculation that they would be there, Princess Charlene and Prince Albert did indeed showed up at the Oscars tonight. According to their representatives, they were guests of Robert Iger, the President and CEO of Disney. What’s the… Read More ›
Tiaras Worn in Untraditional Ways: Part Two
We’re all about tiaras this week here at the royal post. Yesterday we had a good look at Queen Victoria’s untraditional way of wearing her sapphire and diamond tiara and today we are skipping ahead to the 1920′s. During the… Read More ›
Grace Kelly & Howell Conant: Part Three
So, so far we’ve talked about when photographer Howell Conant first met Grace Kelly (in Part One of this series), and how he covered their engagement and wedding (Part Two). In the years following what had been called “The wedding… Read More ›
Grace Kelly & Howell Conant: Part Two
Last week we had a good look at the first photographs of Grace taken by her favourite photographer Howell Conant. Click here for a refresher. Today we’re moving on to ‘The ‘Prince Rainier Years.’ After Prince Rainier proposed to Grace… Read More ›
Grace Kelly & Howell Conant: Part One
If you haven’t read Remembering Grace 25 Years Later with Photographs by Howell Conant (published by LIFE), we highly recommend that you do! It’s a beautiful book that recounts Grace’s friendship with Howell Conant, her favourite photographer. Howell followed his father,… Read More ›