Well, that was fun. Starting from the top, let’s recap yesterday’s events beginning with the abdication which took place yesterday morning. Queen Beatrix officially passed over the reigns by signing the Act of Abdication, at which point her title changed… Read More ›
Royal Family of the Netherlands
Queen Beatrix’s Dinner & Orange, Orange Everywhere
Now that it’s all over the fun begins for us! This is a heavy post, with another one to follow recapping today’s events. Thanks to our guest Royal Poster who is on the ground in Amsterdam, we have a wonderful… Read More ›
Countdown to the Abdication and Investiture
Are you excited yet? With the official investiture and abdication events about to begin in Amsterdam on April 29th, we are in final count down mode for serious jewels, fanfare, and of course lots more of this delightful trio: Lucky… Read More ›
Queen Beatrix’s Abdication
Wow – big news out of the Netherlands today. As you’ve probably heard by now, Queen Beatrix has decided to abdicate in favour of her son Prince Willem-Alexander. This is something of a tradition in the Netherlands since the Queen’s… Read More ›
Favourite Royal Olympic Moments Part One
Well that was fun, wasn’t it? Now that the Olympic torch has gone out in London, let’s recap some of our favourite Royal Olympic moments from the last two weeks. And there were tons of them!! We’ll start with the… 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 ›
The Emerald Parure of The Netherlands
The Emerald Parure of The Netherlands To help us get out of our post-Jubilee funk, here’s a favourite emerald parure to drool over. This post on some seriously gorgeous bling comes courtesy of Royal Poster Sarah, who is quite an… Read More ›
Royal Flower Girls, Bridesmaids, & Page Boys Part One
We’ve rounded up some royal page boys, flower girls, and bridesmaids over the years for this three-part series. After all, who doesn’t love a royal wedding? There are oodles of royal attendants and we’ve tracked down a few rarely seen photos… Read More ›
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands’ Aquamarine Tiara and Parure
HM Queen Juliana of the Netherlands’ Aquamarine Tiara and Parure Here worn by HRH Princess Máxima of the Netherlands The Dutch Royal House has a beautiful collection of aquamarines, which have been collected since the 1920’s. Many of the… Read More ›
Royals in their Prams Part Two
Part One of this series focussed on four generations of the British Royals enjoying the view from their baby carriages. Today, with one exception, we’re looking at the youngest generation of European Royals out and about their prams. But first,… Read More ›