Princess Madeleine’s wedding will quickly be upon us – as of this writing it is 28 days away- so now is a good time to recap what we know so far. For those of us just joining the party, Madeleine… Read More ›
Royal Weddings
Princess Madeleine of Sweden is Engaged!
Well, it seems that Princess Madeleine very tactfully waited until after the royal wedding in Luxembourg to announce that she is engaged to Chris O’Neill, her boyfriend of two years. So we have another royal wedding to look forward to!This… Read More ›
The Luxembourg Royal Wedding
Hurray…it’s been a long time since we had a royal wedding in Europe and today did we ever have one! 30 year old Prince Guillaume, the oldest son of Grand Duke Henri and Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, married 28… Read More ›
Kate’s Lace!
A light but fun post today. A few months ago, Kate wore a beautiful blue lace dress by Jenny Packham to the Royal Albert Hall for a gala hosted by the British Olympic Association. As soon as I saw it,… Read More ›
Princess Alexandra of Denmark’s Wedding Dress
There is a whole lot going on with our British Royals, what with the annual Order of the Garter ceremony taking place yesterday and Ascot getting started off today. We’ll jump back to the goings on in England soon enough,… Read More ›
Princess Alexandra of Denmark’s Engagement Ring
Our last post focused on Princess Marie of Denmark’s engagement ring. Today, we’re backing up a few years to talk about Prince Joachim’s first wife, Alexandra Manley. Prince Joachim and Alexandra announced their engagement in May of 1995. They first… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part Four: Princess Margaret’s Wedding Dress
Before we get too busy with all of the upcoming Jubilee events later this week, we thought we’d finally get to our fourth post on royal designer Norman Hartnell. Today, we’re all about Princess Margaret’s wedding dress. If you missed… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part Two: Princess Elizabeth’s Wedding Dress
In our last post on Norman Hartnell, we reviewed the major impact that Queen Elizabeth’s ‘white wardrobe’ had during her 1938 State Visit to France. During the war years, Norman made very few original pieces due to restrictions, but he… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part One
I’ve recently finished poring over the book Bedazzled! Norman Harnell Sixty Years of Glamour & Fashion by Michael Pick and highly recommend it. It highlights how Norman Hartnell led the charge to turn London into a fashion capital and has… Read More ›
Let’s Reminisce: Favourite Kate & William Wedding Moments Part Three
So, tomorrow is William and Kate’s one year anniversary and we’re just in time with the final part of this nostalgic blog party all about their wedding. Click here for Part One and here for Part Two if you missed… Read More ›