Welcome to September! The royal calendar is humming along again after the cursory break that members of the British Royal Family take between late July and mid-September. There are photos and events and announcements (and court cases) to get into, so let's not waste any time. Prince William announced the first Earthshot Prize finalists https://www.instagram.com/p/CT7W3K1Fe91/ … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Hi there and Happy Victoria Day! Not sure where in the world you are, but today is a holiday in Canada. It's supposed to commemorate the birthday of Queen Victoria, whose birthday was May 24. It's also the holiday used to commemorate the official birthday of the monarch, regardless of the current monarch's birthday. The … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
We got lots of CCC (Cute Cambridge Content) for Will and Kate's 10th wedding anniversary This past week marked the 10th anniversary of Will and Kate's wedding at Westminster Abbey. The evening of the 28th (their anniversary is on April 29th), they released two new portraits of themselves to commemorate the occasion. They, of course, … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
On Monday, April 12, Prince William released a statement remembering his grandfather, Prince Philip. In addition to the statement, the Cambridges also released a new photograph of Prince Philip, taken with Prince George in Norfolk in 2015. The photo is very sweet and shows Princes Philip and George on a horse carriage. The photo was … Continue reading Will and Harry release duelling tributes to Prince Philip
Given that we've just passed the one-year mark of the Western world being in lockdown due to a pandemic, and because of the insanity of the Oprah interview and subsequent fallout, I have no sweet clue what day it is. Or week. Or sometimes month. Is it September? How old did I turn on my … Continue reading Will and Kate’s calm façade is cracking
It was a busy week in royal land. That, combined with the fact that I sent out last week's roundup on Friday (I thought it would be a slow news weekend and I was WRONG) means that this week's roundup includes stuff from a full seven days ago and is more jam-packed than normal. Let's … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Will, Kate, and Charles celebrated Robbie Burns night If you love tartan, have I got some good news for you. Kate wore a tartan dress for Robbie Burns night! For those who aren't Scottish or who don't live in areas with Scottish heritage (my town has an annual Highland Games festival, complete with whiskey tastings, … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
I'm so sorry for that pun. I couldn't not do it. A story in the National, a Scottish newspaper, came out today. It was based on an information requested by the newspaper regarding Will and Kate's royal train tour about 6 weeks ago. The tour was supposed to be a public thank you to people … Continue reading Will and Kate shouldn’t have choo-choo-chosen to take the royal train to Scotland during a pandemic
Rose Hanbury, Will, and Kate. A couple of years ago, I was sitting on my sister's couch on a lazy Sunday morning. I was scrolling through Twitter and read a Tweet from Canadian/American writer Nicole Cliffe and audibly gasped. Not one of those gasps that you can pretend is something else. One of the dramatic, … Continue reading Let’s talk about Will allegedly having cheated on Kate
