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
Prince George turned 8! Prince George turned 8! https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmreACltur/ The photo of Prince George was taken by his mother, Kate, earlier this month at the Cambridges' Norfolk estate, Anmer Hall. Prince George is sitting on the hood (or, if you're British, the bonnet) of one of the family's Range Rover Defenders, which is a nod … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Hi all, and sorry for being MIA for the last week and a bit. Summer happened all of a sudden and my schedule got a lot more busy, hence the lack of posting. That, combined with the annual royal slow-down that happens from mid-July until the end of September, means that my posting schedule will … Continue reading Biweekly Royal Roundup
Today, Will and Kate were supposed to embark on a number of engagements to celebrate the 73rd birthday of the National Health Service (NHS). Will and Kate are joint patrons of the Association of NHS Charities, and celebrating the NHS this year was seen as even more important than usual because 1) of the COVID-19 … Continue reading Breaking: Kate forced to self-isolate after possibly coming into contact with COVID-19
Will and Harry unveiled a statue of their late mother on what would have been her 60th birthday https://www.instagram.com/p/CQylLaaIqYp/ July 1 marked what would have been Princess Diana's 60th birthday. This was commemorated with the unveiling of a statue of Princess Diana in the Sunken Gardens at Kensington Palace by Harry and Will. Harry flew … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Harry arrived in London! He's in the UK for an unveiling of a state of his late mother this week, on what would have been her 60th birthday. Harry is staying at his rented UK home, Frogmore Cottage, and has to isolate for five days and produce a negative COVID test from the fifth day … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
With my actual job being busy and so much royal news coming thick and fast, I wrote half of this week's roundup and then forgot to finish and post it. But it's here now! Kate launched the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood https://www.instagram.com/p/CQRXFHtlTtt/ This is a great story for Kate and her team, who … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Will and Kate did a tour of Scotland Generally, I'm not super interested in the second to second goings-on of royal tours. They are perfectly nice, but they are usually also INCREDIBLY controlled. So it's not a ton of fun to write about. Will and Kate did a tour of Scotland to coincide with Will's … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Queen Elizabeth attended the State Opening of Parliament With Charles AND Camilla! This year's State Opening of Parliament was very different from previous years. There were no carriages. There was little pomp. The House of Lords was sparsely populated and there were almost no guests. Queen Elizabeth didn't wear the George IV State Diadem, which … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
Prince Michael is in justifiably hot water On Saturday evening, an investigation regarding Prince Michael of Kent was released by the Times. It detailed Prince Michael agreeing to provide a (fake) company connections with Vladimir Putin and Russia via Michael's status as a British royal and relationships with lots of powerful people in Russia in … Continue reading Weekly Royal Roundup
