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Last Friday’s premiere of “Emily in Paris” on Netflix might have been nothing like Kate’s royal trip to the city of lights in 2017 (for one, I don’t think Patricia Fields, the show’s costume designer, edited HRH’s wardrobe).
And yet, here I am flipping through a few of Kate’s looks and thinking how, like any woman, excited she must have been to wear Chanel while carrying Chanel in the city where Chanel made Chanel. [Read more…]
There are certain moments when we are reminded that kings and queens can also be grandparents, and Queen Silvia of Sweden did just that last week.
Her Majesty was watching the equestrian jumping event during the 2016 Rio Olympics with King Carl XVI Gustaf and the Dutch royals.
Wanting to capture some of the highlights to show friends and family back home, Queen Silvia whipped out her smart phone and got to work. [Read more…]
Just because William and Catherine sat this round out doesn’t mean that other royals were going to watch the Summer Games from the comfort of their homes.
Queen Maxima packed up her chicest summer pieces, as well as orange pants for her husband, and brought her family to her native South America (Her Majesty originally hails from Argentina).
Gin is a very British spirit, and one yours truly loves to enjoy as soon as the clock strikes gin o’clock.
Imagine my delight when hotel and travel site Rebecca Recommends showed me a cocktail from The Goring Hotel’s summer bar. Which is a gin garden. With sheep. And hills of heather and wildflowers.
The Goring is perhaps best known as the hotel where the Duchess of Cambridge, along with her family, spent her last night as a commoner singleton, before marrying Prince William at Westminster Abbey on April 29th, 2011.
Well, it’s now temporary home to a “gin safari” thanks to Hepple Gin, which partnered up with the hotel to create a wonderland for adults in its private garden.
The Goring Hotel
Guests can enjoy one of (or all, but good luck to you) six customized cocktails while noticing that their surroundings are a bit like the moors of Northumberland.
“Hey is that a quaint little botanical forest or a bar?” you’ll casually ask the sheep as you sip on your Summer Cup, the scents of English juniper, Douglas fir, lovage, blackcurrant wafting through the air.
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IT’S BOTH.
Whether you’re in the mood for a Hepple Martini or the Summer Cup (Hepple Gin, lemon juice and orgeat syrup, served over ice and crowned with Morello cherries), the gin bar has something for every palette.
Since she and Prince William traveled to Northern Ireland today, the couple were known as the Baron and Barroness of Carrickfergus (just like that lovely blond in The Sound of Music). [Read more…]
It was a week jam-packed with visits, from feeding elephants to playing cricket and nearly everything in between.
It wasn’t a completely flawless trip – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s press officers argued with the media about filming their Bhutanese hike, which highlighted their constance request for “private visits during the tour,” – but overall, it was success. [Read more…]
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Today, before they returned home to Prince George and Princess Charlotte, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge payed tribute to the late Princess of Wales in Agra, India.
In February 1992, Diana had taken a solo picture on the same bench William and Catherine sat on today. Just months later, she and Prince Charles would announce their separation.
In Pictures: When Princess Diana visited India #RoyalVisitIndia https://t.co/0hMuVFpmPc pic.twitter.com/fAdIvEdrDM
— Getty Images News (@GettyImagesNews) April 16, 2016
Many were saddened by the photo, as the Taj Mahal is a symbol of love and with Diana taking the photo alone (Charles attended a meeting instead), the press was hungry for a soundbite.
When one member of the press asked what Diana thought of her experience, her reply was telling.
“It was a healing experience…very healing,” she answered.
“What do you mean exactly?” the reporter press on.
“Work it out for yourself,” she said.
Today, the experience for her oldest son and his wife was a completely different one. [Read more…]
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Gang’s all here!
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Bhutan this morning after making one helluva landing.
Paro International Airport, nestled in the Himalayan Mountains, is considered one of the most challenging airports in the world, and for that reason only eight pilots are qualified to land.
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William and Catherine were invited into the cockpit as the pilot landed the plane. Prior to their descent, everyone on board (including the British press) was told not to “be alarmed” by the landing, which the captain promised would be “unique” and “spectacular,” according to the Daily Mail‘s Victoria Murphy. [Read more…]
This is friggin’ precious.
Day 4 of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s India tour was easily the most entertaining, because BABY ELEPHANTS and BABY RHINOS.
The morning kicked off with an open-air drive around Kaziranga National Park, a World Heritage site. [Read more…]
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It’s just past 5am in in New Delhi, and here I am on Eastern Time writing up the happenings from day 3 of the royal tour.
I think my favorite dress from the tour so far is Catherine’s Temperley London “Desdemona” lace dress, worn for a lunch meeting today with the Prime Minister in New Delhi.
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Catherine’s color is part of Temperley’s Autumn collection (on pre-order), but the white version is currently available.
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