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The Duchess of Cambridge mixes up her jewelry; sometimes she’ll buy reasonably-priced pieces that the everyday girl can afford and sometimes she does the royal thing and wears something from the Queen’s private collection. That’s the magic of Kate, my friends. Below are some ways to replicate.
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Kate wore O’Nitaa statement earrings with her Jenny Packham gown during a reception in Islambad.
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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).
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia supported the Swedish national team, Prince Albert cheered on Monaco, Prince Frederick did the same with Denmark, as did Princess Anne for Great Britain.
What was most pleasant to see was how relaxed the royals looked sitting in the grandstands watching events. Everyone was, for the most part dressed down in polos, half-zips or (in Maxima’s case) maxi dresses. [Read more…]
These photos may have been taken four years ago, but they will always reflect an Olympic spectator’s mood.
How do you feel? Are you nervous? Frustrated? Can you not stand to look?
Wonderful, there’s a photo for that.
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Since the Duchess of Cambridge opted not to attend the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics (one cannot blame her, since Zika virus is a real threat), we instead must bookmark this page for a guide on how to feel when your favorite athlete is going for the gold.
Go ahead, bookmark this page. I’ll wait.
Ready?
Take your mark..GO! [Read more…]
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Do you hear that whirring sound? That would be Carole Middleton spinning around her massive Bucklebury home in glee.
Why? Because her younger daughter will one day inherit a title, just like her older sister.
Not as grand, no, but still…Pippa Middleton’s fiance, James Matthews is a self-made man and is doing very well for himself, but his family also happens to enjoy great success the luxury hotel business.
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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall are on a three-day tour of Cornwall and Devon, and today they met the least impressed human in the area.
5-year-old Ella Cameron joined her father, Andy to meet the Prince of Wales (who also holds the title, Duke of Cornwall) at the Royal Navy Lifeboat Institution.
“She was really looking forward to it, mainly because she didn’t have to go to school,” Cameron told the Telegraph. [Read more…]
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The Most Noble Order of the Garter is Britain’s oldest Order of Chivalry, and it only includes 24 members, plus the Sovereign.
Today, I wondered when (or perhaps even if) Harry would be invited into the order, which was started in 1348 by King Edward III. [Read more…]
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Well, this is an interesting development.
Though her mother went in 2011 as a guest of the Queen, the Duchess of Cambridge has never attended Royal Ascot, though to be one of the most significant days in the British calendar.
According to royal reporter Katie Nicholl, William and Catherine will attend this year’s race as a sort of birthday favor to Her Majesty. [Read more…]
Hear ye, hear ye. The Duchess of Cambridge has left her lace and other recyclable couture at home for SportsAid’s 40th anniversary dinner at Kensington Palace.
Join me, won’t you, as I celebrate a new number by Roland Mouret so regal (blue) and so elegant that it deserves pride of place in “Gorgeous Royal Ball Gowns” (coming soon).
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Because both Kate’s Closet and What Kate Wore are the best at ID’ing Catherine’s clothing, we have details on the gorgeous gown that goes by two names: “Nanset Cutout Stretch-Crepe Gown” and “Cold-Shoulder Fluted Gown.” [Read more…]
This. Is. A. GAS.
In March 2012, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall undertook a Diamond Jubilee tour of Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
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Since Camilla was a huge of fan of the Danish version of The Killing, a special set trip was scheduled for her final day in Copenhagen.
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“It was me all along!” Camilla joked as she pointed actress Sofie Grabol’s prop gun.
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“I’m an addict,” Camilla said of the show, according to the Daily Mail‘s Rebecca English. “I’m so excited by this.”
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Series creator Soren Sveistrup was chuffed about his UK fan based.
“Royalty is not the kind of audience you would expect. Prince Charles told me that it was Camilla who introduced him to The Killing,” Sveistrup said.
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“He said it was one of the only things they could agree on seeing together.”
Later that year, royal reporter Katie Nicholl revealed that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were also fans of the series, bingeing on it “in a marathon session.”
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Someone notify the tailor. I’ll need that McQueen photo tacked to the bottom of the wedding dress dream board.
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Liz Lemon found one so grand and so splendid that she assured Jerry Seinfeld it would gets its moment in the sun, no matter what.
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I once believed I had found such a dress, but I was wrong.
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Today, mine eyes laid upon a vision so spectacular that all other gowns crumple and crease in its presence. It was made by British designer Emilia Wickstead, and it was glorious. [Read more…]