August 2012

Programming Note

We are on hiatus, my friends, because I am squeezing in my summer vacation before the summer leaves for good. I will see you in two weeks! T...

Crown Princess Victoria was present for the ordination of a new bishop at Uppsala Cathedral on August 26th. Dear Victoria, That is not a hat...

The end of this month marks the 15th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. And since you know I like to do my commemorating ...

We’ve covered one of her trademark tiaras, the large topper for her grand emerald parure , but Queen Anne-Marie has another fantastic parure...

Have you made your nominations for your Top 10 Best Royal Wedding Gowns yet? (It's actually shaping up to be a close battle, interestin...

At a palace reception, 15 August. Loving the color, obviously, but it's not enough to win the Pretty in Blue award this week... ...since...

Opening the Odense Flower Festival, 15 August. Bit of a sack, this...no? Best to focus on the kaleidoscope print. Photo: Fyens

Waaaay back in 2010, right after I started this blog and before Crown Princess Victoria's wedding, I whipped up a list of my personal to...

As we approach the October wedding of Luxembourg's Hereditary Grand Duke, tiara speculation will be running high. We might as well chat ...

HRH Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg and HI&RH Archduke Carl Christian of Austria February 6, 1982 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg HRH P...

Oh, sadness. The Olympics are over. Let's take one last long lingering gaze at our royals in their sporting finest before we kiss the Ga...

The Mellerio Shell Tiara The Mellerio Shell Tiara resembles both a shell cradling its treasures and a rolling ocean wave, complete with pear...

Newsflash: the Olympics are still happening . Hey, you can always count on me for the breaking news. Let's catch up to to yesterday (Tue...