Sorry for the radio silence yesterday - thanks to those that emailed, I assure you I'm not dead. (Yet.) I am however in a bit of a post-holiday daze accented by cold medicine, so if I make even less sense than usual, there you go. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. So let's have a big ol' update to get us up to speed, shall we? It's a week in review and a wee trip report and a touch of a tiara watch, all in one package.
Best in Team Spirit
The Duchess of Cambridge
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Attending the Wales v. New Zealand rugby match |
Best in Kids
Princess Letizia
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Audiences and a lunch in honor of the visiting President of Brazil; attending the Francisco Cerecedo Journalism Award ceremony; visiting King Juan Carlos in the hospital after his most recent surgery |
Most Dubious Shoes
Crown Princess Mary
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Celebrating a new project for her Mary Foundation |
Most Textured
Princess Mathilde
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Visiting a boarding school; attending the European Symposium for Family Assistants |
Best in Purple
Crown Princess Victoria
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Visiting Fagersta Municipality |
Tamest Trip
Princess Máxima
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On an official trip to Brazil (click to enlarge) |
Unfortunately, that does not excuse the fact that we missed yet another tiara appearance from Máx, as they missed welcoming the Slovakian President. Boo!
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Princess Margriet (far left) is wearing the family emerald tiara in its pearl setting; Queen Beatrix (far right) is wearing Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara, which is one of her favorites |
Who caught your eye last week?
Photos: AFP/Getty Images/Kongehuset/Belga/PPE/Abaca