September 2013

Flashback Friday: Guillaume and Stéphanie's Wedding

That's right, it's me, back again with another Friday video post. I'm determined that you shall not have a productive Friday! Yo...

Tiara Thursday: The Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara

The Diamond Vine Leaves Tiara I usually just refer to today’s tiara as the larger Luxembourg floral tiara because it is indeed the larger of...

Weekly Royal Fashion Awards: September 15-21, Plus a Tiara Watch!

Best in Visits Queen Máxima and Princess Letizia Video: Felipe and Letizia meet their Dutch visitors at the airport Willem-Alexander and Máx...

Royal Fashion Awards: Prince Félix and Princess Claire’s Wedding

After marrying in a civil ceremony in Germany earlier in the week , Prince Félix of Luxembourg and the new Princess Claire headed to Basiliq...

Flashback Friday: Andrew and Sarah's Wedding

The religious marriage of the second son of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg is this weekend ( Félix and Claire already tied t...

Tiara Thursday: Farah's Seven Emerald Tiara

Farah's Seven Emerald Tiara This unique emerald tiara was made by Harry Winston in 1958 in advance of the marriage of the Shah of Iran a...

Royal Fashion Awards: Prinsjesdag 2013

Prinsjesdag made me a little sad yesterday, guys. We're not only missing Queen Princess Beatrix from the festivities now, but Princess ...

Random Royal Wedding Appreciation: Prince Félix and Claire Get Hitched

It's finally time for the wedding festivities for Prince Félix of Luxembourg and Claire Lademacher! The pair were married in a small civ...

Weekly Royal Fashion Awards: September 8-14

Best in Brights Queen Máxima Video: Máxima in Malaysia This dress appeared to legitimately be an eye-searing shade of highlighter yellow in ...

Royal Fashion Awards: The Swedish Jubilee

Carl XVI Gustaf became king on September 15, 1973, on the death of his grandfather. And now, 40 years later, the royal family's been cel...

Flashback Friday: Máxima at Prinsjesdag

It's nearly time for one of my favorite annual royal events: Prinsjesdag! The Dutch sovereign gives the Speech from the Throne in front ...

Tiara Thursday: The Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara

The Chaumet Bourbon-Parma Tiara This is one of those rare tiaras that has managed to become fairly well known despite the fact that it isn...

Wedding Wednesday: September Brides

September weddings include some of those couples we see pop up at big European royal events, plus some prep for the next wedding on the hori...

Weekly Royal Fashion Awards: August 27-September 7, Plus Your Diamond Winners!

Hello again, lovelies. It's that glorious time of year when the deadly slow month of August is over and our royals have returned to the ...

Programming Note

As noted yesterday, the blog is taking the rest of the week off - we will return on Tuesday!

Royal Fashion Awards: A Weekend Wedding Frenzy

While some of us were enjoying a long holiday weekend, some of our royal people here were busy getting married by the dozens. Well, maybe no...

The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor