Royalty Thread #13: Zooming in on our favorite royals

[Barbara Manatee]

Kensington Royal has put up a few more delightful birthday and Father's Day photos. The one of Charles and William is quite sweet - Charles has really unbent the last few years. I never expected he'd allow so much PDA with his kids and grandkids.

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh my gosh, those kids are cute!!

 

[DFJ]

Princess Charlie...cutest thing ever.

 

[MsZem]

It's always a good time for cute baby royal pictures:

See the adorable new photos of Luxembourg royal baby Prince Charles

He's second-in-line to the throne and was born in May.

ca.hellomagazine.com

 

[Lorac]

It's always a good time for cute baby royal pictures:

See the adorable new photos of Luxembourg royal baby Prince Charles

He's second-in-line to the throne and was born in May.

ca.hellomagazine.com

So adorable with not a care in the world

 

[ballettmaus]

It's always a good time for cute baby royal pictures:

See the adorable new photos of Luxembourg royal baby Prince Charles

He's second-in-line to the throne and was born in May.

ca.hellomagazine.com

I love the last picture with the three of them outside. The new parents look so mesmerized and awed by their son.

 

[MsZem]

Royals wearing masks:

William checking in on vaccine development-

Prince William Is the First Working Royal Photographed Wearing a Mask in Public

The Duke wore PPE to visit researchers working on a vaccine for the coronavirus.

bit.ly

Letizia and Felipe welcoming German tourists-

Spain's king plays tour guide as royals continue to show support for travel industry - Royal Central

Two German visitors to Mallorca got an unexpected start to their holiday on the Spanish island when King Felipe and Queen Letizia provided the official

royalcentral.co.uk

 

[Lynn226]

The Governor General of Jamaica has suspended use of a royal insignia which depicts an archangel as white and Satan as a person with dark skin.

Jamaica’s governor-general suspends personal use of royal insignia over ‘offending image’ | CNN

Jamaica’s governor-general will no longer wear a royal insignia for personal use that depicts the archangel St. Michael trampling Satan, who is drawn with dark skin.

tinyurl.com

 

[MsZem]

More royal baby content:

Bhutan's King and Queen Announce Newborn Son's Name — and How It Connects to His Big Brother

Bhutan's King and Queen announce newborn son's name — and the connection to his big brother

people.com

 

[aftershocks]

The Governor General of Jamaica has suspended use of a royal insignia which depicts an archangel as white and Satan as a person with dark skin.

Jamaica’s governor-general suspends personal use of royal insignia over ‘offending image’ | CNN

Jamaica’s governor-general will no longer wear a royal insignia for personal use that depicts the archangel St. Michael trampling Satan, who is drawn with dark skin.

tinyurl.com

I heard about this, and I saw the depiction of the medal too! There are various images (including engravings). It's rather horrific, but I guess average people haven't ever had a good look at these depictions until recently. With the apparent 'white' heroic angelic figure standing on the neck of a 'black' figure on the ground (who represents the devil), it has reminded many of George Floyd suffocating and dying due to the 'white' police officer pressing his knee into Floyd's neck. I read that a number of prominent British POC, or Commonwealth POC have previously refused to accept being awarded this particular medal, understandably.

Possibly the image of heroic St. Michael was initially created during the 18th-century when notions of 'white' superiority first began to be developed, and a lot of history was rewritten, denied, ignored, covered up. Dark-skinned and pale-skinned people interacted quite often throughout ancient history, and not always in confrontational ways either. The connection between art, politics and history is also fascinating, and misunderstood. In this instance, the image used on the St. Michael medal is absolutely egregious, but in the case of the brooch that Princess Michael wore to 2017 Christmas at Sandringham, it was NOT a 'blackamoor' image (Princess Michael may not be fully aware of the jewelry's history). It's a celebratory image of a Moorish prince, made by a Venetian jeweler who explained the meaning behind his crafting of the jeweled image. I've shared this article here previously:

Why the world got the 'racist' royal jewelry all wrong

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www.haaretz.com

In other eye-opening news in this strange 2020 year of ongoing upheaval:

https://twitter.com/scobie/status/1278638955156639745

Scobie tweets about an archaic practice, reported in The Telegraph:
"Prince Charles has collected 1 million pounds + from people in Cornwall who died without leaving a will"

It's All Starting To Unravel - Meghan and Harry News

It's All Starting To Unravel - Meghan and Harry News

www.youtube.com

Omid Scobie's general Twitter relating more mundane British royal news:

https://twitter.com/scobie

 

[aftershocks]

A more hopeful, forward-looking example of a progressive royal who apparently has a discerning eye and intellect for the future:

His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon

A short biography of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon of Norway.

www.royalcourt.no

"Crown Prince Haakon holds a Bachelor in political science from the University of California at Berkeley and a Masters Degree in development studies from London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Crown Prince graduated from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy in Bergen in 1995... The MA in development studies was completed in London in 2003, with a specialisation in international trade and Africa."

Crown Prince Haakon gives final push to Norway’s campaign for seat on UN Security Council - Royal Central

Crown Prince Haakon has taken a high profile role in the Norwegian fight for a seat on the United Nations Security Council. This week, he finds out if the

royalcentral.co.uk

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

It's kind of fascinating too that Denmark is actually the world's oldest monarchy.

 

[attyfan]

If you like rubies:

(and speaking of Denmark):

Jewels for July: Denmark's Famous Rubies - Royal Central

The birthstone of July, the ruby, has been used as a symbol of royalty for centuries. Today we’re looking at the history behind the most famous ruby tiara in

royalcentral.co.uk

Netherlands, too:

Jewels for July: The Netherlands' Famous Rubies - Royal Central

The ruby is the birthstone for July. It's been used in royal jewellery collections for centuries and it now features in some of the most striking pieces in

royalcentral.co.uk

 

[Lynn226]

I'm not sure why, but a coworker shared two Swedish royal YouTube videos on our intranet. I liked them, so here they are. The first is Abba singing Dancing Queen at an event for King Carl Gustav's wedding in the 1970s. The second is a Swedish royal band playing Dancing Queen.

ABBA " Dancing Queen" ( At The Royal Swedish Opera - 1976) HQ

ABBA " Dancing Queen" ( At The Royal Swedish Opera) From the DVD: ABBA - The Definitive Collection. Swedish television transmission on June 18th, 1976. The o...

youtu.be

Swedish Royal military orchestra plays abba

Dancing Queen 2016

youtu.be

 

[aftershocks]

There's a new Royalty Home Decor blog from the creators of What Kate Wore and Meghan's Mirror fashion blogs. Below is a brief sampling. They'll need to do a lot more digging or luck into more royalty home features for this idea to truly take off.

On Maxima:

Royal Home Style is coming soon

We are doing some maintenance on our site. Please come back later.

royalhomestyle.com

On Mary:

Royal Home Style is coming soon

We are doing some maintenance on our site. Please come back later.

royalhomestyle.com

On Meghan:
https://royalhomestyle.com/2020/06/duchess-meghans-fashion-mirrors-her-interior-design-style/
Mostly based on her former Instagram posts showing her Toronto apartment, because the public hasn't been privy to any insider views of either Nottingham Cottage or Frogmore Cottage. Forget about M&H's quarters in Tyler Perry's home.

From the web, here's throwback pics of Meghan's 2015 pre-Harry romance visit to Malta, where one of her ancestors on her father's side lived for awhile before trekking to America...

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article13660555.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/0_PAY-EXCLUSIVE-Meghan-Markles-holiday-photos-from-2015-in-Malta-show-her-as-happy-and-carefree.jpg

https://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20181028/rs_1024x759-181128112255-1024.meghan-markle-malta-3.jpg?fit=inside%7C900:650&output-quality

https://cdn-img.instyle.com/sites/default/files/styles/640x768/public/1543522886/112918-News-Meghan-Markle-Malta3-lead.jpg?itok=_RFxv7ka=90

Some of the pics were featured in the below article. The traditional cape-style headdress is the ghonnella:

Meghan Markle's Never-Before-Seen Trip to Malta Proves She Was Always Fit to be Royal

"When asked to go to Malta to not only discover the beautiful island, but also the land from which my great grandmother hailed, I said yes without hesitation," she wrote in 2015.

www.eonline.com

Għonnella - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Parsley Sage]

What Kate Wore is not run by the same people as Meghan's Mirror.

 

[overedge]

More royal baby content:

Bhutan's King and Queen Announce Newborn Son's Name — and How It Connects to His Big Brother

Bhutan's King and Queen announce newborn son's name — and the connection to his big brother

people.com

I read the shortened headline as "Bhutan's King and Queen Announce and newborn son". Me--->hmmm, don't remember "Announce" as a royal surname anywhere

 

[Parsley Sage]

Kate and Andy Murray met with young tennis students.

The Duchess Dons a Tennis Print for Wimbledon Call – What Kate Wore

whatkatewore.com

 

[aftershocks]

What Kate Wore is not run by the same people as Meghan's Mirror.

Well, I can't keep the names together and I'm not that clear on it. But there are some Meghan bloggers who also had a Kate blog. Those who did What Kate Wore surely started What Meghan Wore, although I don't know if the latter is still going. Meghan's Mirror is still up, but they do a lot of features for monetizing that are based on Meghan's former public profile, etc. There's also the Mad About Meghan blog which is very professional and still active.

 

[Parsley Sage]

Kate was part of the launch of "Tiny Happy People" a BBC initiative to provide support and resources for development of communication skills in kids age 0-4

The Duchess Wears Emilia Wickstead for ‘Tiny Happy People’ Rollout – What Kate Wore

whatkatewore.com

 

[Lorac]

Queen Elizabeth always takes an interest in her armed forces and has many engagements each year to meet them. Clearly that isn't possible at this time so Zoom comes to the rescue.

Queen Elizabeth rocks Zoom once more!!

We only get to see a small clip but apparently she chatted for quite a while to the service personnel and was very aware of who they all were and what their interests were.

 

[attyfan]

Queen will formally dub Captain Tom Moore a knight at Windsor -- with sword and everything:

The Queen to knight Captain Tom Moore at Windsor Castle - Royal Central

The Queen will bestow the knighthood awarded to Captain Tom Moore for his services to the NHS at Windsor Castle in a special ceremony.

royalcentral.co.uk

 

[Lorac]

Queen will formally dub Captain Tom Moore a knight at Windsor -- with sword and everything:

The Queen to knight Captain Tom Moore at Windsor Castle - Royal Central

The Queen will bestow the knighthood awarded to Captain Tom Moore for his services to the NHS at Windsor Castle in a special ceremony.

royalcentral.co.uk

I wondered if they would do a special ceremony for him as his knighthood was a special announcement. As he has been self isolating with his family I'm sure they will be doubling down on quarantine to ensure they are all able to attend.

And they always use a sword when knighthoods are awarded - and this one will be one that belonged to the Queen's father. Very special..

 

[MsZem]

Congratulations to Princess Beatrice, who finally got married after the original date had to be postponed:

Princess Beatrice marries Italian Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Princess Beatrice has married Italian property developer Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in secret at Windsor Castle. The couple were due to tie the knot at the Chapel Royal of St James's Palace In May.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Let's just ignore her father.

 

[kittyjake5]

Congrats to the Happy Couple!

 

[MsZem]

I believe this does it for major European royal weddings for some time. The 20-40 somethings have all married except for some of the Luxembourg royal family, and they're not going to generate that much interest. The next generation of royals in most countries are still teenagers.

But maybe Princess Mako will tie the knot at some point?

 

[SHARPIE]

Wonder if Beatrice is up the duff?

Seriously though, congrats to her. A lavish wedding would not have been gauging the mood of the country at the moment and her vile father contributed to that more than the crud.

 

[Sylvia]

Queen will formally dub Captain Tom Moore a knight at Windsor -- with sword and everything:

Here's a video : https://twitter.com/RoyalReporter/status/1284127628358803456

 

[Lorac]

Wonder if Beatrice is up the duff?

Seriously though, congrats to her. A lavish wedding would not have been gauging the mood of the country at the moment and her vile father contributed to that more than the crud.

You're awful @SHARPIE

They were either going to have to wait until 2021 or just go ahead and have a small private wedding after they had to cancel this past May. With the mess that her father has embroiled himself in then the small private wedding was the way to go so kudos and happiness to them and I hope they had a lovely ceremony and are happy.

 

[MsZem]

Nice to see someone getting something good out of 2020 (that refers to both Princess Beatrice and Sir Tom).

Here's a video : https://twitter.com/RoyalReporter/status/1284127628358803456

Two WWII veterans

 

[Parsley Sage]

Beatrice's flowers

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