Royalty Thread #13: Zooming in on our favorite royals

[MsZem]

Her hair has been brown in all the pictures up to now. I know a lot of people who were blond at birth who became brown later but don't know anyone who had brown hair for 5 years & is now naturally blond.

Sometimes Charlotte's hair looks 100% brown, sometimes it doesn't - it's probably the light and whether her hair is pulled back or not.

 

[MLIS]

The photos in these collages (https://twitter.com/jandai8/status/1388663629457756162?s=21) show everything from dark brown to blonde. Her hair was also lighter in the video they posted for their anniversary. I’m sure it has to do with indoor/outdoor, lighting, time of year (and amount of time spent outside), and genetics. She looks more and more like William, who was blond as a child. More importantly, she looks healthy, happy, well-loved, confident, and full of life. What a cutie!

 

[MacMadame]

Her hair has been brown in all the pictures up to now. I know a lot of people who were blond at birth who became brown later but don't know anyone who had brown hair for 5 years & is now naturally blond. But surely they aren't putting streaks in her hair at this age. Maybe it's just me who finds this strange.

My hair used to look like that after I'd been out in the sun a lot.

 

[taf2002]

My hair used to look like that after I'd been out in the sun a lot.

I've known brown-haired people who got blond streaks in the sun. Unfortunately I wasn't one of them so that didn't occur to me. I'm sure that's it.

 

[Karen-W]

I've known brown-haired people who got blond streaks in the sun. Unfortunately I wasn't one of them so that didn't occur to me. I'm sure that's it.

Mine did as a kid. I suppose it probably still would as an adult if I spent lots of time out in the sun, which I don't. I had one summer, between my sophomore and junior years of college that I worked at Chinese deli at a local grocery store about 6-8 blocks from our home in California's Central Valley. My schedule was such that I walked to work in the late morning/walked home in the late afternoon, or walked to work in the late afternoon/picked up by my parents @9pm. By the end of the summer my normally mousy brown hair was light to the point where I was being mistaken by customers as a blonde.

Charlotte seems to have the same type of hair color as I did - looks brown in some pictures, blonder in others, etc. She is one adorable, lively little girl!

 

[Jenny]

Princess Charlotte's birthday picture is up: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-56957564.amp

She looks more and more like William, who was blond as a child. More importantly, she looks healthy, happy, well-loved, confident, and full of life. What a cutie!

This was my first thought too - she looks a lot like William now.

(My brown hair gets lighter in the sun too - my colourist has commented that a lot of her clients pay her a lot of money to get the fade I get naturally.)

 

[AxelAnnie]

It's a tiara!

Oh thank you. I didn't know how valuable that laugh would be.

 

[Kruss]

William and Catherine have launched their own YouTube channel.

 

[puglover]

William and Catherine have launched their own YouTube channel.

Does anyone know - did William usually call her Catherine or Kate? I always thought she was most commonly referred to as Kate but I seem to be seeing Catherine more. Of course, maybe I just am not very observant.

 

[Kruss]

Does anyone know - did William usually call her Catherine or Kate? I always thought she was most commonly referred to as Kate but I seem to be seeing Catherine more. Of course, maybe I just am not very observant.

Whenever he is speaking of her especially at official events, it's Catherine. I've never heard him say Kate.

 

[Kruss]

Not that I know anything officially.

 

[MLIS]

I understand she prefers Catherine, and that’s what William and her family call her. I have heard him say Kate, but it’s usually Catherine.

 

[Catherine M]

As a fellow Catherine, I love it when Catherine is called that, not Kate. Plus one of my favorite Queen Consorts of the past is Catherine of Braganza, King Charles II's wife. And since William is a direct descendant of Charles II, I find that ironic his wife is named Catherine and I'm looking forward to the next Queen Consort named Catherine.

 

[cygnus]

As a fellow Catherine, I love it when Catherine is called that, not Kate. Plus one of my favorite Queen Consorts of the past is Catherine of Braganza, King Charles II's wife. And since William is a direct descendant of Charles II, I find that ironic his wife is named Catherine and I'm looking forward to the next Queen Consort named Catherine.

He may descend from Charles ll, but not from his wife Catherine of Braganza (for whom I also have a soft spot)- rather from several of Charles' illegitimate children, who formed the nucleus of the post civil war aristocracy.

As for obscure consorts- I rather like Queen Adelaide (wife of William lV) who comes across as a lovely and caring woman.

 

[Vagabond]

I have heard him say Kate, but it’s usually Catherine.

This seems apt.

 

[Parsley Sage]

My city has a King William Street. It intersects with Catherine Street.

 

[MsZem]

This is peak and not even a little bit surprising.

Prince Michael of Kent accused of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President Putin

Prince Michael of Kent has been accused of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a joint investigation by The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispat…

royalcentral.co.uk

More wholesome royal news:

Queen Máxima features on five stamps for her 50th birthday - DutchNews.nl

An informal black and white photograph of queen Máxima has a central role in a set of stamps produced by PostNL in honour of her 50th birthday on May 17. The queen’s face will be featured on five stamps, one of which is a black and white private photo made in New York in 1999, the year...

www.dutchnews.nl

 

[Vagabond]

Do deposed royal families count?

Paris Teenager’s New Gig: Would-Be Queen of Italy. A Nation Shrugs. (Published 2021)

The son of Italy’s last king has tapped his teen granddaughter to eventually lead the House of Savoy, pretenders to Italy’s defunct throne. “Totally illegitimate,” says a rival clan.

www.nytimes.com

And so began the latest chapter in an ongoing dynastic dispute between the pretenders to Italy’s pretend throne. There are bitter feelings, thrown punches, warring noble committees, dukedom politics and as of last month, Vittoria’s ascending social media status.

What there is not is an actual crown to fight over....

 

[Wyliefan]

What a mess. Leave it to the Italians.

 

[AxelAnnie]

This seems apt.

It is my understanding that when William assumes the throne Kate will will be using Catherine as that is her given name.

 

[barbk]

This is peak and not even a little bit surprising.

Prince Michael of Kent accused of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President Putin

Prince Michael of Kent has been accused of misusing his royal status to seek favours from Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a joint investigation by The Sunday Times and Channel 4’s Dispat…

royalcentral.co.uk

I'm kind of unclear on why HRH Prince Michael gets to do business (well, legit business, maybe not this kind of funny business) and keep using the HRH and military appointments...but that wasn't ok for Harry?

 

[Karen-W]

I'm kind of unclear on why HRH Prince Michael gets to do business (well, legit business, maybe not this kind of funny business) and keep using the HRH and military appointments...but that wasn't ok for Harry?

He doesn't have any military appointments as far as I'm aware. And he is not a working royal - consider him to be the same level as HRHs Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Each of them might do a one-off here and there representing the Queen and appear in the Court Circular for that.

So, Harry losing any honorary military appointments since he is no longer a working royal is in keeping with the way other non-working royals have been treated. And he and Meghan still have their HRHs, they have just been told they can't use them on their commercial projects. I'm not sure whether or not Prince or Princess Michael have used their HRH on any of their commercial activities (she has written quite a few books which have been well-received).

 

[Vagabond]

I'm kind of unclear on why HRH Prince Michael gets to do business (well, legit business, maybe not this kind of funny business) and keep using the HRH and military appointments...but that wasn't ok for Harry?

Royal Highness - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Harry doesn't get to use the title because his grandmother said he doesn't get to use it, and she has the say because she is the .

 

[AxelAnnie]

He doesn't have any military appointments as far as I'm aware. And he is not a working royal - consider him to be the same level as HRHs Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Each of them might do a one-off here and there representing the Queen and appear in the Court Circular for that.

So, Harry losing any honorary military appointments since he is no longer a working royal is in keeping with the way other non-working royals have been treated. And he and Meghan still have their HRHs, they have just been told they can't use them on their commercial projects. I'm not sure whether or not Prince or Princess Michael have used their HRH on any of their commercial activities (she has written quite a few books which have been well-received).

I believe H/M had an issue with using their titles on the foundation website

 

[barbk]

He doesn't have any military appointments as far as I'm aware. And he is not a working royal - consider him to be the same level as HRHs Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Each of them might do a one-off here and there representing the Queen and appear in the Court Circular for that.

So, Harry losing any honorary military appointments since he is no longer a working royal is in keeping with the way other non-working royals have been treated. And he and Meghan still have their HRHs, they have just been told they can't use them on their commercial projects. I'm not sure whether or not Prince or Princess Michael have used their HRH on any of their commercial activities (she has written quite a few books which have been well-received).

FWIW, Wikipedia shows Prince Michael as having a number of honorary military appointments. Maybe those are different somehow? He's been pictured in uniforms fairly frequently.

United Kingdom Honorary Commodore, Royal Naval Reserve (1 April 1994 – 2004)[48]
United Kingdom Honorary Rear Admiral, Royal Naval Reserve (2004–2015)[49]
United Kingdom Honorary Vice Admiral, Royal Naval Reserve (9 March 2015 – present)[50]
United Kingdom Honorary Auxiliary Commodore, Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (1990)[51]
United Kingdom Commodore-in-Chief, Maritime Reserves (2006–present)
United Kingdom Honorary Colonel, British Army (10 November 2010 – present)
United Kingdom Senior Colonel, The King's Royal Hussars[52]
United Kingdom Regimental Colonel, Honourable Artillery Company (2009–2012)[10]
United Kingdom Royal Honorary Colonel, Honourable Artillery Company (31 January 2012 – present).[10] (member since 1981)
United Kingdom Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Benson (27 June 2002 – 2012)[53]
United Kingdom Honorary Air Marshal of RAF Benson (1 March 2012 – present)[54][55]

The Wayback Machine features his private webpage as HRH Prince Michael of Kent with a subsidiary page of the website describing his business interests:

Business - Prince Michael of Kent

web.archive.org

I'm just not really seeing the difference.

 

[skategal]

Princess Beatrice and Eduardo are expecting a baby in the Fall. Congrats to the happy couple!

The Royal Family on Instagram: "👶 Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting a baby in autumn of this year. The Queen has been informed and both families are delighted with

731K likes, 6,350 comments - theroyalfamily on May 19, 2021: "👶 Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announ..."

www.instagram.com

 

[attyfan]

Another article:

Princess Beatrice is expecting her first child

Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are to welcome their first baby together. The Royal Family has announced the couple are expecting a child in the autumn of 2021. The baby w…

royalcentral.co.uk

Mazel tov!!!!!!!!!! (BTW ... so far, it looks like HMQ will get four great-grandchildren this year ... is that a record?)

 

[ballettmaus]

Another article:

Princess Beatrice is expecting her first child

Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are to welcome their first baby together. The Royal Family has announced the couple are expecting a child in the autumn of 2021. The baby w…

royalcentral.co.uk

Mazel tov!!!!!!!!!! (BTW ... so far, it looks like HMQ will get four great-grandchildren this year ... is that a record?)

Who is the fourth? Eugenie, Beatrice, Meghan and?

 

[MsZem]

Who is the fourth? Eugenie, Beatrice, Meghan and?

Zara had a baby boy:

Zara Tindall looks besotted with son Lucas in first appearance since Prince Philip's funeral

Zara and Mike Tindall welcomed their son in March

www.hellomagazine.com

 

[eusebius]

My city has a King William Street. It intersects with Catherine Street.

Same! Hamilton ON