How horrible. Condolences, once again, to Lady Gabriella.
I see that it is a tough time for Royals at this time in history: Ari Behn; King Juan Carlos; the Duke of York; the last Savoy pretender; then, the illnesses of King Charles III and the Princess of Wales. Phew. This is not an easy...
I hope, of course, that Princess Catherine has a total recovery from her illness and I hope that, with the Duchy of Cornwall income being said to be so high and if their overheads are not horrendous, that Princess Catherine has some of her clothes designed just for her in London instead of being...
Thanks for the info. I had not known that they were Greville heirlooms. I had thought that QEII had been given these pins for a birthday and that the pins were French made.
The red, on Princess Marie-Chantal, looked all wrong at St. George's Chapel, Windsor. The other ladies all seem to have been in either black or in a sombre colour.
I think we are all guessing as to who owns what and I think that the royalty are wrong to not publish the wills or some of the wills. For instance, we don't know what has actually been borrowed from King Charles or from Queen Consort Camilla or what is owned by the woman who wears that piece.
https://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Feb2024/PPE24021528.JPG
Queen Maxima wore these earrings to a public duty in Sassenheim on the 15th of February, 2024.
I cannot remember seeing them before.
There have been some cruel headlines in the British tabloids that GB does not have enough Royals now with King Charles and Princess Catherine both ill.
So, the issue is that the Gloucesters and the Edinburghs can do royal duties but it is obvious that some folk do not want the Gloucesters and...
I am not Swedish and I don't see how Carl Philip and Christina and their spouses need to be at the state dinner. To me, the whole idea of "royal family" has died and it's just a monarchy with hereditary "presidential" couples.