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Much of the Royal equivalent to “branding” is covered by UK law (specifically, the Trademark Act if 1994) without the need to apply for specific trademarks. Essentially, the Royal names, arms, seals, etc., including those of their traditional residences, are given similar protections by the law...

All the fussing here over Harry and Meghan is just insane to me. It’s exactly the kind of in-house squabbling that every generation of this family has gone through and weathered. In the scheme of things it is truly NOTHING. But Andrew is potentially a much bigger blow. Forget about whether or...

Of all the royals in the world, I would think the current Imperial couple of Japan would be particularly understanding of a spouse choosing to sit out ceremonial occasions, given the extensive period in which Masako did exactly that.

This is all true. But understand that, because the average layperson only knows that lawsuits involving groups of people related only by a shared complaint against an entity are often called “class action,” its natural for that term to be misused when they are really talking about a group...

They are the most youthful of working royals, after all. Seriously, though, youth engagement and development is generally one of the areas where the BRF has felt most free to take a very direct hand in charitable work, even domestically (see also: the Prince’s Trust’s, the Duke Edinburgh Award...

Diana and Camilla did not wear “feminized menswear,” they wore shalwar kameez (or at least clothing inspired by shalwar), which is a style widely worn by Pakistani women. Kate’s dress and pants are more like a different style of Pakistani women’s clothing, the anarkali. Two different styles, but...

I think it’s pretty clear that the BRF have tapped Harry and Meghan to have their focus of work veer somewhat international/Commonwealth going forward. They have both been given Commonwealth position/offices, which seemed to be hinted at when she made such a point of having all of the...

Who are the two women who stood behind Camilla? I feel like I should recognize at least one of them, but I’m having one of those slow-thinking days where I might night recognize myself in the mirror, if you kwim.

Part of me has to wonder if the timing of this is an indication that Madeline and C-P have both decided with their spouses that they are done having children. As others have pointed out, when Leonore was born it would have been premature to take this step, so she was given HRH and all the honors...

Her great-granddaughter Charlotte looks so much like her!

His eyes are pure Mountbatten, too. There’s a photo of Prince Philip in a beard from that big solo tour he took on the yacht back in the 50s, and he looks exactly like Harry now. The only similarity Hewitt has is hair color.

No, pretty sure that was just a little speculation some press inserted into their stories about SmartWorks. She didn’t say anything like that in her speech.

Camilla has directly told reporters she has a fear of flying, so the stressful part for her would indeed be the trip itself. Evidently the royal helicopter had a near collision while she was riding in it last year (IIRC, there was inadequate/faulty communication with air traffic control...

Samantha Cohen is their private secretary. If she hasn’t left, then they don’t need to replace her.

FYI, the confusion seems to stem from different uses of the idiom. Where I am, in the American South, to say “step up your game” is inherently negative; it means the person has been lazy or unsuccessful and needs to do a better job if they’re going to pass muster. For example, “after a...

That’s true for clothing, too—and for all of these women. I think it’s pretty likely that often when royals are interested in clothing or jewelry from designers or jewelers who want to be associated with them, when it comes time to talk price the maker is only mentioning wholesale or “at cost”...

Not to be indelicate, but if she’s nursing regularly, at this point out from Archie’s birth her bust size could still grow as much as a cup size between the time she leaves home to the time she gets to the event. There’s only so much tailoring you can do to accommodate those sorts of...

I really like that hairstyle on her and the skirt is great!

It may not be to your taste, but by many accounts Charles adores the place. The photos I’ve seen have been lovely. Not as huge and grand as BP, but a nice balance between regal elegance and comfortable human-scale hominess. I wouldn’t be surprised if Charles conveniently finds excuses to keep...

Let’s keep In mind that Andrew’s connection to this man is not simply that he saw him at parties, including once after the conviction, not is it a single image of him with one of the alleged victims. They were close enough that he hosted Epstein for long weekends on several occasions, reportedly...

Which, again, was a thing created when it was just a pair of part-time royal brothers and quite unusual of a move. I don’t think it ever could have been sustainable for that yoking to continue indefinitely. The split was bound to happen sooner or later.

Harry doing so many appearances with William and Kate was an unusual move for the BRF. Even married couples mostly do their work solo. Did people really think that kind of stuff was going to continue once Harry married? Honestly, it had already slowed down as the three of them leaned in more...

And technically even the replica has now been used for two generations. Its first wearer was Edward’s son, James, grandson of the Queen, and cousin to the parents of all subsequent babies to be christened in it. Also, at this point, assuming it’s been used for all of the great-grandkids, it’s...

I LOVE that they’re mixing in so many modern elements. Generation after generation of monarchs added and subtracted to the decor of royal palaces; the relatively contemporary idea of locking in a historic design scheme is so wrongheaded. It takes away the value of seeing the marks of so many...

The picnic pictures are so charming!