This week’s Royals Round-Up is so PACKED, you guys. We’ve got new Wills & Kate! We’ve got GIANT hats! We’ve got turbans! We’ve got Maxima looking arguably the best she’s ever looked! We’ve got literal Queen Bees! Please join us.
If you missed it earlier this week:
– Wills and Kate released pictures of them and Prince George and Princess Charlotte on the slopes over the weekend. (There’s a LOT of discussion in the comments, there.)
– They also had several engagements yesterday; Kate’s dress is CUTE, and Wills looks hot wearing regular trousers for once.
– AND they were totally cute together today, as well. (We’re going to get another does of them on Monday, along with Harry’s reappearance.)
And, elsewhere:
– I thought this was really interesting, at the Daily Beast: Inside Will and Kate’s Privacy Obsession
– The Telegraph ran a pro-Wills op-ed, and all I know is that, regardless, he for sure hates everyone talking about him this much.
– The Express had a piece on Royal Ski PhotoCalls In History. There are some SKI SUITS happening.
– The Duchess Kate blog has done two great posts predicting what Kate will wear on next month’s tour of India and Bhutan (to which I am personally looking very forward). Here’s a link to the most recent one. I also agree with the Fug Nationals who predicted earlier this week that she will probably wear Naeem Khan. Given my extreme love of Naeem Khan, I cannot wait for this to happen.
– Some text messages between Queen Letizia and, as The Telegraph terms him, “a businessman embroiled in a banking scandal” have recently leaked, and she’s in a bit of hot water. My question is, who got Letizia’s text messages, and how? That seems suspicious.
– Harry is staying with a local family when he goes to Nepal. Um, he is totally welcome to stay with me the next time he visit Los Angeles. (People)
– You guys. Idris got his OBE this morning. PREPARE YOURSELF FOR HOTNESS:
@BritishMonarchy Made my *Mum very happy today!! pic.twitter.com/JAkfN0arBa
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 11, 2016
– Harry’s prepping for his trip to Nepal:
This morning Prince Harry took part in a roundtable briefing with NGOs working on the ground in Nepal pic.twitter.com/C6YYvM2i8y — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) March 10, 2016
– Look at this baby!
#PrinceOscar makes his photographic debut – photo released by Swedish Royal Court taken at Haga Palace pic.twitter.com/CBMFRJIBqu
— The Royal Forums (@theroyalforums) March 7, 2016
Fugs and Pieces, March 11, 2016
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This week went so quickly! I needed another day to get all my stuff done, I feel like. Maybe I just need a clone. While we consider the usefulness of clones, please enjoy the following:
– Per Smithsonian, Mr. Darcy’s Wet Shirt is Coming to the United States. FIELD TRIP!
– The BBC had an in-depth look at the only thing I’ve ever truly loved: the Breton-striped shirt.
–I’m obsessed with this look at how people are still playing chess by mail, over at Atlas Obscura. (Don’t you feel like you’ve read a variety of books over the years where SOMEONE is playing chess by mail?) It is fascinating.
– Over at All Things Georgian, a look at the big hair of the 70s. The 1770s.
– I am very perplexed by the fact that Selma Blair is apparently dating David Foster now? (Lainey)
– People brings us a look at every wedding gown on Downton Abbey.
– At Collectors Weekly, an interesting look indeed at the history of perfume.
– This week, Racked brings us this very interesting read about Isaac Mizrahi.
– Buzzfeed brings us 24 of Whitley Gilbert’s most iconic lines. I cannot tell you how much I loved Whitley Gilbert when I was a girl. VERY much. The outfits in these screengrabs are also AMAZING. WHAT IS DWAYNE WAYNE EVEN WEARING. (I love you, Dwayne.)
– Bless our friend Sally Holmes at Elle, who wore a whole post that’s just hot dudes in shorts. YOU UNDERSTAND ME, SALLY.
– At Pajiba: Not Your Korean Sidekick: The Frustrating Career of John Cho. I personally want more John Cho in everything, always.
– This is an interesting interview at The New Potato with astrologer Susan Miller, although I…have notes on some of what she says.
– This is interesting but ultimately really sad and concerning: The Washington Post caught up with US figure-skater Debi Thomas, and things have not gone well for her. (I LOVED Debi Thomas. I was so nervous when she skated at the Olympics that I literally had to leave the room. I went upstairs and paced around my bedroom.)
– At Celebitchy: Helen Mirren is the best.
– You KNOW I love luggage. Girls of a Certain Age looks at the elusive stylish rolling bag.
–And here at GFY, in case you missed it, a selection of posts you might want to read:
Finally, a gentle reminder that the paperback of The Royal We will be released in about six weeks. Order it now, and it will just ARRIVE at your door!
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