Prince Harry and Prince Charles

We got half of the Gallipoli centennial covered in last week's Royals Round-Up, and the rest of it happened after I went to post. So here it is! Harry looks REAL handsome this week.

Prince Harry

This is "the New Zealand Memorial Service marking the centenary of the World War One Gallipoli Campaign" in Turkey. On the 25th, Chaz and Harry were with the Australian and New Zealand contingents for Anzac Day, which, if I've understood correctly from when we discussed this last year during William and Kate's Oz/NZ tour, is like Memorial Day in the United States, in that it honors those who served and gave their lives in military conflict. (Here's the Wikipedia page; as ever, I welcome those of you who are better versed on this subject than I to weigh in.)

Prince Harry

Informative Caption says that Harry gave a speech, but I'd heard that Harry actually read a poem. His speech may have had a poem IN IT, however.

Prince Charles and Prince Harry

This is, per Informative Caption, "the Nek, a narrow stretch of ridge in the Anzac battlefield on the Gallipoli Peninsula," in Turkey, and it looks very beautiful. (I've never been to Turkey, but always wanted to go.)

Prince Harry

This is with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key during the aforementioned Dawn Ceremony.

Prince Harry

Harry then popped back to London to be there for the Marathon where he chatted up EVERYONE -- here, medical volunteers -- and basically looked hot and wondered if Kate would have her baby while he was home for 24 hours. The answer was NO.

Take Two

I inadvertently downloaded both of these photos, so why not also give you the close-up?

Wills

On Saturday, William tackled the British commemoration of Gallipoli with his grandparents and this face to me totally says "I wonder if Kate's in labor at home right now." SHE WAS NOT.

QE2, Philip, and Wills

Her Majesty looks appropriately somber and yet quite chic in this, I must say. (I always enjoy Wills in his overcoat.)

Prince Williaml

This morning (Friday, May 1st), William went and signed the condolence book for the victims of the earthquake in Nepal.

Preparations At The Lindo Wing

I LOVE that Ladbrokes has a chalkboard with running odds of baby names outside the hospital. British Betting Culture, I cherish you.

Prince Charles

Informative Caption is quite interesting here: Prince Charles "looks at a mask as he visits the 'Indigenous Australia: Enduring Civilisation' exhibition at the British Museum...The show is the first major exhibition in the UK to present a history of Indigenous Australia through objects, and celebrates the cultural strength and resilience of both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders." Which sounds very interesting. Someone go and report back!

Princess Anne

Anne also attended Gallipoli ceremonies and she did so in some really bad-ass boots.

Sophie

PLEASE wear that to your next public event, Sophie.

The Queen Presents New Colours To The 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards

Such a shame the British pomp and circumstance isn't at ALL picturesque or photogenic or dramatic AT ALL.

John Mars Receives Knighthood From The Queen

"Yes. It's heinous. This is true." (Mr Mars here is an American and he's Mars as in Mars Bars, as in the candy magnate. Of all the things of which to be a magnate, candy is one of the best.)

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima

Allow me to start with Informative Caption: "King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands take part in celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the kingdom on April 25, 2015 in Zwolle, Netherlands." Uninformative Caption: MAXIMA WHAT IS ON YOUR HEAD??! It is INSANE and also I love you.

Dutch Royal Family Attends King's Day

King's Day encompassed several days, and Maxima wore a glorious hat throughout. This one is YOOOGE. (Look how cute Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane are in their capes!)

Queen Maxima

That, my friends, is quite a lid. She and W-A are going to DC, Grand Rapids, and Chicago over June 1-3, so report back if you see the turban in the wild.

Dutch Royal Family Attends King's Day

This man is ALL OF US.

: Prince Bernhard JR and Princess Annette

King's Day always gives me the opportunity to Wiki the backgrounds of random Dutch royals and bemoan that they're generally well-behaved. This dude's whole name is Prince Bernhard Lucas Emmanuel of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, he went to Georgetown, and the two of them are totally well-behaved and low key. She's quite pretty!

Prince Pieter Christiaan and Princess Anita

I think Princess Anita's dress is so pretty but I think non-white shoes might have been better? They are ALSO boringly nice and well-behaved from what I can tell.

Princess Marilene and Prince Maurits of

A) We have to talk about the women behind these two, with the white glasses and turban! She looks nutty and also awesome.

b) Marilene is actually generally very smartly-dressed, if I remember correctly, and she certainly wins here. They're ALSO totally devoid of SCANDALE. You guys! Someone please at the very least accidentally befriend a drug lord!

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima

This is AMAZING. Maxima looks like a wacky broad on a tropical cruise and W-A is her husband who's spent all day in the hot sun bringing her pina coladas.

Felipie and Letizia

I dig this dress on Letizia. As ever, I also enjoy that they both seem to be wondering if the other remembered to unplug the waffle iron.

Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia

A flowered blazer AND a flowered dress always makes you look a wee bit like a sofa, I fear. (Letizia looks elegant.) (You guys know what I think about the shoes, obviously.)

rown Princess Mette-Marit, Crown Prince Haakon

I really like this color on M-M, but I'm not sure if the cut is the most spectacular on her? I dig the tights, though.

Prince Daniel, Crown Princess Victoria, Princess Estelle, Queen Silvia

These folks are celebrating the King's birthday, and I always love that cape on Silvia. But can we talk about Estelle? SHE IS THE CUTEST.

Royals Round-Up, May 1, 2015

WHERE IS THAT BABY? At this point, I need Kate to just hold her peace until Tuesday, because I've got stuff happening this weekend. In today's post: Harry looks really hot (he always looks super fit when he's out running around as a military dude and I APPRECIATE IT), Wills looks like he doesn't know when the baby is coming either and it's starting to wear on him, Maxima wears some HATS (including TWO turbans!), and Princess Estelle is still the very cutest. Here at GFY, in case you missed it, we took a loving look back at Wills and Kate's wedding. Also, if you have been toying with the idea of getting The Royal We for your e-reader, do it now, because I think they're going to raise the price. (However, Amazon has LOWERED the price on the hardcover, and I also would suggest that as a lovely gift for the Moms and graduates in your life as we enter Mother's Day/Graduation time.) AND ELSEWHERE: Elle brings us loads of photos of British royal babies. Via People, Chaz claims that Harry is totally going to buy a Speedo when he's in Australia. PROMISE? Kensington Palace has taken to sending royal watchers birthday cakes and pastries. WHERE ARE OUR PASTRIES, GUYS? (Royal Central) Our friends at Duchess Diary have a closer look at famous royal-watcher Terry Hutt (who was gifted the aforementioned cake). Over at the Royal Hats blog, there's been a week-long, super comprehensive and great look back at all the hats at W&K's wedding. SO worth your time. Our friends at The Court Jeweller have a new site, called The TiaraPedia, which features a daily tiara. It's awesome! And so search-able. It's really great. Victoria Arbiter, reporting for CNN, thinks that if Kate and Wills' new baby is a girl, she will be a boon for both the economy and the monarchy. The Telegraph runs down what the baby, regardless of gender, has in store for its first six months of life. (Napping.) (This has video.) Hello! has the deets on Sofia Hellqvist's hen party with Crown Princess Victoria. It seems champers and hot tubs were involved. I am jealous. Thanks to Hello! for putting The Royal We on their May to-do list! Our friends at Prince Harry Watch are giving away a copy of The Royal We and said giveaway ends TONIGHT, so get in there. Royalista has way more photos of Princess Estelle and her cousin Leonare from this week. They are SO CUTE. From Her Majesty's Jewel Vault has an interesting piece on Welsh Guards badges, like the one the Queen was given this week. (Camilla is wearing a fur turban within.) Harry is Perth at the moment, and Perth newspapers are on top of his shenanigans, which include eating hamburgers. (Perth Now)