The Pope Meets Albert And Charlene Of Monaco

Yeah, yeah, I cut out Albert. Well, rest assured, he looks like Albert. I can't wait to see Charlene and the Pope in a Who Wore It Better? contest in Us Weekly this week. (For my money, Charlene's coat is perfection, but His Holiness carries off a headpiece with greater confidence.)

The Queen Visits The Women's Institute

"Must you take a photo of us alighting from our car? Even with practice, it is inherently undignified."

Queen Letizia

Letizia's in Madrid to arrest some raging felons. I assume.

Queen Letizia

I LOVE that these two cute security dudes are kinda like, "heeeeey, how you doin'?" I mean, facially.

40th International Circus Festival : Day Six In Monaco

THIS CIRCUS LASTS SIX DAYS? Holy moses, I'm relieved I'm not a member of the royal family of Monaco. Here, apparently Pauline Ducruet has ALSO gotten bored of the circus and has decided to use her Commemorative Scarf as a top. Princess Stephanie does not seem amused.

40th International Circus Festival : Day Six In Monaco

Here, amid a bunch of people Informative Caption doesn't know, we have Louis Ducruet, Princess Stephanie, You Can All Me Al, and Princess Caroline, whose dress is GREAT, in a highly eccentric way. Good for you, Caroline. (Louis is Stephanie's other child with her Scandalous Body Guard. Wiki's big scandal on him is, "He has American friends." BAD NEWS, GUYS. We're a terrible influence!)

Charlotte Casiraghi

Charlotte's never been more tired of watches than she is in this photo, at a dinner celebrating them.

Queen Mathilde

Queen Mathilde is in Davos, NOT for a raging ski vacay, but for for the World Economic Forum. She looks festive!

Norwegian Royals 25th Anniversary Celebrations

Let me turn to Informative Caption: "Princess Martha Louise of Norway and husband Ari Behn, Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, Emma Tallulah Behn, Queen Sonja of Norway, Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway, Leah Isadora Behn, Guest, King Harald V of Norway, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway are seen outside the Royal Palace while celebrating the 25th anniversary of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway as monarchs." Oh, to be "guest"! You could be ANYONE! And, presumably, they're all VERY IMPATIENT to hit the slopes.

CP Victoria, Queen Silvia, King Carl XVI Gustaf

This is "the opening of the exhibition 'In Course of Time, 400 Years Of Royal Clocks' at the Royal Palace," in case any of us needed reminding that TIME MARCHES ON. They all look nice - King CXVIG is holding up the banner of the Well Tailored Royal Man quite admirably whilst Prince Charles is off, like, on a silent yoga retreat or whatever he's doing right now. And CPV looks great in that color. Great, and about to pop. Let that woman sit down! There are chairs RIGHT THERE.

Royals Round-Up, January 22, 2016

This week's round-up encompasses everything from the Pope to the circus. Seriously. And elsewhere: -- People explains why Charlene -- as pictured in the slideshow today -- wore white to meet the Pope. It's complicated and interesting. -- Sophie Wessex turned 51 on Wednesday, and Hello! of course rounded up a variety of facts about her. -- You can now take a virtual tour of Buckingham Palace! This would have been helpful when we were writing The Royal We, guys. (Royal Central) -- Shit is getting real for Spain's Infanta Cristina, if I may be blunt. Money laundering is no joke. But I did laugh a little when I read that the other party in this palaver is "a former Olympic handball champion." OF COURSE. (The Guardian) -- You'll enjoy this interview with a former Buckingham Palace chef. I LOVE royal logistics, and this is chockful of them. For example: "Staff breakfast was at seven o’clock. Nine o’clock was the royal breakfast. The challenge came from making five or six different breakfasts. Maybe five of the royals ate together, but then the Queen would eat by herself. Or Prince Andrew would eat by himself and then there’d be other people visiting who needed to be served. There was also the household breakfast, which was for all the people who were masters of the household, like the ladies in waiting." He also claims that his carrot cake was revolutionary. Er, not literally. (Lucky Peach) -- This is an interesting bit from Anne Leibovitz about photographing the Queen. The word "feisty" is used. (The Duchess Diary) -- Harry will surely be pleased to hear that the British Army has a new goat. (Mashable) -- At The Court Jeweller, excellent coverage of the Norwegian Silver Jubilee, and other silver jubilees in general. -- Have you voted in What Kate Wore's poll to determine the best of Kate's coats in 2015? This is a question near and dear to me.