Vanity Fair's Prince George Cover

Vanity Fair seems to promise a very good issue if you're into this sort of thing -- Katie Nicholl seems to have been hard at work; this link has teaser tid-bits --and if you aren't, why are you reading this post?! VF is very satisfying for royals coverage. Also for coverage of rich people murdering each other, which I also like.

Prince William and Prince Harry

"Oh my god, Wills. Close up...YOU'RE HIDEOUS."

"You're hilarious."

Prince William

Per our photo service: "Britain's Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, is pictured as he snorkels with British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) members at a swimming pool in central London on July 9, 2014. In May 2014, The Duke of Cambridge followed in the footsteps of The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Edinburgh by becoming President of BSAC, the UK's governing body for scuba diving." I can only imagine the reaction Harry had to this photo -- I presume the word "goober" was used -- and I hope Kate has it screened onto canvas and is hanging it over the fireplace.

Prince William in a Wetsuit

Okay, that's better. Put THAT ONE over the fireplace, Kate.

Prince William and Harry

"Read this, Harry. Read it aloud."

"I CAN READ."

"Can you? PROVE IT."

Gemma Cairney, Prince William, Prince Harry, and Jamal Edwards

"BLUE BLAZERS! Let's DISCUSS!"

This is the launch of "The Queen's Young Leaders Programme," which you can tell is classy because of how "programme" is spelled. This is also the event at which the Brothers Wales took this selfie, which involves a LOT of pointing.

Queen Elizabeth II and First Sea Lord Admiral Sir George Zambellas

"We hope we get to keep this intriguing silver item. It looks just right to brain our enemies with, should they sneak into our rooms at night."

The Queen And The Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Derbyshire

I feel like the Queen is given a LOT of hampers. I hope The Ladies of Her Bedchamber (if such people still exist) get to take home the raw honey and giant tubes of salami (I assume) are in them.

Sophie Wessex

The info about this event is amazing. Ahem: "The Countess of Wessex, visits Cobham, Surrey. During the visit she watched a duck race on the river where the ducks were named after members of the royal family. She didn't seem too pleased when Prince Andrew romped home. She then conducted a local band much to the delight of the band members." AS ONE DOES.

Clothes-wise, this is the skirt from this suit, which I noted last time we saw it would be better as separates. Thank God SOMEONE is listening to me.*

*AHAH! I have been informed that this is actually a dress with a jacket over it; this is just a NEW jacket. You can see the dress itself on her here. Thanks to Sophie Expert Anna N. for the intel!

King Felipe and Queen Letizia

This is the Air Academy graduation and I believe Letizia is thinking, in the words of the great philosopher Bridget Jones, "DING DONG!"

Queen Leitizia

This is the 150th anniversary of Spanish Red Cross and I guess it's nice to see that her pantsuits have not been forcibly removed from her and she still looks like a TV District Attorney now that she is Queen. A very elegant DA. A Very Elegant DA is, I think, a line of novels sold in supermarkets in beach towns at the moment.

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary

This is the Roskilde Festival which is, I believe, a music festival. They look SO INSANELY NORMAL, it's very cute.

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary

"Now, have you called Kate back? She wants to know where you got your striped top. DO NOT forget to return her call."

Royals Round-Up, July 11, 2014

In which William puts on a wetsuit for us, and Crown Princess Mary works her jeans and sneaks. BUT FIRST! This week here at GFY, ICYMI, a lot went down: William and Harry and Kate kicked off the Tour de France and two out of the three of them wore HORRIBLE PANTS. Prince Amedeo of Belgium got married. You know how we love royal weddings around here. Wills and Kate went to the men's final at Wimbledon and made ALL MATTER of faces (and we indulged in all matter of speculation). Princess Eugenie also popped by Wimbledon to see Tennis Princess Eugenie, and so did a bunch of other people, most of whom looked delightful. Harry tried to make amends for his Trousers Fiasco. We took a trip through time and space to revisit the many times Harry was introduced to an animal. #TeamGoat There was a meeting of the Blue Suit Committee in which Harry's pants AGAIN were too big WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE? Do I need to fly over and deal with his inseam personally? I WILL. Elsewhere, you may enjoy: We didn't have any pics of these, but it pleases me -- you will know why -- that Princess Eugenie went to the opening of a bracelet line this week. Are you trying to communicate with us, Yooj? Go to a wine store in a cardigan next week. Look shifty. Wait for further instructions. (Hello!) Tatler did a big look back at Princess Beatrice's wardrobe. I still have notes. There's video of the scuba event we covered in the slideshow, in which William has to explain to Prince Charles that "buff" is, in fact, a compliment. "You should be PLEASED," he says. Parents just don't understand. Kate's taking a solo trip to Malta in September. "PLEASE don't be during Fashion Week," I cried to the heavens. "I'LL DIE." (It's not. Also, apparently, she and Harry and William are going to Belgium at the end of THIS month. Presumably for beer? Lock up your blondes.) (Vanity Fair) Ooh, we were talking about this recently -- apparently Spain's Princess Cristina is being brought up on charges of fraud and money-laundering. SCANDAL. (BBC)