Prince Harry

Harry here is at a London hospital, where he got a fast HIV test on Facebook Live, to show everyone how quick and painless and easy it was, and to help destigmatize it. (There was a sort of funny bit where he noted that he was nervous and he got himself into kind of a conversational hole because he clearly wanted to say, "it's weird that I'm nervous because I haven't been doing any high-risk banging" but realized he...could not say that. [You know those boys are/were under strict instruction to practice safe sex so as to avoid anyone popping up pregnant.]) I appreciate that he has his sleeves all rolled up for a proper blood draw, although it's just a wee stick test.

Prince Harry

It did look like a VERY easy test, and good for Harry for taking on this cause. His test was negative, but he was careful to point out that even if it hadn't been, it's totally possible to live a long and normal life with HIV. (Which, young readers may not realize, feels like something of a miracle for us oldsters.)

QE2, Phil, and Wills

Meanwhile, over at the new East Anglian Air Ambulance Base, it is Take Your Grandparents To Work And Let Them Officially Open Your Office With a Bang! Day. (Trivia! Note that you can see Wills's "William Wales" name-patch here. He and Harry both use "Wales" as their surname in civilian situations where they need one. I assume George is using Cambridge.)

Take Gran to Work Day

I enjoy Wills just hanging out at the back of the group shot there. As he should be -- since he's so tall -- but also I'm sure he's like, "it's cool, I have a LOT of pics with her."

Theresa May Succeeds David Cameron As The UK's New Prime Minister

"Enough about Brexit. What do you think of this rug?"

(At least your new Prime Minister wears much more interesting SHOES than David Cameron did, right, Brits?)

Cams hosts do for The National Osteoporosis Society

Cams did a lot this week -- she did this party for the Osteoporosis people, and also launched a huge campaign fighting domestic violence, and good for her. Also I spent a LOT OF TIME looking at the photos on her end table here, because that is the person that I am.

The Duchess of Cornwall Visits The BFG Dream Trail Jar

Hello had a nice story about this Road Dahl Dream Jar, all about how it's good for kids to read and whatnot and I suppose I guess I think that's true.

Wedding Of Hereditary Prince Franz Albrecht zu Oettingen-Spielberg

This Informative Caption is a mouthful for an American: "Bridegroom Franz-Albrecht zu Oettingen-Spielberg and his wife Cleopatra zu Oettingen-Spielberg leave the church after the wedding of hereditary Prince Franz-Albrecht zu Oettingen-Spielberg and Cleopatra von Adelsheim." F-A is apparently a noted boar hunter (...uh, okay) and his wedding was photographed mostly because Beatrice Borromeo was a bridesmaid. You'll see her next. I just thought you might also want to see the bride, who looks VERY beautiful indeed, I think.

Beatrice Borromeo

Beatrice looks -- as always -- fantastic. But what you need to know is that her escort is....drum roll....Alexander Graf Fugger-Babenhausen. A member of the noted German house of Fugger! This feels like a blessing.

Prince Daniel and Prince Oscar

It's time for Crown Princess Victoria's Annual Birthday Celebrations, and Prince Oscar DOES NOT CARE AT ALL. He dislikes all of you and wants you to get off his lawn!

CPV, Prince Daniel, Prince Oscar, and ESTELLE

You guys! Estelle has gotten so big! They grow up so fast.

The Danes

It's time for the Danish royal family's annual summer photocall! I feel like Crown Prince Frederik ALWAYS wears those pants to this event; I also think Kate and Mary have been texting lately about how they're super into boho patterned dresses right now.

Felipe and Letizia

I always like this dress on Letizia, but mostly I wish I could do that to my hair.

Queen Letizia

This seems like a very chic way to deal when it's a kabajillion degrees outside. Sadly, I think I would need to grow two extra arms to do it myself.

Queen Letizia

Very crisp! I approve. I'm sure she's relieved.

Royals Round-Up, July 15th 2016

We've got weddings AND babies in today's Royals Round-Up! And in case you missed it earlier this week, Wills and Kate went out to Wimbledon. Also, a note: Apparently, one of the tabloids -- I think Life & Style -- is claiming Kate is pregnant. As I have said previously, DO NOT BELIEVE AMERICAN TABLOIDS WHEN THEY CLAIM TO BE BREAKING THE NEWS THAT KATE IS KNOCKED UP. The lower-level tabloids simply make stuff up, for one thing. For another, if a publication ever did get this scoop before the palace announced it, it will be because someone got paid A LOT OF MONEY to spill, and L&S just does not have the resources. Think about it: If you're a Brit with this kind of JUICY INTEL, are you going to call Life & Style??? No: You are calling the Daily Mail and making some real money for your story. The only media sources that I would give ANY credence to a theoretical royal pregnancy rumor are People, because they've got money and they've got reporters in the UK and given their royal-friendly reputation, I don't think they'd run with something unless they were pretty sure, and the aforementioned Mail, because they also have money and I would believe they'd make the effort to have multiple people on the ground sniffing these things out. And I would still give it a big grain of salt. W&K's circle is possibly the most tight-lipped of modern royal times. As we always say: Consider the source. This concludes your public service announcement. Elsewhere of interest around ye olde internets: -- This is CLASSIC Vanity Fair: The East Village D.J. Who Became the Savior of a Decaying British Estate. For example, these two sentences have, quite literally, everything: "His father went missing in the Côte d’Azur, where he had been living for the previous two years; his body, mauled by animals, with just shreds of his jeans, was discovered five months later at the bottom of a remote ravine outside Cannes. The 66-year-old earl had been strangled at the behest of a high-end prostitute of Tunisian-Moroccan descent whom he had married two years previously and made the Countess of Shaftesbury." That...has....a lot happening in it. Also: "In 1927, Lord Ashley had shocked London society by marrying the chorus girl Sylvia Hawkes. He died of a heart attack in 1947 at the age of 46 (when his son was 8 years old), before he could inherit the earldom. Sylvia, from whom he was divorced in 1935, went on to wed Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Clark Gable as well as the sixth Baron Sheffield and Prince Djordjadze, a Georgian nobleman." I'm just saying. This article is probably of interest to you if you are a person who reads Royals Round-Up. (I also had a moment where I realized I'd already about about this story -- in Tatler, of course.) -- Over at Order of Splendor, an excellent round-up of some of Queen Mathilde's recent looks. -- Charlene got to christen a cruise ship! She looked lovely, too. (Whacking a boat with a champagne bottle might be on my bucket list, but this is more than likely not going to get crossed off. Unless I do it on accident, drunkenly tripping on a pile of rope down at the docks.) (People) -- Look at all these Royal Ruby Rings! (The Court Jeweller) -- Allegedly, Japanese Emperor Akihito is thinking of abdicating. (BBC) -- Hello! has rounded up royal romances that began at the Olympics!