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# Royals Round-Up, July 17th, 2020
- URL: https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/royals-round-up-july-17th-2020-07-2020/
- Published: 2020-07-17T19:00:18.000Z
- Updated: 2021-03-11T22:50:04.000Z
- Description: I've never said this before but I think Mathilde wins this week?
- Author: Jessica  
- Tags: *Royals!*, fugs, Royals Round-Up, royalty, #wp, #wp-post, #hasslideshow, #Import 2026-10-07 08:09

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Here we are again!

In case you missed it, [Kate had an event this week, which we covered earlier](https://go-fug-yourself.ghost.io/duchess-kate-opts-for-polka-dots-this-time-07-2020/).

Elsewhere:

[Princess Beatrice got married in a small, private ceremony this morning in Windsor](https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a33346848/princess-beatrice-edoardo-mapelli-mozzi-secret-wedding-windsor-details/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). That's probably for the best. (They're not releasing pics until later.) \[Town & Country\]

This is an interesting deep dive, at Politico: [Of race and royalty: How the king surprised Belgium](https://www.politico.eu/article/of-race-and-royalty-how-the-king-philippe-surprised-belgium-leopold-statue-black-lives-matter-flanders-wallonia/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

Really interesting and wide-ranging at BBC History Extra: [Why aren’t monuments to medieval figures included in the statues debate, and was there racism in the Middle Ages?](https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/monuments-medieval-figures-statues-debate-richard-i-racism-middle-ages/??ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

ABC News reports: [France looks at law for returning colonial-era artifacts](https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/france-law-returning-colonial-era-artifacts-71816869?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

And this was informative to me: [Greenland votes on colonial Danish statue](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53429950?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io) \[BBC\]

At the New York Times, this sounds like a real big mess: [Spain PM 'Disturbed' by Scandal Involving Former King](https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/07/08/world/europe/ap-eu-spain-former-king.html?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). (I read some other pieces that were worried this spelled The End of the Monarchy in Spain but they were all at mildly-to-totally unreliable sources so.)

Australian magazine [Women's Weekly has an exclusive interview with Princess Anne](https://www.nowtolove.com.au/royals/british-royal-family/princess-anne-70th-birthday-64581?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). It's pretty interesting, and the photos are great.

Via Harper's Bazaar: [Duchess Meghan Gives Empowering Speech to Young Women: “This Is a Humanity That Desperately Needs You.](https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a33309986/meghan-markle-girl-up-speech/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)” (She also looked fab!)

This is a very 2020 headline from People: [Buckingham Palace Launches Its Very Own 'Unique' Gin](https://people.com/royals/buckingham-palace-gin/?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io)

At Vanity Fair: [The Biggest Prince Andrew News Is That There’s No Prince Andrew News](https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/07/prince-andrew-windsor-driving-maxwell-arraignment?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I feel like...there will be eventually.

At Tatler: [The Queen’s private letters revealed following Australian High Court ruling](https://www.tatler.com/article/queens-secret-letters-to-australian-governor-general-1975-constitutional-crisis-revealed?ref=go-fug-yourself.ghost.io). I haven't been following this that closely, but this seems like sort of a big deal?

And on social:

This is in the slideshow, but the Royal Family's Insta had more pics:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCv5Iehnbu1/

The comments on this photo are very intense:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCvMMxuH6hF/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrFdaVlye8/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCd2yxaHq6D/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCrCH\_iF3v1/

The translated caption here reads: "Her Majesty the Queen's dog, Tilia, knows the good places in the castle park at Marselisborg Castle. ⁣" I need more royal dog content.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCndrErA5Hb/