Cambridge/Sussex Graffiti

Hello, I want to hang this over my bed. I decided the artist who actually did this on a London wall is....KATE HERSELF.

The 2018 F1 Monaco Grand Prix

Get ready for a series of photos wherein Princess Charlene looks the happiest she's EVER been. All she needs is to be able to swig out of a giant bottle of champs at a race! EVERGREEN TRUTH for us all! (This is traditional for the winner of the Grand Prix, and Albert did it too, so she isn't going super rogue here.) She is also flanked by delighted Casiraghi here.

Al and Char and Daniel Ricciardo

Charlene's frock is Akris and it is WACKY and it's not the craziest thing she wore all weekend, too.

Albert and Charlene

Maybe these two crazy kids are gonna make it, after all!

Princess Charlene

I told you this was wacky.

Charlene and Prince Jacques

Tiny kids in sunglasses are always entertaining.

Charlene and Albert

I mean, it's VERY on topic????

Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday

Meanwhile: Crown Prince Frederik turned 50 this week, and there were BEAUCOUP celebrations in Denmark. He does NOT look 50; he does look handsome.

Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday

I appreciate how everyone here looks so delighted. Birthdays ahoy!

Crown Prince Frederik's 50th birthday: Mary and Fred

The birthday was also celebrated with a VERY fancy dinner party, replete with tiaras from all the Euro royals who hang out together at these sorts of things (so, everyone but the Brits, Monaco, and Spain). As ever, Order of Splendor has great coverage of the sparkly aspects of the evening.

Prince Nikolai, Princess Marie, Prince Joachim

Princess Marie continues to look very much like Mary, and this dress is v. dishy on her. I believe this is the official fancy grown-up debut of Prince Nikolai -- he is Joachim's eldest, with his previous wife. (He's also currently working as a model.)

Queen Margrethe II

Margrethe, of course, swept in looking like the actual queen that she is -- gold crown and all. 

Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

Maria Teresa looks gorgeous in this caftan; Grand Duke Henri continues to look so much like Richard Chamberlain to me. He is a dish, even at 63. (He also hasn't aged, like, at all.)

Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel

Crown Princess Victoria looks fabulous in this.

Mette-Marit and Haakon

This is VERY on-brand for Mette-Marit -- she loves wearing white -- and it's kinda underwhelming.

Max and Wax

Maxima opted for a LOT of jewels upon this night, as she should.

Princess Benedikte

I mostly just included this because her tiara is MAJOR. (Her Wikipedia is fairly interesting.)

Queen Silvia and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden

Speaking of major tiaras.

Queen Mathilde and King Philippe

I wish her accessories weren't so matchy, but this is, overall, a very glam and successful look on Mathilde.

'All of Denmark celebrates the Crown Prince', Copenhagen, Denmark - 27 May 2018

This was an additional celebratory event, and Mary, as ever, looks very chic. I also dig Fred's Fashion Man Sneaks.

Queen Rania

Speaking of glam and successful....

Queen Rania

This is a very cool, very complicated coat that very few people could really manage to pull off.

Queen Letizia

Tis leather leggings season in Spain!

Queen Letizia

I'm very fond of this coat on Letizia, and this look is also the polar opposite of leather leggings.

Queen Letizia

Here, Letizia is standing with Princess Dina Mired of Jordan; everyone looks very businesslike!

Crown Princess Victoria, and Jacqueline Woodson

That's Jacqueline Woodson receiving the ALMA prize from Crown Princess Victoria! Everyone looks nice here. (The ALMA is a BIG DEAL and accordingly comes with big money, so mazel tov to her! And bless the Swedes for being so devoted to the arts.)

Crown Princess Victoria

"I'm OBSESSED with florals right now, you guys!"

Princess Madeleine and Princess Leonore

The Swedes are also REALLY into lady suits at the moment, with....questionable results.

Princess Sofia of Sweden

Very questionable.

Queen Silvia, King Carl Gustaf

There was also a big "official dinner" in Stockholm this week -- I decided that the Swedes were like, "well, we already got the tiaras out? LET'S MAKE A WEEK OF IT!"

Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Daniel

The cut of this dress is so pretty on Victoria, but the color is a little bit of a snooze in photos?

Princess Sofia, Prince Carl Philip

But these two look super dishy.

QEII and Wills

The Queen and one of the Heirs went ALL IN for accessories at this event. (The top hat is required, sure, but it still counts.)

Princess Eugenie and Wills

"Does my Anne of Green Gables hat match your My Fair Lady hat?" "That's what Kate asked this morning!"

Prince William

"I wore this the WHOLE TIME, as required, Harry. GAME ON. Meet you at Ascot!"

Wills etc

And here's William's new album cover. Not really. Per Informative Caption: "The Duke of Cambridge watches as over 250 musicians from the Massed Bands of the Royal Marines perform their world-renowned Beating Retreat on London's iconic Horseguards Parade." We saw them setting up for this last week, when we were in London! (I think. There was a lot going on at Horseguards over the last few days; I assume they just left all of it up. Anyway!)

Queen Elizabeth II

Meanwhile, Her Majesty is still greeting various people in her drawing room -- here, the Honorable George Brandis -- but what everyone is most worked up about in this pic is that you can see a photo of Harry and Meghan on the occasional table on the background that the rest of us haven't been privy to. (My suspicion is that it's an inside shot from their engagement shoot that they decided not to release for some reason; Kate and Wills had two sets of clothing for their engagement pics, and I'm sure Harry and Meghan shot a change of clothes, too.)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prince Andrew

Meanwhile, in China, Xi Jinping and Prince Andrew are discussing, I presume, great wall murals.

Queen Maxima

And, after Prince Frederik's birthday, Maxima popped over to India -- here, per Informative Captions, she "poses for photographs with Dabbawallas, as they are popularly referred to in the local language, or men who deliver homemade lunches to offices, in Mumbai, India. Maxima is on a three-day visit to India in her capacity as the United Nations Secretary General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development."

Royals Round-Up, June 1st 2018

I think Harry and Meghan are honeymooning RIGHT NOW. But loads of other stuff happened.