Wills in Tokyo

I can't look at this photo without giggling. This is obviously now pinned to the dartboard on the back of Harry's bedroom door, and it's definitely going to be the photo Kate uses for Wills's 35th birthday party evite.

Wills in Tokyo

I think it reflects well for Wills that the flat-out most-amused I've ever seen him at an event is here, where he watched people carefully glue on man-wigs. I think we're all making the same joke. (I believe they originally offered to have him wear the wig, and he said Harry would never let him hear the end of it, which....yes.)

Wills in Tokyo

These small children are adorable, and that screen in the background is fantastic. (I don't know what they're doing here, but it involves some kind of Wii-related shenanigans and it looks fun.)

Wills in Koriyama

This trip apparently also involved juggling....

Wills in Japan

...ceremonial outfits...

Wills in Ishinomaki

...and, per Informative Caption, being "greeted by Lion Dancers performing in a Shishimai Ceremony at Chime of Hope Shopping Centre." This bite on the head is for good luck, I learned in People.

Wills in Ishinomaki

Informative caption also tells us that here, Wills is "[examining] the 2011 Tsunami high tide mark at Ishinomaki's local newspaper office," so it wasn't ALL wackiness and tree-planting. That is terrifyingly high.

Wills in a Bike Thing

I don't even know what is happening here. It looks like a wee armchair attached to this bike. This seems like it could end badly.

Wills in Tokyo

"This trip is getting kind of weird, you guys."

Wills at the Great Hall of the People in Bejing

After all the costumed shenanigans, I feel like someone marched into the living room of his hotel suite and was like, "please tell me I am doing something substantial tomorrow." And then he went to China and met with the president.

Wills Meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

"So....awesome mural. Glad to see we both got the memo on the dress code."

Wills in Shanghai

This is the "GREAT Festival of Creativity at the Long Museum," and it also happens to be quite picturesque.

Wills in Shanghai

It's not officially a Young Royals Tour unless someone plays soccerfootball. Everyone is happier after they get to kick something real hard.

Wills in Bejing

Informative Caption is getting a workout in this week's round-up. Here, it tells us that Wills "paints the eye of 'Shaun the Sheep,'" presumably part of lunar New Year celebrations.

Wills at the Forbidden City

"I MISS YOU KATE. LOOK HOW ALONE I AM."

Wills in Xishuangbanna's Botanical Gardens

That background LOOKS like a mural, but I think it is real. Here, Wills "delivers a speech about the illegal wildlife trade, at the Botanical Gardens." Which is a big cause for him, and it is unfortunate that apparently this location is right next to a place where elephants perform for tourists. Someone on his team should have realized that.

Wills in Xishuangbanna's Botanical Gardens

"Right, elephant?"

"Correct, sir."

"I like your trunk."

"I appreciate your forearms."

Wills in Shanghai

"EVEN IN CHINA MY EYES ARE UPON YOU."

State Visit Of The President Of United Mexican States - Day 1

Speaking of Her Maj, she is hosting Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and his wife, Angelica Rivera de Pena, this week. She seems to be enjoying it.

Angelica Rivera de Pena and Camilla

I feel like Angelica here was like, "WHAT do I WEAR to this? I MUST LOOK TO KATE FOR GUIDENCE." I believe this coat is even McQueen. If you're going Kate, go Full McQueen is what I always say. (I think this coat is lovely, but maybe needed to be taken up a weeeeee smidge so the waist is a tiny bit higher? It just looks a hair too big on her. Camz, as ever, is wearing some form of wreath atop her noggin.)

Angelica Rivera and Prince Philip

I feel like she has to be thinking, "WHEE THIS IS SO FUN I NEVER GET TO DO THIS." I also think it's no coincidence that Prince Philip got to ride with the lovely young woman in this scenario.

State Visit Of The President Of United Mexican States - Day 1

Everyone here looks swell -- she went nearly Full Lupita At The 2014 Globes, and I always approve of that -- but I just fell into a Wikipedia wormhole reading about Nieto. Mexican Fug Nationals, please tell me more, because Wiki has insinuated that he might have murdered his first wife. THAT SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS ACCUSATION, even for Wikipedia. And that his current wife here was a soap opera star whom he hired to do "PR" for his campaign. (After his first wife's death.) And that he had a son with someone else, whilst married to Wife #1. And...a whole lot of stuff. It's quite fascinating, in that gossip-y and undependable Wikipedia way. Seriously, it's like the esteemed editors of Wikipedia know that we all just scroll down to the "personal life" section.

State Visit Of The President Of United Mexican States - Day 1

What a totally boring and not-at-all-gilded room. (There is a scene in The Royal We that takes place in this exact room, in fact. Book trivia!)

Princess Beatrice

She looks nice, no? (I am not a personal fan of those shoes, though.) Although I had heard she was in Los Angeles taking a finance course and I was just about to stalk skulking around to see if I could find her and...I don't know. I guess just tweet that I'd seen her in line at the market buying Peeps or whatever. I suppose it's just as well.

Crown Princess Mary

I quite like this tartan skirt on Mary. (You can't tell so much from this pic, but the leather [!] top seems maybe a LITTTTTLE squashy on her.)

Crown Princess Mary

This is ideal for a low-key meeting at the firm with ADA Letizia.

Queen Mathilde

"Yes, I am STILL ON CRUTCHES. I know."

Spanish Royals Host a Dinner for The Colombian President

I think we've seen this on Letizia before, but it's pretty on her, and God knows I love that tiara.

Queen Letizia

This is very jazzy for her. (I like it,)

Felipe and Letizia

I also like this skirt. I feel like Letizia has kicked it up a little bit in the past couple of weeks.

Queen Maxima

This is apparently the opening of "the Maxima Channel." Per Informative Caption: " The Maxima Channel is a new waterway of 9 kilometers east of Hertogenbosch and runs from the Maas to the South Willemsvaart in Den Dungen. " What a lovely thing to have a channel named after you! I appreciate that she went full leopard-print for the occasion.

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The Norwegians are an attractive group.

Swedish Royals Attend World Ski Championships in Falun - Day 1

But it's possible that no one is cuter than Princess Estelle.

Royals Round-Up, March 6th, 2015

I hope you like Wills, because this post is just full of him, given that he's been on tour of Japan and China this whole week. As you probably would have bet, he is wearing a blue suit nearly constantly. I like to imagine Kate sitting on the sofa in his dressing room while he packed for this thing, eating a giant bag of Cheetos, and affectionately rolling her eyes while he was like, "Should I pack this blue suit, or THIS blue suit? Maybe I'll take both blue suits. But that's only seven blue suits. Is this enough suits, Kate? Kate? Kate, I really need your help with these suits." Other than Wills, we've got carriages! And tiaras! And ski jackets! And banquet rooms! And coats! And Princess Estelle! A gentle reminder: you can read the first seven chapters of our forthcoming novel, The Royal We, for FREE! (It comes out in just about a month; I can't believe it.) And if you're in the US and interested in winning a galley version of the book, Goodreads is giving away 15 of them -- the contest ends on Monday And elsewhere: A "priceless" Royal coat of arms was recently discovered while a family was doing some renovations in their house in Oxfordshire. (The Telegraph) Speaking of surprising discoveries: Mystery Woman Buried Near Richard III. HOW MUCH STUFF IS BURIED OVER THERE?! (Yahoo) I think you'll enjoy Patricia Treble's take on The Royals for Macleans. Hello! wonders if Princess Madeleine will miss Prince Carl Philip's wedding in June due to her baby being expected right around the same time. The same source brings you twenty of what they swear are "the cutest Harry and William moments" OF ALL TIME!! (There are also some amazingly crazy sweaters on Diana within.) This would be...stressful at best. The Mirror reports on the uptick in Kate's stalkers given her pregnancy, and how the palace handles the security issue. In a complete turn of tone, Tatler's If Royal Hair Could Talk series -- which is very funny -- takes on Kate this time. Continuing to speak of Kate, she went to an event at the Goring this week -- I am very sad I wasn't able to get the photos for GFY, because I loved her Erdem dress. The Goring, of course, is where she spent the night before the wedding. (It's also the setting for the opener of The Royal We, not coincidentally.) (What Kate Wore) People has further coverage of the event. (Kate's also got like four things on next week, including a visit to the set of Downton [!!!], so stay tuned.) The Daily Beast has run with a story from the Daily Mail (I Know), which is -- given the source -- surely almost wholly fictional, about how Charles feels like he never gets to see Prince George and thinks Wills spends too much time with the Middz. (I always feel like: (a) I am sure this story is BS and (b) regardless, it makes perfect sense to me that William might want to spend a lot of time somewhere without protocol, where people act like he's just a normal dude.) This also includes the terrifying condemnation of Kate for -- brace yourself, because this is truly monstrous - insisting people have Christmas stockings. Speaking of Downton, Sophie Wessex ALSO visited this set week, with Angelica Rivera. There's a new theory that Henry VIII was thinking about marrying a 7th wife. I keep imaging Whoopi Goldberg from Ghost popping up to let the aforementioned Lucky #7 know that she's in danger. (Royal Central) The details for the Baptism of the Twins of Monaco have been set. Finally, this is INSANE: Wallis Simpson ordered rescue mission for her swimsuit in WW2. WHAT. NO. GET A GRIP, WALLIS. (The Telegraph) A late add, and fascinating: an in-depth look on what will happen when (hopefully far in the future) QE2 eventually dies. (Business Insider) [Photos: Gerry, Splash, PA Wire]