Princess Beatrice

I LOVE this hat on Beatrice. I also find it very interesting that Bea has had her Royal Duties increased visibly over the last couple of months; The Firm is definitely having the Younger Generation Do More Stuff now, as the Queen gets older, and it's going to be fun for all of us, Hats Wise. (Eugenie, of course, is still allegedly working in New York.)

Beatrice at the Garden Party

The Express has a much better look at the rest of her outfit; I actually love that skirt.

Beatrice at the Chelsea Flower Show

(That's Holly Branson with her, of the Richard Bransons.) EVERYONE went to the Flower Show this year -- perhaps to see the daffodils they named after George -- including Prince Harry, who, as Fug National Tina told us earlier this week, came in on the DL, which is why I have no photos of it. Everyone loves a flower show! (Even Benedict Cumberbatch brought his mum!) Regarding Beatrice, Also, Heather and I had this conversation about Beatrice the other night, where we discussed the fact that she always has a kind of WTF? look on her face; I decided she has Resting WTF face. Never more than here.

Princess Beatrice walks through Mayfair

I love her for wearing those shoes. Seriously.

Queen Elizabeth II Hosts Garden Party At Buckingham Palace

The Windsors are so jaunty and long-lived. William is going to be like sixty-five when he gets to be King. I will have to cover the Coronation via, like, hologram mind-zapping or whatever we're doing at that point in the future, from my Cheesecake Lanai on Hawaii.

Queen Elizabeth II Hosts Garden Party At Buckingham Palace

Our photo service indicated that the Queen made a comment about that sweet guide dog at this event, which of course she would. I feel like a great way to get the Queen to come over and chat you up would be to cover yourself in corgis.

Prince Philip

Prince Philip is 92 and Wikipedia claims that makes him the oldest ever man in the British royal family, which I guess makes sense because there are far fewer people dying in duels, jousting accidents, of the plague, or by the poisoned hand of their political rivals nowadays. (I do hope that when he finally kicks off -- hopefully not for awhile, hang in there Phil -- it IS via a joust gone awry. Because that's the way to go after a long and fruitful life.)

Queen Elizabeth II Receives Sir Frank Utu Ofagioro Kabui

"I mean, LOOK AT THIS THING. Have you EVER seen an uglier rug? WHY won't they swap it out?"

Queen Elizabeth II Receives Sir Frank Utu Ofagioro Kabui

That being said, we hardly EVER see Her Majesty in a pattern, and how cute is this? I LOVE it on her.

Queen Elizabeth II And The Duke Of Edinburgh at the Thai exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show

"Actually, I am ALL about patterns this week. Check out this saucy skirt. Well, flowers for the flower show, no? I understand the power of theme."

Queen Elizabeth II Visits the Chelsea Flower Show

The Chelsea Flower Show is one of those events where the photographers really enjoy themselves, you can tell. All the pictures on the wire are, like, arty shots of the Queen LURKING IN THE BUSHES, like so.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits The Chelsea Flower Show

Or like such. This is so funny to me.

Queen Elizabeth II Visits HMS Lancaster

Then she popped over to Portsmouth to let people shoot things ceremonially over her head. (I actually don't know what is happening here, but it LOOKS like that top line of sailors are showing her their tambourines, which I hope is the truth.)

Queen Elizabeth II Visits HMS Lancaster

"Does this hat look too much like a cake? I DON'T CARE."

Royal Windsor Horse Show Continues

"And then I said, 'no, Kate. If Harry's really bothering you, you grab him like THIS and just SHAKE SOME SENSE into him.' It always works for me."

Royal Windsor Horse Show

We are delighted by something.

Prince Charles Tries Google Glass

"WHAT is Jennifer Lawrence WEARING? Someone get the lass out of her Dior contract, am I right?!"

Zara Phillips with baby Mia

Squashy babies! There was a cute story out this week about Mia and Prince George being introduced; apparently George threw food at her and she slept the whole time. That sounds about right.

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands

I do not even know what Noted Delight Queen Maxima is doing here -- trying not to fall over? -- but I do love her.

Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia

This is VERY va-va-voom on Letizia; if only she hadn't given up when she got to her feet.

Spanish Royals celebrate Their 10th Wedding Anniversary

It was also THEIR 10th anniversary this week; she always looks so much more relaxed in her casual gear. Bonus points for that bag.

Spanish Royals celebrate Their 10th Wedding Anniversary in Toledo

"So far, so good. Guess we'll try for another ten years."

Wedding Of Spanish Crown Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz

No better way to end this than with a Royal Wedding Balcony Flashback!

Royals Round-Up, May 23, 2014

We had much coverage of the Waleses -- real and fake -- on GFY this week. In case you missed it: Harry went to Italy and Estonia and looked hot, while William went to the Arsenal/Hull City game and looked presidential. Charles and Camilla went to Canada and talked to people dressed as giant fruit and veg, fed a polar bear, and met Anne of Green Gables. FAKE Prince Harry went on TV and it was, to quote Heather's recap, a "scorched fecal slapheap" that gets Harry's title wrong -- it's ON WIKIPEDIA, FOOLS -- and is, again to quote the recap, "a soulless prank on womankind. It is the most cringeworthy thing [she has] ever seen, and yes, that includes Joe Millionaire, and Average Joe, and For Love Or Money." PUT THAT ON THE SIDE OF YOUR BUS! We also did a whole big fat slide show of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, including a peek back at her wedding gown. And in this here slideshow, we've got all kinds of delights, like hats! People giving the thumbs up! Wedding gowns! Balcony kisses! The Queen lurking in wait behind a bush! And elsewhere, for your Royals Reading Interests: --Kate and William's country house is almost finished (paid for wholly by private funds) and I cannot wait until she has us all over to go swimming. I will make my lemon bars, Kate. They are unparalleled! (People) --Tom Sykes says that Cressida and Harry are possibly trying to work it out, but I don't believe it. He's hooking up with cute blonde Americans and she's surely very busy reorganizing her scrunchie drawer and planning her big summer of music festivals. My personal feeling, which I have no real facts to back up, is that Cressida, like fetch, ne'er shall happen. (Edit: Especially given the news that's currently coming out, of which there is not at the moment a story to which I can link, but I will when I can, that he's been faffing about with go-go dancers. That seems about right.) (Daily Beast) -- Speaking of Harry, the husband of a Fug National was a member of the press on Harry's Italian jaunt, and he wrote about it for his blog. With pictures! -- Netflix is making a new series with Peter Morgan (no relation AS FAR AS I KNOW) and Stephen Daldry about QE2's entire reign, with a budget of (allegedly) $170 millllllllion dollars and a cast of kajillions. I am going to watch that so hard. (The Telegraph) -- In (VERY) old school royals news, remember when they found Richard III's bones under a car park? They're going to re-bury him next year -- marking the 530th anniversary of his death in battle -- in Leicester Cathedral. THAT ought to be a CEREMONY. (The Telegraph) -- Wills and Kate (and a bunch of others, including Chaz and Her Maj) are confirmed heading to France in early June for the D-Day events. (We're getting Kate and William this upcoming week in Scotland, as well, so get out your tea and biscuits and let's speculate on what she might wear.) (E! Online) -- Little Princess Estelle of Sweden went on a walkabout this week -- of the Royal PR variety, not the John Locke of Lost variety -- shaking hands and accepting flowers like a wee pro at two years old. She is extremely cute. (Hello!) -- Speaking of cute babies, Princess Madeleine of Sweden has unveiled her new baby Leonore (via new pictures, not by, like, setting her on a table and whipping a cloth off her like a magician) and like all three-month old babies, Leonore does not care. (If you want to revisit Princess Madeleine's Royal Wedding, it is here. I forgot that their story is DRAAAAMATIC.) (Hello!) -- Royal Central examines the "royal tradition of afternoon tea," and now I want some clotted cream. -- CBC News takes a look at how, in their words, "Camilla found her niche." -- Princess Charlene hosted the Louis Vuitton resort show and we sadly had no pictures available to us, but The Royal Couturier has all the details. I have my doubts about what she's wearing. As usual. -- The Royal Round-Up has a great, in-depth, and very funny, look back at the Letizia/Felipe wedding. There are some HATS, you guys. [Photos: Getty, Splash, WENN, Anthony Devlin/PA Wire, Pacific Coast News]