Royals Round-Up, May 4th, 2018

London prepares for the Royal Wedding

Regents Street in the heart of London's West End is decorated with Union Jack flags as London prepares to celebrate the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on 19 May 2018. Featuring: Atmosphere, View Where: London, United Kingdom When: 02 May 2018 Credit: Dinendra Haria/WENN

EEE! How great does this look? This is Regent Street all decked out for Harry and Meghan. I'm SO EXCITED that Heather and I are going to be there! (While we're on that topic, we are going to be Instagramming that like MAD, so if you're into that sort of thing, and you're not following us, our Instagram is fuggirls.)

New coin for the Royal Wedding

HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES Mandatory Credit: Photo by ROYAL MINT/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9656990a) A handout photo made available by the British Royal Mint on 02 May 2018 showing the reverse of the new coin design that will commemorate the next occasion for the British royal family, the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taking place at St. George?s Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Britain, 19 May 2018. The Royal Mint report that the design has been created by Jody Clark who is a member of The Royal Mint?s Coin Design team. Since creating the current effigy of Her Majesty the Queen in 2015, this is the latest royal figure Jody has depicted in his designs. New coin for the wedding of His Royal Highness Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Pontyclun, United Kingdom - 02 May 2018

The Royal Mint has also created a special commemorative coin. It's not TERRIBLE? The Harry is better than the Meghan, I think. (Someone on Twitter said she looked like a religious figure and there is something very SERENE about this version of her.)

CARRIAGES!

Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9657029a) The Ascot Landau, which will be used in the case of dry weather for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, at the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, London Royal Wedding preparations, Buckingham Palace, London, UK - 01 May 2018

And the wedding carriages have been chosen! Harry and Meghan are going to ride in this, the Ascot Landau, if it doesn't rain AND PLEASE DON'T RAIN.

CARRIAGES TWO!

Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9657029b) Martin Oates, Senior Carriage Restorer, polishes the Scottish State Coach, which will be used in the case of wet weather at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, at the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, London Royal Wedding preparations, Buckingham Palace, London, UK - 01 May 2018

This is the Scottish State Coach, which is the one they'll ride in, if it does rain. This gentleman is Martin Oates, Senior Carriage Restorer. He must feel very stressed right now!

Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge's birth certificate

Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9655508a) The official birth register entry of Prince Louis of Cambridge The official birth register entry of Prince Louis Arthur Charles of Cambridge - 01 May 2018

If ROYAL PAPERWORK is your jam! (There was an INSANE story out this week about how this birth register is typed and not handwritten because the woman who hand-wrote Charlotte's and George's LITERALLY GOT DEATH THREATS because her hand-writing was a little messy? People sincerely, truly need to calm down.)

QEII, Tran Ngoc An, Doan Thi Phuong Dung

Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9658140c) Queen Elizabeth II meets Tran Ngoc An, the Ambassador from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as he presents his Letters of Credence with his wife, Doan Thi Phuong Dung (right), during a private audience Audience at Buckingham Palace, London, UK - 03 May 2018

Informative Caption tells us, "Queen Elizabeth II meets Tran Ngoc An, the Ambassador from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as he presents his Letters of Credence with his wife, Doan Thi Phuong Dung," and everyone wore a nice pattern for this event!

Felipe and Letizia

Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock (9658080y) King Felipe VI of Spain, Queen Letizia 'Electronic Biographical Dictionary' presentation, Madrid, Spain - 03 May 2018

These are some wide-legged pants on Letizia, which is not a look she goes for often.

Crown Princess Mary

I like this dress on Mary quite a bit. Here's what's happening here, per Informative Caption: "Denmark's Crown Princess Mary, center, sits with Denmark's ambassador to the United States, Lars Lose, left, and Denmark Minister for Foreign Affairs Anders Samuelsen during a launch party for a Danish cultural campaign at the new Nordic Museum, in Seattle. Denmark is beginning a U.S.-based cultural campaign about Danish values, including sustainability, green design and gender equity. The museum opens to the public Saturday." So, Seattle-area Fug Nationals, keep an eye out for Crown Princess Mary!

Prince Carl Philip

I thought you might enjoy some Swedish handsomeness.

The King's Birthday celebrations

And here's King Carl Gustaf with Prince Carl Philip in Stockholm; they were celebrating the king's birthday this week.

The King's Birthday celebrations

This photo is hilarious to me; for some reason, EVERYONE looks awkwardly photoshopped in when I assure you, they were not. Estelle -- who is getting so big! -- looks so serene, and little Prince Oscar looks so grumpy.

Princess Estelle

She is the best.