Prince Harry at the England v. Fiji World Cup Match

Every day that Harry hasn't shaved this beard is a victory for humanity. (This event is basically happening as I type; come back later for possibly more snaps of these three. You know I like a Late Add to Royals Round-Up.)

Kate and Wills

"My bangs look SO much better today, and it was wise of you to also cut your hair!"

"Yes. Cambridge Haircut Day may prove successful after all, babykins."

Wills and Kate and Rugby Dignitaries and Harry

In which Wills and Harry prove AT LAST that there are two versions of that tie, and not just one they run back and forth between their apartments at Kensington.

Prince Harry

Did I just randomly download a few more Hot Bearded Flysuit Harry pics for you? I DID. There's one at the end of this slideshow, too.

Kate in Glasses

Continuing our brief dip back into events from earlier in the week, these are 3D glasses (used, per Informative Caption, "during a game which helps children with discipline and coordination") and if everyone looks hotter in SUNGLASSES, no one looks hotter in 3D glasses. This is why Virtual Reality will never take off.

Kate and Adorable Child

I just wanted you to see a photo of Kaionel, who -- again, per IC -- "took [Kate] around his class and got her to play coordination games." He is SO CUTE.

Prince Harry

Here, Harry's off to the Rugby World Cup 2015 Welcome Party on Thursday night, and this is the traditional slide where I argue that this suit is too big on him.

Prince Harry

"Yeah, well, THAT ONE wouldn't let me wear my rugby kit, which is very unfair. You should see my thighs right now!"

Joss Stone and Wills

(A) As previously noted, Wills TOTALLY got a haircut. It's much shorter on the sides now and works SO MUCH BETTER in terms of dealing with his...growth patterns. He looks younger/more handsome with the closer crop.

(B) This photo totally looks like they're standing next to each other at a very posh country house party cocktail hour in vaguely Olden Times, wondering if that's REALLY Spiffy Montgomery-Oglethorpe over there sticking his head in the punch bowl, AGAIN.

Prince William

But it's really the Tusk Trust conservation charity 25th Anniversary Ball, which is one of Wills's pet charities. (Kate wasn't there; Joss Stone sat next to Wills at dinner.)

Princess Anne and Isla Phillips and Savannah Phillips

Because one must always keep an eye on the future crime-fighters of the world.

Sophie Wessex

Sophie went to the "Annual BGC Global Charity Day at BGC Partners," which is always on September 11th. I love this color, but I feel like this look is missing SOMETHING?

Pippa Middleton

This is the always-posh Boodles Boxing Ball at The Grosvenor House Hotel and I'd like to formally apologize to Pips for choosing a photo that is SO BAD of her face. Pipples, it was the best shot of the dress, which is a great color, but that midriff triangle has got to go.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel

Over to Stockholm! Where Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, and everyone else, popped over to the Church of St. Nicholas for, per Informative Caption, which is really getting a work-out this week, "the opening of the parliamentary session." There is apparently a black-and-white dress code...

Princess Madeline, Prince C-P, Princess Sofia

..which gave us this AMAZING shot, in which Mads seems to feel guilty about stealing Sofia's look, and C-P is like, "I cannot BELIEVE Mom stuck me in between them. I CAN'T FIX THIS. No one yell at ME. This isn't MY FAULT."

Princess Madeline, Prince C-P, Princess Sofia

Thank goodness, they all made up. They really do look twinsie, though, which is extremely amusing.

Crown Princess Victoria

What ELSE would one wear to "an exhibition at the Mediterranean Sea Museum?" Well, I'd wear a dress covered in fishes, but...

Max and Wax

Twas likewise the opening of the parliamentary year in the Netherlands, and they always DO IT BIG, with the golden carriage etc (much as the Brits do). Max looks grand, even in the rain, and BLESS HER for wearing that color shoe.

Queen Maxima

"It's true. I look great. And also dramatic, which is my most important goal, always."

Queen Maxima

Per Informative Caption, "Dutch Queen Maxima visits a workshop where music instruments are being refurbished and prepared." I just want to see her toting around a tuba one of these days.

Queen Maxima

This is kind of all over the place, and yet I love it.

President Obama Hosts Spain's King Felipe VI And Queen Letizia

Felipe and Letizia are visiting the US this week; I always love these photos where you can see the bits and bobs required to make this shot work -- the boom mike and whatnot.

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia Of Spain Visit George Washington's Mount Vernon

This is at Mount Vernon, and it's such a Piano Picture! They both look lovely; I'm delighted that the US brought them some nice blue skies for this photo op.

King Felipe And Queen Letizia Meet With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill

They look just TERRIFICALLY glam here.

The King And Queen Of Spain Visit Miami

This is the "Miami-Dade College Presidential Medal presentation at the Freedom Tower" (in Miami) and I'm not sure that it's ACTUALLY a Gatsby-themed medal presentation, but she does look great in this.

Felipe and Letizia Visit St Augustine

Here they are in St Augustine, Florida, and I LOVE this look on her. She can really work that full skirt.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon

Meanwhile, over in Norway, Mette-Marit of Norway and Crown Prince Haakon have never been colder...

Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon

...and are then forced into hairnets and hideous lab coats. I assume M-M texted Letizia, "I HATE YOU" at some point over the last week. (I assume all the Princesses/Queens/Duchesses of the world text all the time. For example, I assume Kate got a LOT of texts imploring her to throw herself bodily in front of Harry's beard to prevent him shaving it.)

Queen Rania Of Jordan

Something about this photo makes me laugh. I feel like Merkel is thinking, "I'm just not sure about the proportions on Rania's skirt. Am I right, Fug Nation?" (I decided that Angela Merkel blows off steam at the end of a day in a bathtub with GFY on her iPad.)

Prince Harry Attends The Battle Of Britain Flypast

See you next week!

Royals Round-Up, September 18, 2015

We are BACK IN BUSINESS! We've got gowns! Beards! Bangs! New bits from stuff that happened earlier this week! Kate and Wills and Harry at rugby just now, reunited! (Wills has ALSO had a haircut; it's much closer cropped and WAY BETTER.) Hairnets! Accidentally matching ensembles! AND MORE. Here at GFY this week: -- Kate had an event yesterday, where she officially debuted her new bangs. (Reviews are mixed to not great.) -- We picked out some potential additions to her wardrobe from the latest offerings at NYFW. -- HARRY IS BACK AND HE HAS A BEARD AND HE'S NICE TO OLD PEOPLE AND HE'S HOT. -- ALSO: Time is running out for you to get The Royal We for $3.99 on Kindle -- the price is going to go back up at the end of the month. Just buy it now so you don't have to worry about missing it! And elsewhere: Harry made his acting debut in the intro to the Rugby World Cup today. He plays a gardener of yore, which I suspect might actually be a deep personal fantasy for some of you. NO JUDGEMENT. The whole thing is very ENGLAND! SPORTS! RUGBY THIGHS! PERIOD PIECES! Which re some of my favorite things, actually: Queen Letizia has had a doll made in her likeness and, surprisingly, it is NOT totally hideous and freaky-looking. (The Duchess Diary) People updates us on all of Prince Carl-Philip's race-car driving shenanigans. They also wonder How Many Scandinavian Royals Fit Into One Amazing Photo I very much approve of Order of Splendor's Outfit of the Day on Crown Princess Mary here. Over at The Court Jeweller, we get intel on all the jewels from Prinsjesdag. And the Royal Hats blog brings us that event's HATS FROM THE PAST. Beatrice and Eugenie are MAKING THE ROUNDS in NYC. I saw Bea at two shows, and they also went to the US Open last week, which meant they weren't in London for QE2's big I've Reigned The Longest Moment. (Royalista) Felipe and Letizia visited the United States this week, and Letizia spent her birthday at The White House! Both she and Michelle Obama looked lovely. (I thought Michelle's dress reminded me of Kate's Hobbs table tennis frock.) I couldn't get the snap of the two of them to run here on GFY, but you can see it via that first link, and also on Pete Souza's Instagram (he's the White House's official photographer; his Insta is quite good): President Obama and First Lady Michelle talk with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House. A photo posted by Pete Souza (@petesouza) on Sep 15, 2015 at 5:34pm PDT   On that tip, the Washington Post wonders if Felipe and Letizia are going to be the ones to save the Spanish monarchy. Princess Charlene attended her brother's wedding this past weekend, per Hello! Albert looks chipper, and Charlene looks unhappy. Hey, you guys, maybe she just really REALLY hates weddings. This is at the Daily Mail (I Know), so take that with the grain of salt it deserves (AKA an entire block of it), but the press are delighting in concocting an alleged love triangle between Cressy (who just broke up w. her boyfriend), Chelsy (who Harry allegedly saw in Africa), and Harry. My favorite bits about these sort of articles is trying to figure out what everyone's agenda is; personally, I felt like there were a lot of "sources" talking to the Mail about Cressida when she and Harry were together/breaking up that I felt were possibly coming from Camp Cressy (not her, personally, but perhaps someone who was agitating for her behind the scenes), and I swear that one source is BACK. I don't know that I believe a word of it -- consider the source, literally -- but it's juicy gossip and I do love sexual geometry. At any rate, give them a hit at your discretion. (I might be team Chelsy.) Finally, I love this photo from Harry's Battle of Britain event. Spot the Ginger!   Pilots listen to the pre-flight briefing at Boultbee Flight Academy. Today's #BoB75 flypast over the South of England will feature around 40 Spitfires, Hurricanes and Blenheims, bringing more #BattleofBritain aircraft together in one place than at any other time since #WW2. A photo posted by Kensington Palace (@kensingtonroyal) on Sep 15, 2015 at 3:49am PDT