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Royal Fashion Friday: Coats for the Ladies

Maricar Macalincag — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:30:00 +0000

We’re still in the grip of winter where I live, though thankfully not facing the prospect of a snowstorm like what’s in the U.S. East Coast right now (I hope you guys are keeping warm and safe!). It’s a good time to look at the coats and other cold weather clothing that the royal ladies have been wearing lately.

Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary comes in out of the snow into the New Carlsberg Glyptoteque in Copenhagen on January 27, 2010. She attended the award ceremony of the Elite Research Awards, which are given to outstanding Danish scientists. She wore this striated teal-and-black coat. I actually love this color, and the coat doesn’t need much beyond the black scarf. What do you think? You can have a closer look at the front of the coat (without the scarf) in the gallery photos below (as well as the rest of the royal ladies’ coats).

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Danish Royals Enjoy Winter in Switzerland

Maricar Macalincag — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Prince Christian and Princess Isabella are not to be kept indoors in the winter when there is snow to be enjoyed in Switzerland! Their parents, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, took the little tots to Verbier for a family R and R on the slopes.

The Danish royals were all bundled up and ready to have fun in the cold. The little ones are introduced to winter sports early, and 4-year-old Prince Christian appears to have already mastered his skis! Princess Isabella, who is 2 1/2 years old, seems content with sledding for now. But I’m sure we’ll see her on skis soon enough.

Princess Mary still looks very elegant and poised even dressed down in a ski suit and parka. Prince Frederik just looks as if he is having the time of his life, as always!

Every year, the Danish royals take a ski vacation, and Verbier is one of their favorite spots. Members of the British and Swedish royal families likewise favor the ski resort for their winter getaways.

images via Bauer-Griffin

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Royal Fashion Friday: Royal Clutch Bags

Maricar Macalincag — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:49:00 +0000

For today’s Fashion Friday, we’re going to shift gears from entire outfits to a specific item in royal fashion: the clutch. These versatile little bags can carry a princess or queen’s most important necessities. Perhaps a handkerchief or tissues, lipstick and some other small makeup items, photos of the kids/grandkids? Whatever it is that they may need for royal engagements, these accessories are sure to hold.

The royal ladies of Spain and Denmark, and their pretty bags, are the features for today.

Queen Sofia and Princess Letizia (with King Juan Carlos and Prince Felipe) attended the Foreign Ambassadors Reception, at Spain’s Royal Palace on January 14, 2010. Queen Sofia chose a royally purple little bag (left in photo above) with a gold chain. Princess Mary’s simple black bag accessorized her gray gown.

Photos of the full outfits and more royal bags are in the gallery below:

Bonus royal clutch: Merry Royals reader Andrea asked me about this union jack clutch seen on Sophie, Countess of Wessex. This is one of the Paparazzi clutch bags by ASOS, which are made to look like a rolled-up magazine. There are many variations on the magazine clutch. I saw a few of the union jack ones on the eBay UK site.

images via Zuma Press

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New Year Reception for Denmark's Diplomatic Corps

Maricar Macalincag — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:57:00 +0000

The Danish royals have been busy with the New Year galas that they host for various organizations in Copenhagen. Yesterday was the reception for the diplomatic corps, attended by ambassadors and other representatives to Denmark.

Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary welcomed their guests to Christiansborg Palace. The event is less formal and grand than the New Year’s Court of the Order of the Elephant, so we won’t be seeing any tiaras on the ladies this time around.

Hosting all these receptions one after the other could become rather exhausting, even for royals who are very much used to them. Prince Frederik, in particular, looks a bit tired in some of these photos. Well, I don’t blame him, since the galas and receptions come one after the other at this time of year.

images via Zuma Press

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Danish Royals Welcome 2010 at New Year's Court

Maricar Macalincag — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:29:00 +0000

The Danish royal family stepped out in the traditional finery at the New Year’s Court of the Order of the Elephant at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen.

The Order of the Elephant is the highest in Denmark, and dates back to 1693. The annual gala at the beginning of the year is hosted by Queen Margrethe for members of the order, government officials and the royal court.

At this year’s Court, both Queen Margrethe and Crown Princess Mary chose gowns in bright stunning colors, fuschia for the Queen, and orange for the princess. Princess Marie was in a more subtle gown of delicate pink.

The brothers, Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim, were handsome in their military uniforms. Their father Prince Henrik wore white tux instead of his uniform.

Click on the gallery photos below for more of the gowns and tiaras!

images via Zuma Press

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Princess Mary’s Secret Visit to Afghanistan

Maricar Macalincag — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:55:00 +0000

Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary went on a secret trip to Afghanistan this weekend. The princess was accompanied by Denmark’s Defense Minister Soren Gade and Speaker of Parliament Thor Pedersen. They visited troops in the Danish camps Bastion, Armadillo and Price in Helmand, Afghanistan on November 30, 2009. The princess also went to an American field hospital in Kandahar.

Princess Mary with Head of Parliament Thor Pedersen, Defense Minister Soren Gade, and Brigadier General Lawrence Nicholson:

with Defense Minister Soren Gade:

Dressed in desert fatigues, Princess Mary spoke with the soldiers, several of whom had their cameras ready. She also had the chance to tour the camps and the facilities. For security reasons, the trip was not revealed to the media until she arrived safely back in Copenhagen today.

Princess Mary is a lieutenant in the Danish Home Guard, having finished both basic training last year and officer school early this year. What an encouragement her presence must have been to the soldiers she met! And what a surprise for them to see a princess suddenly in their midst, even while in active duty.

UPDATE: I only just realized that it was almost exactly a year ago when Prince Frederik made his own secret trip to Afghanistan to visit the troops. Fancy the timing, huh?

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Royals Attend Concert for ‘Rights of the Child’

Maricar Macalincag — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:35:24 +0000

It wasn’t all meetings for the royal ladies who attended last week’s conference on the 20th Anniversary of the U.N. Child Rights Convention. The queens and princess who gathered for the event also got to enjoy each other’s company at a concert on November 19, 2009. The concert was part of a two-day event to commemorate the anniversary.

Queen Silvia, Queen Beatrix, Queen Paola, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Princess Mary, Princess Victoria, Princess Madeleine, and Princess Mette-Marit were joined at the concert by King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Sofia of Spain.

Princess Victoria and Princess Madeleine were accompanied by their fiances, Daniel Westling and Jonas Bergstrom. The princesses and their beaus announced their respective engagements in February and August this year. The concert is one of the first royal engagements that Daniel and Jonas have attended, and an excellent chance for them to meet the members of other monarchies as well.

Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling:

Princess Madeleine and Jonas Bergstrom:

Princess Mette-Marit and Princess Mary chat with Daniel Westling and Princess Victoria:

At the concert:

Two Crown Princesses, Princess Mary and Princess Mette-Marit:

images: Zuma Press

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Royals Gather for ‘Rights of the Child’

Maricar Macalincag — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:57:51 +0000

It’s not often we see royalty from several countries together in one place. When it’s for a good cause, it’s even more of a good thing.

Last week, ladies from several European royal families attended a conference for the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The convention, which aims to protect the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children, was signed on November 20, 1989.

In attendance at the conference in Stockholm, were Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Paola of Belgium, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Madeleine of Sweden, and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway.

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Queen Beatrix, and Queen Silvia:

Queen Paola:

Princess Victoria:

Princess Mary:

Princess Madeleine:

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Royal Fashion Friday: Royals in Scarves

Maricar Macalincag — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:10:00 +0000

As the temperatures drop, let’s look to the royals to see how they rock cold weather accessories. In this edition, we’ll feature scarves as they were worn recently by Andrea Casiraghi of Monaco and by Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.

Today, Princess Mary attended the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the ‘Rights of the Child’ conference. She paired a loosely-knotted black scarf with her dark blue textured coat.

Andrea Casiraghi let his scarf hang free, for a casual look, despite his tie. He as the guest of honor at the 149th Hospices de Beaune Wine Auction in Beaune, France, on November 15, 2009. Side note: Check out his purple loafers too!

Both of these looks show that the mega-scarf trend is continuing this season. It’s all a matter of choice how you wear it!

images: Bauer Griffin

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Last Photos of the Danish Royal Family’s Vietnam Visit

Maricar Macalincag — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:07:16 +0000

The Danish royals have wrapped up their visit to Vietnam, but I still have a few photos to show you. Queen Margrethe, Prince Henrik, Prince Frederik and Princess Mary have described in a press conference how much they’ve enjoyed their visit, and how they look forward to an even better relationship between the two countries.

One of the last events that Queen Margrethe and Princess Mary attended was one in support of a campaign for better traffic safety in Vietnam. The royal ladies encouraged the use of helmets, and put on theirs on top of their hats. Those hats must be held in place by pins pretty well, and it’s not a simple matter to take them off in order to get the helmets on!

Before they left, the royals met with the press on November 6, 2009 at the Thaodien Village, Vietnam. They were all very relaxed, looking as though they’re just enjoying a vacation in a tropical resort. Prince Henrik and Princess Mary even shared a hug, something we don’t see often in royal families.

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