The Duchess of Cambridge exerted her considerable influence to bring together donations from British business to benefit Baby Banks, an organization that supports parents and newborns in need. The Duchess wore her white Suzannah dress to the event, which was held in Sheffield. Her face mask is reusable, from Amaia Kids. I love how it… Continue reading Random Royaling – The Duchess of Cambridge Supports Baby Banks
Author: The Handbag
I have been following royalty since the Diana/Fergie days. My favorite royal, sartorially speaking, is Queen Letizia, followed closely by that ageless scamp, Princess Astrid of Norway. I love following the less followed in the royal world. My general duties here in Handbagland are the Bits & Bobs and whatever Random Royaling arises.
Make it Modern – The Brooch Challenge, Part 1
Do you love them? Do you hate them? Do you sit at neutral on the topic of brooches? We know there are Handbaggies who are on Team Brooch, unreservedly. "Don't mess with their beauty," they say. Then there are those who find them a bit aging. "Too associated with the older set", they say. Then… Continue reading Make it Modern – The Brooch Challenge, Part 1
Hofdame Bits and Bobs
Did everyone wake up on Saturday, slap their foreheads, and say, "How could it be August already?" Truth told, it's been almost a perpetual August in my neck of the woods since May. We've had a long hot spell, and to top it off, not much royal action for months. Yet we find ways to… Continue reading Hofdame Bits and Bobs
The Designer Diaries: Royals and Dior
Read our first installment on Dior and Princess Grace, here. Princess Margaret Princess Margaret first met Christian Dior in the spring of 1949, on a trip to the continent. Margaret must have liked what she saw, because she, her sister and the Queen Mother requested, and received, a private fashion show from the designer at… Continue reading The Designer Diaries: Royals and Dior
Royals and the Olympics: Captain Sweden and the Sassy Sils
I deliberately left these two off my "Cutest Couples" post yesterday because there were too many fun photos of them to choose one. Today's Mock Election is "Choose the Best of the Swedish Monarchs, Olympic Division". Once again, we're holding off on any 2012 photos (and we know there are some doozies of the Swedes)… Continue reading Royals and the Olympics: Captain Sweden and the Sassy Sils
