Ahhhh, siblings. They can be our best friends, our worst enemies, and somehow both of those things at the same time. Let’s take a look at some royal brother and sister sets, shall we? Be sure to scroll through each slideshow for some fun.
What other royal brother & sister photos come to mind? Show us your favorites in the comments.
Don’t worry! We will cover sisters only photos and brothers only photos so hang on to them for the future!
The Greek royal family is in possession of a solid ruby parure. It came into the family via the country’s first queen, Olga. She was from Russia originally, and the pigeon blood rubies are thought to have been purchased from Russia. Olga’s husband King George had the stones set in a classic Greek style of a wreath tiara, along with the other portions of the set.
After Olga passed, the set was inherited by her son Nicholas who himself had married another Russian Grand Duchess, Elena.
Elena and Nicholas’s daughter Princess Olga of Yugoslavia borrowed the set in her role of first lady of Yugoslavia.
Their other daughter Princess Marina of Kent borrowed the set to wear to the opening of Parliament in 1937.
The parure really wasn’t seen again until Queen Frederica and her impressive hair came on the scene.
During their 1963 state visit to England, amidst protests, Frederica wore the parure to a banquet and it can be seen in action here at 1:01. I love the sweeping music and style of these old British Pathé films.
Frederica then passed the parure to Princess Anne Marie of Denmark and she has worn it quite frequently.
What do you think of the Greek Ruby Parure?
Show us a photo of your favorite appearance in the comments!
February is already upon us. In my neck of the woods it’s a consistent cold and gray season, but here’s hoping the royals bring a little sunshine into your life.
All the royal news you missed the week of January 27.
King Harald is back, and looking healthy!
Two handsome men represent in the Light Dragoons.
HM King Abdullah II with his son HRH Crown Prince Hussein at the oldest light cavalry regiment in the British Army ” light Dragoons”. pic.twitter.com/0cvSOV2818
— Arabian Royal Agency (@ARoyalAgency) February 2, 2020
There is some speculation that Sophie will be busier now that the British royals are shuffling duties around. She has been highly visible in the last few weeks, so let’s take a look. Here she stepped out the next generation event at the London Stock exchange.
At the University of Surrey, Sophie opened up a cancer center named in honor of Dr. Kate Granger, who died of the disease.
While in Sierre Leone, Sophie repeated her ARoss Girl green dress (Kate also wore a similar dress, shown at the link).
Anne-Marie and Theodora were recently seen attending Celia Krithiatori’s fashion show. Word is the Greek designer has been chosen by Theodora to design her wedding gown. If you are like me, that wedding had completely fallen off your radar. I am glad to put it back on. Here is a link to the designer’s wedding gown collection for 2019. It appears we are in for a dramatic time!
Queen Anne-Marie and Princess Theodora attended the fashion show of the Greek designer, Celia Krithiatori, at the British Museum of London on 29th January. Celia Krithiatori is the one chosen by Princess Theodora to make her wedding dress. pic.twitter.com/wGRMU26jAK
— Andreas Megos (@AndreasMegos) February 1, 2020
We haven’t focused on them much lately, but many members of the The House of Orange have been working. Let’s do a Deep Dive on the Dutch, shall we?
Margriet visited the Military Rehabilitation Center (Aardenburg) in Doorn, Netherlands, and sport that she is, tossed a few balls around.
She slowed down to open the Beukenstein care and nursing home in Driebergen-Rijsenburg. Additional photos of the wonderful dress are at New My Royals.
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands opened Beukenstein care and nursing home in Driebergen-Rijsenburg. pic.twitter.com/ojF4a1LVir
— Royal Ladies (@vaninaswchindt) February 2, 2020
I feel we should drop by and check out some relatively recent “Looks of Laurentien”. We featured one last week, but she is always interesting, if not always conventional. I don’t think we focused on her during the Prince Claus Award ceremony in December, but her ruby (well, orange) slippers and earrings are deserving of a deep dive.
LIteracy is one of Laurentien’s pet causes, and in that vein she opened an event supporting those with reading disabilities at the Amsterdam Public Library. I like the colorful scarf against the stark black pantsuit, which from these photos looks like it fits like a dream.
What did I miss?
Welcome back to the Defense of the Dress. It’s a new year, and lots of new dresses are just waiting to be defended. Let’s get down to it.
The Duchess of Cambridge is NOT the only royal to wear McQueen, thankyouverymuch. Marie-Chantal of Greece, who is, granted, more royal-adjacent than royal, has also worn the designer. In 2015, she appeared at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in this silk printed McQueen, which features a high waistline and strategic cut outs. This dress provoked some very strong reactions among the Hofdames, but we kept in mind the adjacent part of royal-adjacent, and adjusted our judging spectacles accordingly.
Close-ups of the styling and earrings can be found on New My Royals.
The Handbag: OK, I am going to preface this by saying I placed it in context. It’s worn by a woman who is not part of a current monarchy to an event where she is more celebrity than royal. In that context, I think it’s a good compromise. She was going for 1930s Hollywood, and although it doesn’t reach that level of polish, it’s somewhat stylish, somewhat daring, and flattering.
LiL: I could honestly go either way, but I’ll take the against for one glaring reason. The bodice doesn’t fit properly. When you have that much money, there’s no excuse for poor tailoring.
We keep saying that it’s our Community that provides the backbone to this blog. In an often fact-free royal internet world, the people who comment here are the exception. You proved it by acing the Tiaras, Heirs and Descendants quiz.
Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Royaling – Our Swedish Handbaggers are royal experts. Mrs. Diamond correctly named all the tiaras, heirs and descendants of Queen Victoria in the photo. Extra extra credit to her for Gunilla Bernadotte’s tiara identification.
Extra Credit – Triple Duchess named all of the above, and all the descendants of Christian IX. Bravo to her for “knowing her royal stuff”!
Fun Fact – Of the European royals in the photo, only the Dutch royal family and the Monaco princely families do not have descendants from either Victoria or Christian.
Thanks for playing. Yes, it hurt our brains a little bit, too! Any corrections or changes are welcome.
