It might not be the Trooping we want, but it's the Trooping we're going to get. “There will be a small, brief military ceremony at Windsor Castle to mark The Queen’s official birthday,” a palace spokesperson has said. The Daily Mail reports that there will be a smaller than usual division of the Welsh Guards… Continue reading Trooping The Colour
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Open Post – Commonwealth Day Service (Updated!)
Housekeeping: Bits and Bobs will be back tomorrow. Good Monday morning, Handbag Community! The annual Commonwealth Service will be held at Westminster Abbey today at 3.00 p.m., local time. Watch the coverage live on the BBC YouTube channel . If you like to follow along on Twitter, here's your link. The Westminster Abbey website also… Continue reading Open Post – Commonwealth Day Service (Updated!)
BAFTAs Open Post
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are scheduled to attend the event tonight, and as we discussed on Friday, the organizers have requested participants rewear or wear sustainable fashion. Let's see if our hopes and wishes came true for Kate - and as for William, I suspect he, too, will rewear something. As photos become… Continue reading BAFTAs Open Post
Open Post – Day Two and Three of Danish Levees
Day Two The second day of the Danish levees is held for Supreme Court judges, the Royal Guard and Regiments Officer Corps at Christian VII’s Palace. Anyone who has done any royal watching in the Dane's general direction will recognize both these dresses. Mary is repeating her white gown from 2015 and Daisy is repeating her… Continue reading Open Post – Day Two and Three of Danish Levees
Open Post – New Year’s Levees and Receptions
I am slowly coming out of the fog of my New Year's Eve celebrations - although I didn't even make it to midnight! - but a Happy New Year and a happy new decade of royal watching to the entire community. Photos have started coming in from Japan and we'll get them up asap, but… Continue reading Open Post – New Year’s Levees and Receptions