--Sadly, Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, husband of Denmark's Princess Benedikte, died on March 13th at the age of 82. His funeral will be held today in Germany. The royal guests in addition to the family will include Queen Silvia and Princess Madeleine of Sweden (Benedikte is one of Madeleine's godparents); King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima, and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands (Prince Richard was once the subject of speculation as potential marriage material for Beatrix, when what he was actually doing was helping cover her real relationship with Claus); and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (representing the Norwegian family, who are occupied with a state visit).
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| Princess Benedikte and Prince Richard, during their engagement Dutch National Archives, The Hague, Fotocollectie Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau/CC BY-SA 3.0 nl |
--"'London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen’s death" is a long read about what will happen on that inevitable yet unthinkable day when Queen Elizabeth II dies. If you haven't checked it out yet, do. It's logistically fascinating and very well done. [Guardian]
--Let's lighten things up a bit. Crown princes in action: good friends Haakon and Frederik participated in a cross-country ski marathon (Birkebeinerrennet, 54 kilometers or just over 33.5 miles), for reasons unknown to me (she says as she puts her feet up). [Instagram]
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| Kongehuset/Instagram |
--While we're on the topic of princes, Harry sure can wear a sweater. [Zimbio]
--Princess Sofia would like to renew her membership in the Froofy Sleeve Club. She has submitted her annual dues in the form of photos of her boxing in her St. Patrick's Day green version. Payment accepted. [Svenskdam]
--Over at the Jewel Vault: QEII highlights one Commonwealth-themed cluster of diamonds and performs a disappearing act on another. Also, a feature on those fab diamond earrings the Duchess of Cambridge wears.
--And finally, we ran out of time last week to cover Sheikha Mozah's trip to the Sudan and Tunisia, but it did not disappoint. It included one of the best trouser suits seen on the royal rounds in quite some time, I think. (Armani Privé, natch.) [Instagram]
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| Moza bint Nasser/Instagram |
Coming up this week: Tiaras should be out in Norway and Sweden, so you know you'll be seeing those here.
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