Royal Fashion Awards: Cheltenham Festival 2012

Anne attended Day 2 and Day 4. Sadly she didn’t bring her A-game. She did wear a hat Zara wore last year (left).

Best Coats – Zara Division

 

Best Hats – Zara Division

 

Worst of Oh Boy & Worst Repeats

Well, first the scarf. I don’t like that scarf (worn in Christmas of 2010). Next, the hat (first worn at Christmas 2011) and many days after that.

Plus, Oh Snap! Camilla wore Diana’s Necklace. Well, she isn’t wearing a dead woman’s necklace. (Well she is) But, the pendant was a gift to all of the Princesses of Wales. First given to Queen Alexandra (if I am not mistaken) and then to all the Princesses of Wales after that. (And possibly to the Duchess of Cambridge?) Diana just added the emerald to it.

Flashback Friday: Princess Tessy’s Style

Princess Tessy has been a fashion icon (good or bad) since she has joined the Royal Ducal Family. Here are some of the attire that Tessy has worn since her wedding to Prince Louis in 2006.

Tessy has donned many hats (ok maybe not at least 10 a year but, whatever!). She has worn good (Right and 2nd to left) and bad (2nd to right and middle) or just ok (Left) hats. Mostly all the hats she have ever worn was at National Day which only comes once every year. So, just about 1 hat appearance each year!

Tessy has as well worn good outfits (2 middle) or ok (Right) or just terrible (left). I wish she would just wear good clothes all the time, she is so beautiful!

Here are my picks for the worst outfits all are from National Day, except the outfit with the green dress (that’s at Christmas).

Wedding Wednesday: Princess Tessy’s Wedding Gown

HRH Prince Louis of Luxembourg and Tessy Antony

September 29, 2006

In September of 2005, the grand Ducal Palace issued a announcement – a surprised announcement – 19 year old Prince Louis was expecting a child with his girlfriend, 20 year old Tessy Antony. Tessy met Louis in Luxembourg’s army serving (a future royals can be in the army.) Actually when the pregnancy was announced really no one really knew that Louis even had a girlfriend. On March 12, 2006, their first son Gabriel was born. In June of that same year, they announced they were getting married.

About a month before the ceremony, Louis renounced his own rights to the throne as well as those of all his descendants. (Like many royals before him – Wink, Wink Edward VIII.) He actually couldn’t do that, but he was following a precedent set by his uncle, Prince Jean.

The couple first married a civic ceremony at the Grand Ducal Palace. Then they married religiously at a church in Gilsdorf. Tessy did not wear a custom wedding dress she bought a dress from Pronovias and some gloves from Pronovias which she removed during the ceremony (most likely while putting the rings on.)

Maria Teresa & Gabriel

A year after they married, Tessy and Louis welcomed a second child, Noah. On National Day in 2009, the Palace announced that Grand Duke Henri granted his daughter-in-law Princess of Luxembourg, and his grandsons the titles of Prince Nassau (the name of their Royal House). As a bonus, everyone was to be styled HRH (His/Her Royal Highness).

Louis’ siblings (left to right): Prince Félix, Prince Sébastien, Prnce Guillaume (the Hereditary Grand Duke, Princess Alexandra)

These days, the couple and their family (Sons) live in London, where they are both students. And comes to Luxembourg for big occasions (National Day, Weddings, probably Christmas)

Tiara Tuesday: Grand Duchess Maria Teresa’s Tiaras

Well, I don’t know why, but I am having a Luxembourg week! So today, Wednesday and Friday will all have Luxembourg things! P.S. I was going to have a Luxembourg tiara but I couldn’t find a lot of people wearing them.

1 – Congo Diamond Necklace Tiara is usually a tiara mostly all Luxembourg Royal Brides wear. Anyways, Marie-Teresa was given this tiara from her late mother-in-law Joséphine-charlotte as a wedding present (which she did wear at her wedding). Hopefully, as a royal, Princess Alexandra will wear this at her wedding and Prince Guillaume’s future bride might wear.
2 – Diamond Floral Tiara #1 is a small diamond tiara. It is a wedding tiara, worn (and loaned from Maria Teresa) by Marie Christine.
3 – Diamond Floral #2 is bigger than Diamond Floral #1 but still nice. I like this tiara more with her hair down.
4 – Turquoise Tiara is not a favourite of mine, this tiara is most likely my least favourite of the Luxembourg tiara collection. Maria Theresa’s daughter-in-law Princess Tessy has worn this tiara before (at the National Day of Luxembourg in 2010)

5 - Amethyst Tiara has to have bigger Amethysts they are way to small. I like love the necklace. Random Thought! The Royal Families need to have more Amethyst tiaras (so happy Princess Marie of Denmark is getting one!)
6 - Aquamarine Bandeau Tiara is like the only Aquamarine tiaras out in the Royal Families (well not really, there are 2 other Aquamarine tiaras.)
7 - Chaumet Emerald Tiara is my 3rd favourite Luxembourg Tiara. The design is not a big fan of me. I wish the giant diamonds and medium diamonds would either be smaller or removed.

8 - Luxembourg Empire Tiara as you might remember was my #5 of my Top 15 tiaras. I love it! Anyways, Maria Teresa has worn this tiara publicly after Joséphine-Charlotte’s death in 2005. (Just a possible reason: Joséphine I think never liked Maria because of where she was born. Yes, where she was born.) Maria Teresa, never wore the tiara before her death in 2005.
9 - Joséphine-Charlotte's Diamond Belgian Scroll Tiara is a nice tiara. it would be in my top 40 tiaras. Anyways, (haven’t you noticed I am getting so side-tracked?) this was the 2nd tiara that Joséphine-Charlotte wore on her head during her wedding. (Her first was the Congo Diamond Tiara) And this tiara was suppose to be sold but, thank goodness, Grand Duke Henri didn’t let that happen!
10 - Topaz Tiara is (I think) the only topaz tiara in any of the Royal Families/Houses. It is nice, it’s not bad. Plus, ow! Big earrings, doesn’t it hurt her ears?

11 - Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide's Tiara would be my 2nd favourite Luxembourg tiara. This would have been my tiara for today, but I only have pictures of Maria in the tiara, no one else.
12 - Joséphine-Charlotte's Van Cleef and Arpels Emerald and Diamond Convertible Tiara is a really long name that I will probably never say. I don’t want to be mean but, this is a ugly tiara. I could be wrong but, I think Princess Tessy wore this tiara before Maria (GASP!)
13 - Pearl and Diamond Choker Tiara – I like Pearls and Chokers but not Pearls and Chokers (together – if you couldn’t see my hint.) And to be truthful it looks like a fence. Yes, a fence.

Weeks in Review: March 4–March 11

Princess Mathilde

March 4: Attending the festivities on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Gerard De Kremer. (Left)

March 6: Maison des femmes de Schaerbeek, Huis van de Vrouwen van Schaarbeek, House of the Women of Schaerbeek. (2nd to left)

March 8: Attending the 25th Anniversary of Payoke. (Middle)

March 11: Day 1 of visit to Vietnam. (2nd to right and right)

Charlotte Casiraghi

March 4: Show Jumping in France (Left)

March 7: Attending a Gucci Party. Plus – Charlotte is the new face of Gucci! (3 middle pictures – With, Without the coat and at cocktails)

March 8: Charlotte in Paris. (Right)

Princess Charlene

March 4: Charlene at a party in L.A. (Left)

March 9: In Australia (2nd to left, 2nd to right and right)

Crown Princess Mary & Crown Princess Mette-Marit

 

Mary

March 5: Attending as a patron in a meeting at the Danish Refugee Council. (Left) And, at the opening of the European Disability Convention. (2nd to Left)

Mette-Marit

March 9: Attending the opening of Oslo International Church Music Festival. (2nd to Right)

March 11: At the Nordic World Cup. (Right)

Princess Letizia

March 5: Attending the presentation of 'Siendo mas, seremos mas fuertes' campaign to fight against cancer. (Left)

March 6: Attending the tribute to the 'Live Television Treasures'. (2nd to left)

March 7: At the Integration Centre of Vocational Training in Renewable Energies (2nd to right – with and without the coat)

March 8: Attending European Enviroment Award Ceremony. (Right)

Princess Maxima

March 6: Receiving the report ''A Billion to Gain'' (Left)

March 7: Attending National Coaching Day. (2nd to left)

March 8: Attending the Emmale top Talent Breakfast (Right) And, Attending a Gala (2nd to right)

Duchess of Cambridge & Queen Elizabeth II

March 8: Visiting Leicester for the first day of the Diamond Jubilee UK Tour. (Left and Right)

Princesses Marie-Chantal, Madeleine, Ingrid Alexandra & Queen Sonja

March 7: Princess Marie-Chantal attending a fashion show. (Left)

March 9: Princess Madeleine was with Prince Carl Philip and his girlfriend Sofia in Stockholm. (2nd to left)

March 11: Princess Ingrid Alexandra and Queen Sonja at the World Nordic Cup. (2nd to right and Right)

Weeks in Review: February 26–March 3

February 26 - Attending a Pre-Oscar Lunch in L.A. wearing a modified Akris outfit. (Left) Loving the hair and Earrings Charlene!

February 26 – Attending the Oscars in a modified Akris dress; the Earrings were seen before. (Right) Nice Earrings and Hair. I do not like the dress, take a note from Kate Winslet!

February 27 – Delivering a speech at UNICEF. (Left) I Love the Red, it suits you very well!

February 28 - Visiting the Pedagogisch Centrum Wagenschot, which is an education center. (Right) Not a big fan of this coat.

Febraury 27 – Washington Day 1 holding a Prada Bag. (Left) I like the Dress and jacket. Not the bag or shoes.

February 27 – Washington Day 1 in the Evening. (Middle) I see what your doing with your shoes, your pulling a Marie-Chantal! I don’t like the Pants and whatever your holding. I love your hair and earrings!

February 28 – Washington Day 2 holding her trusty Prada Bag. (Right) I don’t like this outfit, there is too much going on.

February 28 – Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel took a stroll with Princess Estelle in the Gardens of Haga Palace (Daniel & Victoria’s official home.) (Left) P.S. Paparazzi are not following Daniel and Victoria, it’s Prince Carl Philip (Victoria’s younger brother.)

February 29 – Queen Rania visiting a School in Jordan (2nd to left) I love Queen Rania’s style! she has a simple look but, it is elegant.

February 29 – Charlotte Casiraghi in Paris. (2nd to right) I do not like this, I feel as if she was trying to blend in with the crowd.

February 29 – Princess Madeleine came back home to Sweden and not in New York City. (Right) Her outfit is ok, I love the boots the best. Either the make-up is light or she isn’t wearing any it doesn’t look good.

March 1 – Camilla, Catherine and of course Elizabeth II all went to a new store in London. (First 3 pictures) Liz was wearing Angela Kelly, (The same designer she wore to Kate & Wills Wedding in April of last year.) Camilla was in Bruce Oldfield and Kate wore M Missoni.

March 1 – Letizia attended the ‘World Day for Rare Diseases’ event. (Right) I really love this outfit! The Top is great, the pants are awesome! and the shoes aren’t pointed.