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We just got our book of photo proofs as well as our CD. These are some of my favorite images that I thought I might share:

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What marvelous photos! Have a look: “The celebration of a new king.”

Bhutan seems like it shall have a brighter future than poor Nepal.

I am still uploading pictures, but this is a start. Enjoy!

Below: A quick slideshow OR see my photos here.

Find more photos like this on World of Royalty Network

If anyone is curious to see wedding photos, you can see them at Photobucket. Personally, I love looking at people’s wedding albums. I’m a big romantic. I am also nosy and love to see the dress chosen, tiara worn, etc. There are only a few items in it so far, and they are not the professional photographs, just candids.

My entire wedding ensemble was inspired by Crown Princess Letizia of Spain. Slim-fitted gown, long veil, and rounded tiara. My gown’s train wasn’t very long, which I liked. It was small but flowing, and the cathedral-length veil did the rest. Great day!

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We are leaving for our English honeymoon immediately after the wedding. I still can’t believe it! I am so excited.

As a British royal historian, it’s nice that I actually get to visit the UK after ten years in the business. Being able to physically encounter the sights and sounds of the country will make my studies and presentations to my audience far richer. I hope what I experience makes the site and the blog even better than before. Of course, all photos will be posted here for your enjoyment… or just for your curiosity.

As wedding preparations continue (and as work picks up) I will not be able to post here as much. I will be happy to give a few updates once in a while though, especially if there is something in royal news that makes me want to rant, debate, discuss, or all of the above.

Wedding countdown: 5 weeks

Read Andrew Cusack’s article about the newly crowned King George Tupou V of Tonga and his sartorial prowess. Andrew is, as usual, extremely eloquent.

Britannia

Royal Photos by Madeleine Glindorf. A truly remarkable photographer! (Denmark)

Whoo, boy. I didn’t realize that Peter Phillips’ wedding would cause such a ruckus.

First, the Catholics have a fit because Autumn changed her religion from Catholic to Anglican (Church of England). Then there was the Hello! Magazine deal about their relationship and wedding.

A commercial deal in the royal family is looked upon with derision by many. Take the Countess of Wessex’s problems concerning her former PR firm several years ago. Some of the public began to wonder if she was cashing in on royal titles and connections. ITN states that this particular deal struck with Hello! will instead “damage any future claims to privacy” by Autumn and Peter.

That I can’t agree with, unfortunately. Even if they weren’t splashed across the pages of Hello!, they will still be viewed as glamorous, modern young royals and will be placed in the arena of publicity with Kate, Chelsy, Beatrice, etc. Peter has always been a private person, just as Princess Anne had planned, but nowadays I think that privacy is hard to find for anyone in a public family, especially when they have a beautiful royal wedding!

Princess Letizia of Spain’s sister recently discovered this the hard way: the publicity shy Telma Ortiz brought a restraining order against the media in an effort to retain her privacy. The courts felt differently, and ruled that since Telma Ortiz is the sister-in-law to the Spanish Crown Prince she is, by default, a public figure. The order was declined and the media will now, I’m sure, be on her like beans on toast while declaring a ‘freedom of the press’ victory.

Of course, we can’t forget about the religious issue concerning the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Phillips. Father Raymond J. de Souza is outraged, saying that Autumn’s conversion to the Church of England was ‘cavalier’ and that she should be ashamed for stating that the C of E and Rome are pretty much “the same religion”. It does seem fairly unnecessary to me that she should convert, as Peter will never take the throne, but lesser royal figures have had to give up their place for marrying Catholic. Maybe Autumn felt guilty that she would be playing ‘politics’ - inadvertently - with the line of succession.

There have been many debates about rescinding the Act of Settlement barring Catholics from the throne. People say the Act goes against human rights, and they also ridicule it for barring Catholics but not, say, Scientologists. People also note that the Duchess of Kent, a senior royal, converted to Catholicism yet the Duke of Kent keeps his place in the line. How do you explain that?

I have to say that this Act is a bit out of date, but if it is repealed, what happens? Will Prince Michael regain his position in the line of succession, for instance? Would Autumn reconvert? Who knows… it’s all so interesting yet it could be potentially very chaotic. For now, however, the only chaos is the war of words in the media.