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In an earlier post, I mentioned the American Friends of British Art. They are an organization that raises funds to help ongoing restoration projects across Great Britain - over 2,000 historic castles, manors and other structures are being preserved through the efforts of AFBA. It’s a wonderful group.

Now I have discovered that the AFBA isn’t the only one with solid Anglo-American ties. The V & A has a sister organization called the American Friends of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

From the website:
“The AFV&A works to strengthen the Museum’s international presence and encourage the American public to engage with this leading cultural institution.”

So be sure to check out both of these wonderful cultural organizations and donate your money or your time (maybe even your life?). It is extremely worthwhile!

During the state visit to Turkey, the Queen wore several lovely outfits. Two of my favorites were the pink and the black and cream ensembles. Observe:

Elizabeth always looks exceptionally lovely in bright colors, because they brighten her skin. When she wears white or cream, it enhances her silver hair and she looks very stately. Wonderful choices!

My new comments system “Intense Debate” is in place. You will now have features such as threaded comments, voting on favorite comments, and tracking the comments of friends across any blog with Intense Debate embedded.

I hope you all enjoy this new feature. :)

These are the beautiful, classically designed and highly technological pieces of art work that are official royal websites. This list is of course found at MandysRoyalty.org/Links.html along with other interesting royal sites.

Britain
http://www.royal.gov.uk

Norway
http://www.kongehuset.no

Denmark
http://www.kongehuset.dk/english/

Jordan
http://www.kingabdullah.jo/

Sweden
http://www.royalcourt.se

Holland
http://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/english

Monaco
http://www.palais.mc

Belgium
http://www.monarchie.be/en/

Other:

House of Hohenzollern
http://www.preussen.de/en/heute.html

The Romanovs
http://www.imperialhouse.ru/eng/index.html

Ex-King Constantine of the Hellenes
http://www.formerkingofgreece.org/

Mandy Votes for the Best Sites

Most Famous: British Monarchy

Most Elegant: Danish Monarchy

Easiest Navigation: Swedish Monarchy

Most Unique: The Imperial Romanov website (and of Grand Duchess Marie Vladimirovna)

I need more people involved with my online royal studies school “The Royal Educational Society”. So anyone out there wishing to teach - you can be an actual teacher or someone wishing to share their vast knowledge of a royal subject - please contact me through my website:

http://www.mandysroyalty.org/Contact.html

Since the site is in its formative stages, I am only accepting offers from people interested in teaching courses at this time. This is all strictly volunteer work should you wish to participate as a teacher.Your participation helps to forge an amazing new experience for people everywhere.

I need people who are experts in the Anglo-Saxon era of Britain’s history.

Our boys William and Harry have recruited James Bond - actor Daniel Craig - to raise money for an army charity helping servicemen and women returning from war in the Middle East.

The Princes are spearheading the Help For Heroes campaign for the Royal British Legion and the siblings have persuaded producers of the new 007 movie to donate profits from the film’s national premiere to the cause.

Yahoo! News

You need to download the player, but it is worth it. Remarkable footage that has never been seen or hasn’t been seen in years.

A sample for your enjoyment - Babelgum: Grace and Rainier Visit US

My podcast/videocast has been going for quite some time, and it has always been a lot of fun. RoyaltyNow! has been a great way to connect with my readers, and it all started as a “frequently asked questions” video. I hope to improve it more and more even now.

As my wedding approaches, I have been adding more items to my gift registry. I discovered a podcasting set that can be purchased through the store Bed, Bath, and Beyond. It looked great, so I added it to the registry a few weeks ago. I am glad I did, because it is a good price, and I think it’s time to upgrade.  The need for better video has been made painfully apparent looking back at my Royal Collection video’s quality. More recently, my “Voki” avatar made me aware of the equally heinous audio that I contend with on a weekly basis.

The podcasting set is one of those fun things you get to add to your registry after you select all of your absolutely sensible items. :)

Get a Voki now!