The Royal Representative http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep Royal News and Views from MandysRoyalty.org Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:26:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Crowning Moments Recap: Kate’s Style http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/02/2012/crowning-moments-recap-kates-style/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/02/2012/crowning-moments-recap-kates-style/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:26:14 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=6766 The Duchess of Cambridge has been named “Hat Person of the Year” by The Headwear Association. That reminded me of an old Crowning Moments I drew. Corny but cute, I say! :)

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]]> http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/02/2012/crowning-moments-recap-kates-style/feed/ 0 Celebrate With Me, Get A Solar Queen (or Corgi)! http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/celebrate-with-me-get-a-solar-queen-or-corgi/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/celebrate-with-me-get-a-solar-queen-or-corgi/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:41:11 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=6724 It is with great pride and pleasure that Mandy’s British Royalty salutes Her Majesty in her Diamond Jubilee year. Help “MBR” get to London to film for the show, “RoyaltyNow!”. When you donate, you receive GREAT royal prizes and a chance to contribute to the show.


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]]> http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/celebrate-with-me-get-a-solar-queen-or-corgi/feed/ 0 Meet Kikkerland’s LIVE Solar Queen! http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/meet-kikkerlands-live-solar-queen/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/meet-kikkerlands-live-solar-queen/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:48:07 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=6730 Come meet the Solar Queen live in person at the New York International Gift Fair – Accent on Design, 11 to 4pm, January 29th – January 31st.

Kikkerland Design is an ‘unofficial sponsor’ and supporter of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012 marking 60 years of the Queen’s reign.

We are celebrating with a commemorative limited edition Solar Queen in a lilac dress with crown and broach, and Elroy, her beloved corgi companion.

2012 is Kikkerland Design’s 20th Anniversary – come by see what they’ve been doing! NYIGF Kikkerland Design Booth #3902

]]> http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/meet-kikkerlands-live-solar-queen/feed/ 0 A Little Princess For Denmark http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/a-little-princess-for-denmark/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/a-little-princess-for-denmark/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:37:10 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=6715 Congratulations to TRH Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark. The princess gave birth to a girl, the first for the couple.

Read more here…

Edited to add: The baby girl is 6.4 pounds and 19 inches long. From the official DRF website.

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  • Has anyone else noticed that Google Translate won't translate a page for more than a second!? #
  • RT @massgovernor @UKinBoston: Gov. Patrick welcomes British investment in Burlington http://t.co/K5xtO2VH #


  • Thank you! :)RT @royaluniverse: #FF @marilynsrylblog @mandysroyalty @palaceprincess @royaltynews @RoyalCorrespond @ellakaytweets @tvmartinez #
  • The "Year of Three Kings" began today in 1936. King George V died in…. http://t.co/nm7CeCaA #royal #
  • Prince Harry to visit Brazil as trade envoy http://t.co/uQeiGSM3 #
  • Queen Elizabeth II – Sarah Bradford (Guardian review): http://t.co/GW4C7VLT #

  • Hit the nail on the head. RT @marilynsrylblog: Stop trying to make Pippa Middleton happen – Blogs | http://t.co/HYQU49E0 #

    • Stackable Rings from Gemvara

  • My husband: "William is at least a half a queen taller than she is!" http://t.co/48rZjIC9 #royalphotos #
  • Love this! So much sparkle! RT @huffpoststyle: European royals face off in epic Battle of the Tiaras http://t.co/kbFbcJLf #
  • Margaret ranks AFTER Princess Mary?! Egad! It should be Grace, Margaret, and Rania. Then perhaps Charlotte Cas. http://t.co/2fjZPAox #
  • Secret Announcement: Celebrate the Jubilee! http://t.co/UcUyCZp4 #royal #DiamondJubilee #
  • Secret announcement: Celebrate the Jubilee! http://t.co/GayxFrqJ via @DailymotionUSA #
  • David Lascelles (son of the late Lord Harewood) could be Geo. V, sans beard or George, Duke of Kent: http://t.co/fdennlhN #
  • They shld compare the Queen w/ her aunt Mary. RT @hrhqueenkate: Fun gallery! Uncanny royal look alikes! http://t.co/H7gR0kiZ #
  • Can anyone identify the lady in the first row, in blue? What tiara is that? It's beautiful. http://t.co/u23OB4UU http://t.co/2HWXoHgw #
  • Can anyone identify the lady in the first row, in blue? What tiara is that? It's beautiful. http://t.co/u23OB4UU #
  • Mary is wearing more and more Margrethe-inspired hairstyles: http://t.co/mmgg6dKI (@ 8:22) LOL at Martin (@ 13:17+) #
  • A cool Panorama of the concert hall during the gala performance: http://t.co/bDcWCSVC #royal #
  • *Love* Marie-Chantal's tiara! http://t.co/planyD6O #
  • I currently have 958 followers! I wonder if I will break 1000 before the Jubilee? #royalmilestone #
  • I can make a lord, but only God can make a gentleman. – King James I #
  • RT @janetnorcal @RoyalCorrespond @MrsRegalEyes no photo of J&M wedding in the family album! Just little Henrik's christening… #
  • Welcome!! Hope you enjoy it here. :) @NorthfleetBrass #

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    ]]>     http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-21/feed/ 0     Secret Announcement http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/secret-announcement/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/secret-announcement/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:25:34 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=6702
    Celebrate the Jubilee! by Royalty_Now

    ]]>     http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/secret-announcement/feed/ 1     Countess Alexandra Celebrates With Danish Royals http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/countess-alexandra-celebrates-with-danish-royals/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/countess-alexandra-celebrates-with-danish-royals/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:06:33 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=6695 Countess Alexandra of Frederiksborg, along with her husband, Martin Jorgensen, joined the Danish Royal Family to celebrate the jubilee of Queen Margrethe II. The Queen has been on the Danish throne for 40 years – a “ruby” jubilee.

    Resplendent jewels and gowns glimmered brightly during the gala performance at the Concert Hall in honor of Margrethe last Saturday (1-14) evening. Alexandra arrived in brilliant red, topped off by her Alexandrine Diamond Drop Tiara (Queen Margrethe gave the tiara to her then-daughter-in-law as a wedding present. Alexandra kept the tiara after her divorce from Prince Joachim).

    Members of the family in attendance for the concert included:

    • Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary
    • Prince Joachim and his sons Nikolai and Felix (Marie remained at home with little Henrik)
    • The Queen’s sisters, Princess Benedikte (w/ husband Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg) and Queen Anne-Marie (w/ husband the former King Constantine)
    • The Queen’s  nieces and nephews from the Berleberg family and Greek royal family
    • The Rosenborgs, cousins of the Queen

    Other dignitaries included Danish government officials and the heads of state for the Scandinavian countries: the President of Finland, King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, and Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway (see the full list).

    ]]>     http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/countess-alexandra-celebrates-with-danish-royals/feed/ 0     Tweets for 2012-01-14 http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-14/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-14/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-14/
  • Mary taking a page out of Marie's book – or my post? LOL! http://t.co/SgQY4loV & http://t.co/3KgWUzWQ #
  • I just have to say (looking at this photo, anyway): who was she fooling? Freckled arms and a cheesy wig!? http://t.co/KtIVGVE4 #
  • Check out my new list on @klout, featuring @anglotopia and @kikkerlandnyc! http://t.co/cdy2B2m9 #


  • Who wore it better? Queen Beatrix: http://t.co/pT3PtgEH or HM QEII in Abu Dhabi: http://t.co/DKdt6Vjp #
  • Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza: In Defense of Regional and Local Products and Traditional Trade – http://t.co/IsAB9HWs #
  • Wow, fascinating. Can't wait to read it. RT @louiseghislaine: Wallis Simpson biography demolishes image http://t.co/UiqXuT4k… #
  • Interesting pose – Prince Christian of Denmark reveals painting: http://t.co/QL1g98nm #
  • Leeds lands vital grant to save its golden hoard: http://t.co/2koKamfd #
  • Kate through the decades. http://t.co/xs7D1GnU I still can't decide who she looks like. Maybe Michael, but definitely not Carole… hmm #
  • Smells like communism? RT @BBCBreaking Ed Miliband calls for UK economy "Where rewards are more fairly shared" http://t.co/gRz55M5c #
  • Happy birthday, Kate! It's going to be one hell of an interesting decade! *glasses clink* #
  • The most disturbing image for royalty in 2011: Diana at 50, with Kate – http://t.co/r1xj6gC4 Tina Brown+Newsweek = whackadoodle. #nutter #
  • "My Royals" blog: Danish twins birthday http://t.co/YRMvmCRg and Dutch Royals in UAE: http://t.co/Ov6LwXoq #
  • Sandringham body ID: Missing Latvian girl: http://t.co/tJDfLAfa #royalnews #
  • Maxima is stunning here. Definitely needs to repeat this look: http://t.co/QZPxKiEk via @kemalnagdy #
  • Jordan's Princess Haya has a baby boy: http://t.co/88GImCZg #
  • Love Cecil: http://t.co/yfzDkzSq #royal #photography #

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    ]]>     http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-14/feed/ 0     Who’s Who in British America: Sir Peter Westmacott http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/whos-who-in-british-america-sir-peter-westmacott/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/whos-who-in-british-america-sir-peter-westmacott/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:39:24 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=5685 As of this month, Sir Peter Westmacott is Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the United States of America. Sir Peter replaces Nigel Sheinwald, Ambassador since October 2007. [Read Sheinwald's departing words]

    Westmacott was born in the village of Edington, Somerset in the South West of England in December 1950. He was educated at New College Oxford. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1972, and has extensive experience abroad with postings in Tehran, Brussels, Ankara, and Paris.

    The new ambassador also has royal connections: in 1990, he was made Deputy Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales. Three years later, Westmacott was sent to Washington as a Counsellor. Later postings included Director for the Americas in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Deputy Under Secretary of State.

    In 2002, Westmacott was appointed Ambassador to Turkey, where he served until 2006. The following year he was appointed as the Ambassador to France where he served until this month.

    ]]>     http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/whos-who-in-british-america-sir-peter-westmacott/feed/ 0     Duchess C Takes On Patronage Duties http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/duchess-c-takes-on-patronage-duties/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/duchess-c-takes-on-patronage-duties/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:19:41 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=6681 As I reported in my Anglotopia column, The Duchess of Cambridge is now patron of several worthy organizations:

    The Art Room – Learning and achieving through Art. A charity that provides art as therapy to children in Oxford and Islington.

    Action on Addiction – working across the addiction field in research, prevention, treatment, professional education, support for families and children.

    East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices – EACH supports families and cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.

    The National Portrait Gallery – As well as the permanent displays, the Gallery has a diverse and ever-changing programme of exhibitions and events which promote an appreciation of portraiture in all forms, and an energetic learning and outreach programme.

    Note: In addition, The Duchess of Cambridge is to become a volunteer in the Scout Association, volunteering time privately with groups in north Wales and elsewhere as opportunity arises.

    From The Prince of Wales official website.

    Great choices! These are very fortunate organizations, indeed.

    ]]>     http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/duchess-c-takes-on-patronage-duties/feed/ 0     Tweets for 2012-01-07 http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-07/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-07/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:00:00 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-07/
  • Hear hear! :) Three cheers! RT @royalinsight: Do you agree that #2012 will be an amazing #royal year? #
  • The Wisdom Of Queens http://t.co/u4Qo9ABA #


  • #FF @orderofsplendor @palaceprincess @royalcorrespond @royalobserver9 @TheRoyalFanzine @the_monarchist @royalreview @ryltychronicles #
  • #FF @victoriaarbiter @scandalwomen @kikkerlandnyc @Royal_beans @royalkatedebate @royaltyonline @allthingsroyal @royaluniverse @kemalnagdy #

  • Must raise funds for Jubilee trip! But also considering the crowds that will be there. *brrr* I'm torn! Can I go as a guest of HM? #dreamon #
  • Whaaat? Pippa and Amedeo of Belgium? I think not! http://t.co/R5Jh0DTC #
  • RT @kemalnagdy @RoyalCorrespond @mandysroyalty I wonder if Madeleine would wear the cameo tiara, or if that was reserved for Vic only? #
  • Why does this sound like a bad idea? Duke and Duchess of C. security plans in public domain: http://t.co/WApgU2xP #
  • The blog now features a RoyaltyNow! video wall: http://t.co/jquCOMjZ #
  • Oh dear. :( Sandringham Estate body is of woman aged as young as 15: http://t.co/zCM20WKL #
  • THANK YOU! Today’s Royal family is British to the core: http://t.co/YcuaasrG #
  • Are Frederik and Mary ready to rule? Jyllands-Posten article questions their ability: http://t.co/LgxTKgDw #
  • I made it back into the 40s on @klout. Feel free to give me a boost by giving me a +1. ;) http://t.co/ErAgbLSM #
  • Historic Royal treasures to go on display in Norway: http://t.co/onSPuW42 #
  • Her Majesty's "Iron Lady" Prime Minister, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom: http://t.co/E8UQpJBT #
  • Get emotional all over again: CP Victoria enters the church with her father, the king – http://t.co/XJZ3WlvQ #
  • Curious – how would a PR firm handle an American royalist looking to brand herself? No one responding to me as of yet! #
  • Dress in question: too close to Margrethe's for comfort?? http://t.co/OzSohcT6 #
  • Mary dressed in gown WAY too close to Margrethe's. A message, a sign…. what? Thought this was faux pas. AFTER arriving late for New Year's #
  • Mike's out, for good. Must've been worse than we knew: http://t.co/XEe1j3CA #England #scandal #rugby #
  • Just realized that Majesty Magazine was founded in May 1980. I am one month older than Majesty!? :D #
  • RT @janetnorcal @britishroyals @liltinglimes Media will say Kate is pregnant until it's true, then act like they were right all along. ;-) #
  • Princess Vic looks very artistic here, almost like a painting in that first photo: http://t.co/W82iCuV0 #
  • And so it begins, and with my favorite tiara, to boot! http://t.co/gKdruVnn #
  • A lovely interview with Princess Theo of Greece on Entertainment Tonight: http://t.co/qGZD9Ly9 #
  • Duke walks to church on NYD. Operation? What operation? http://t.co/Ihuelb68 #
  • A new interview: Prince Albert of Monaco – http://t.co/SK4CZ1eK #
  • RT @TheSinglePeer: Peer of the Year! http://t.co/562OO2yJ #
  • If I did a Haute Royale on Duchess of Cambridge, which outfit would you like to see? #royalstyle #
  • Going all-out this year with MBR: #resolution is to be seen in major UK media at least 2x! If more, then fantastic!! #

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    ]]>     http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/tweets-for-2012-01-07/feed/ 0     The Wisdom Of Queens http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/the-wisdom-of-queens/ http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/01/2012/the-wisdom-of-queens/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:25:13 +0000 Mandy http://mandysroyalty.org/royal_rep/?p=6666 The Wisdom Of Queens

    Sally Bedell Smith writes for TIME magazine:

    Few remember now, but the regally wrinkled Queen Elizabeth II was once called the World’s Sweetheart. Trained for her role from birth by her parents and various tutors, she walked onto the world stage at age 25 fully equipped to do honor to her post. Kate Middleton, now the Duchess of Cambridge, entered the spotlight without a lifetime of preparation, but she seems open to learning how to play her part.

    During Elizabeth’s 60 years on the throne–the longest reign in the 1,000-year history of the British monarchy, save for Queen Victoria’s–she has evolved from ingenue to wise grandmother …

    From this week’s issue of TIME, on newsstands January 6th. [Read more]

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