This is a test of the new lightbox feature here at The Royal Representative. It allows the blog to load faster but will let you see a photo in full-size mode, too. Enjoy.

Deo Juvante has had a re-design and a few more links and pieces of information added. Do enjoy! I think the design is so much more fluid and open.

I now have a Google profile. Shockingly, I’ve affixed a “98″ at the end of my user name.

Why shocking, you ask? Well, with the plethora of things I’m involved with online, I typically use the moniker “MandysRoyalty”. However, when I tried it out at Google Profiles, they wouldn’t accept it even though it was available!

Hence, I am MandysRoyalty98 at Google Profiles. The “98″ signifies the year I started “Mandy’s British Royalty”.

This is just a small notice to let you know that yes, it’s me! It is not a fake MandysRoyalty, it’s the real deal. :-)

http://www.google.com/profiles/mandysroyalty98

Too controversial? To The Wolves Wednesday on RoyaltyNow!. Get your two cents in and vote – who do you want to “throw to the wolves”? Politicians, etc

via mandysroyalty on Twitter.

Like all good historians, I am going to write a book.

I know, I know. How many more projects could you possibly launch? you’re thinking.

As it stands, my current schedule centers around writing said book, RoyaltyNow!, August Annotations, MBR Kids, and lots of photo and video editing. With all of that on my plate, this blog will be going on vacation for a little while.

I’ll definitely post when something happens that should be discussed, but otherwise my energies will be devoted to the above projects. Keep an eye out for Twitter updates, mostly.

Thanks to all of you who visit regularly and encourage me. You won’t be disappointed!

Spring is officially here and that means my inspiration is in overdrive!

Along with my “MBR K!ds” project, I am also going to get August Annotations back into the swing of things. That means a lot more writing than ever before, but I’m ready.

I would like writing to eventually become my livelihood, so what better way to exercise those literary muscles than to write, write, and write some more?

The Queen‘s biography page has been updated to include information on royal revenue.