My own interest in the Royal family stems back generations. My grandmother was a great admirer of the Queen throughout her life, and my mother adored Diana. Indeed, she often recalled taking the day off work with several colleagues to watch Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981. Three decades later, I joined millions around the world in seeing William and Kate exchange their vows at Westminster Abbey. I had followed Kate's journey from a university student to the Duchess of Cambridge through online coverage and the pages of Hello! Magazine for years. The wedding was truly a magical day and the beginning of a new era for the monarchy. The day after, I decided to launch my own blog, initially a private project to indulge my royal interest during my first year at university. It's certainly been quite a journey since then, It's been a delight to welcome readers from all over the world and to follow unforgettable events from the arrival of George, Charlotte and Louis to tours all over the world.
Over the years, my own interest has grown into a great sense of
appreciation for the charitable endeavours of the Royal family and their
role in 21st century Britain. They are uniquely placed to make a tangible
difference through their roles in the UK and the Commonwealth. They also
serve as ambassadors representing Her Majesty overseas. Here you'll find a
large focus on the work of the Princess primarily (I love nothing more
than an 'away day' and learning about incredible people and organisations
around the UK), but also coverage of all our favourite royal events - be
it Christmas at Sandringham or Trooping the Colour. I also greatly enjoy
the sartorial side of royal watching and provide up to the minute details
on items the Princess is wearing and brands in her wardrobe. I have
enjoyed every moment of following Kate's journey as the Duchess of
Cambridge. Now I cannot wait to chronicle her role as HRH The Princess of
Wales.
Charlotte
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ReplyDeleteI'm form Germany and I really have to say I love this homepage!! Thank you for publishing all the informations about Kate - it's so intressting!
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Thank you so much. I'm delighted you're enjoying the blog :)
ReplyDeleteVery wise to have a page like this! :D
ReplyDeleteI live in Germany and I look every day on your site.
ReplyDeletekeep it up!!!
Frequento volentieri il sito e ricevo le news alla mia mail (18011955@libero.it), ad eccezione dell'aggiornamento del 1 giugno 2012. Desidero chiedere il ripristino del servizio. Grazie
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for continuing your website. I am so glad it all worked out, I continue my addiction. I think you have the best comments!
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Well done! I like Your blog so much!
ReplyDeleteBest, M.
I'm so glad you're back!! By chance, I clicked on the bookmark (yes, I have your blog bookmarked!) and I was expecting the website to say that the blog no longer existed but then you came back! I'm so grateful, thank you for what you do!
ReplyDeleteThank you for bookmarking the site, delighted to be blogging and to have such lovely readers :)
ReplyDeleteReally enjoying your site from Richmond, Virginia USA. I'd like to make a small contribution to help you with photo purchases and the like.Much to your credit, I can't find a link on the site to PayPal. How do I do that ?
DeleteHello, thank you for your comment and I'm delighted you are enjoying the blog!
DeleteI deeply appreciate your generosity but I don't accept donations for the blog. It wouldn't sit right me accepting donations as I feel reading a blog should never cost anyone anything. Again, your kindness is greatly appreciated :)
Duchess Catherine i think your a lovely girl and you remind me of Princess Diana in many ways be happy with William and hopefully in the future you will have a royal baby.
ReplyDeleteHowdy! I really like your site, but what happened to all of the older pics you had of lovely Kate? Were you made to take them down? Sorry. I still like the site and content. Keep going strong.
ReplyDeleteHello, I had to remove those photos I'm afraid but hope to restore photos to the older posts!
ReplyDeleteThank you for allowing us to be updated so regularly - i love it!!
ReplyDeleteHi there, this is a really nice and interesting blog, we've decided to follow you and was wondering as we are following you could you please follow our photography blog? http://shutterspacephotography.blogspot.co.uk/
ReplyDeleteThanks for your time
all yours
Christine and Chris
And did anyone notice that Sophie Rhys Jones was wearing the same outfit she wore at Zara's wedding ! Hope for us all yet
ReplyDeleteAs you already know, I love this blog!! I'm so glad that everything worked out and we can all continue to have a wonderful community to discuss the Duchess' fashion, etc. It is so much fun!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work, Charlotte! :)
Hola, te escribo desde Perú, te felicito porque estás siempre actualizada y tienes la noticia muchas veces antes que otras cadenas de noticias y con más precisión y más fotos!!! genial, felicitaciones!!!
ReplyDeletehola soy de guatemala y me gusta tu blog y no estoy deacuerdo que kate tenga que hacer reverencia
ReplyDeleteI just happened to come across this site tonight and I love it! I think Prince William has made an absolutely wonderful choice in marrying Duchess Kate. They really seem to be truly in love and what a beautiful woman. All the work she has done she is really behind the causes and I love her "down to earth" outlook. They make a really wonderful pair and I can't wait until they become King and Queen of England. I know they will do a fantastic job!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your *very* kind comment and welcome to the blog :)
DeleteI check on what the Duchess is doing /wearing everyday.I love it
ReplyDeleteThank you for your wonderful blog and research into what Duchess Kate wears and where to purchase her items. I LOVE those pumps and am so excited I can purchase them thanks to you!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your blog!! It is by far the BEST Kate blog I have found! I used to follow a different Kate blog, but now I'm switching to yours, because it is so thorough and up-to-date! Thank you so much for your efforts and dedication. Please don't ever stop blogging!!! :D
ReplyDeleteP.S. Do you have any idea where I can buy nude shoes like Kate's LK Bennett's Sledge platforms? Have you found any cheaper replicas? I live in Australia. I've tried Style Tread and The Iconic but can't find anything quite right :(
Hello, Thank you very much for your lovely comments.
ReplyDeleteI have a 'Repli-Kate' section on the blog I will be working on after the Olympics. In the meantime check out these alternatives by Tatiana's Delights Facebook Page https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/c94.0.403.403/p403x403/557263_240105089443067_1405213404_n.jpg
Your work on the blog over the past many days has been phenomenal considering the number of events taking place, the varying locations, the intensity at which Team GB is participating, and how many places Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is visiting and providing support at. Thanks for all the work you put into the blog to keep us informed. Joan and John, Tennessee, USA.
ReplyDeleteJoan and John,
DeleteThank you so much. I really appreciate your comments. The Olympics have been wonderful!
Like that Kate recycles her clothes. Very practical and smart. Hope she keeps it up. Loves her wearing stockings too. Pippa should not be photographed with her. Does not look good, like a social climber, desperate.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing Kate have a baby/babies.
More power to her recycled clothing and going for practical reasonable clothes .
Charlotte, my dear, I duplicated a comment talking about a link from the DM, in your post on 4 August. I posted the link in the right post. So please disregard the duplication, and consider only the link I posted in post on 5 August. Thank you for your attention. Kisses from Ana Laura.
ReplyDeleteHi just want to say that I really enjoy your blog and I noticed that this blog contains some of the less seen photos of Kate compare with other media. However, I remember that a while ago I saw numerous old pictures of Kate(the pictures of her way before her marriage) and I actually like that archive so so much because I appreciate her pre-marriage style much more than her Royal style. But now I can't see those pictures anymore. Why? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! However I found the archive called "Duchess before Cambridge" is gone and I honestly miss them becasue I actually love Kate's pre-marriage style more then her Royal style. Is there ANY way that I can still access the archive before 2011 May? Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteHello.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid not. I hate to delete the page as I have to pay to use most of the photos and it wouldn't have been possible to licence the hundreds of photos in that page.
I will definitely add some posts on Kate 'pre wedding' to the blog shortly :)
Thank you and I appreciate your effort so much!
DeleteDo you think Kate just "borrows" the gowns she is currently wearing, she seems to have alot and no repeats
ReplyDeletethere are repeats in her wardrobe.
DeleteThank you for your blog! I love it :).
ReplyDeleteNatascha
I think the black dress Kate wore 8/28 is "dress with pleat on sleeves" from Zara. In the United States, it retails for $79.90. ~Melanie
ReplyDeleteKate's black dress could also be the "Brandy" dress from Reiss which retails for $340 in the United States. After taking a closer look, I'm inclined to believe it is this dress, but the dress from Zara is a great look-a-like for a cheaper price. ~Melanie
ReplyDeleteHi, i stumbled upon your blog when i was trying to get up-to-date info of the royal visit to singapore...i was just wondering how did you get the most up-to-date photos of royal couple's visit to singapore...thanks.
ReplyDeleteHello I get most of the photos from a photo agency I use and others via social media sites and the british monarchy flickr.
DeleteI love your blog. I enjoy all the details and photos you provide. It's a "one stop shop" for news on the Duchess.
ReplyDeleteLove everything Kate. I wonder who advised her to wear a low cut dress in a Muslim country? She looked beautiful however
ReplyDeleteWrong choice for the event.
Hi There,
ReplyDeleteSeriuosly this is the best blog for Kate that i had come across and i already saved it in my favourite. Def it takes lot of effort to get this much of update immediately. I'm from Malaysia and i just come across your blog while checking for their schedule while in Malaysia.She is an adorable future Queen.
Hi, I thought you might like to know about this new flower, named for Princess Kate.
ReplyDeleteI love "the Cambridges" casual look when they were in the jungle..they both looked happy,sexy and not caring about the horrible tabloid foder!!!Why in their legal complaint that was posted is Kates last name Middleton and not Windsor or Cambridge? Thanking you again for the beautiful coverage of their tour as here in Canada, we only saw soundbites!!! We didn't get much of the Wessex visit and they were practically on our doorstep.
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I am from Indonesia. I love Kate so much. I think she is so gorgeous. William look so happy with her. Thank you to make her closed to me.
ReplyDeleteHai..I am from Indonesia. I love Kate so munch and this page has been made Kate so closed to me.
ReplyDeleteHay, I'm from Poland and I love your page! :-)) Dziękuję- this mean thanks :-)
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ReplyDeleteDid Kate have to curtsey since William was not present?
Charlotte, I remember a few months ago you posted a link to a blog you created to follow the rest of the royals, but I can't find the link anymore. Are you still keeping up with that blog? Could you post the link again somewhere? Sorry to be a bother!
ReplyDeleteRuha
Congrads Pippa on your new book...
ReplyDeleteIs there a particular reason why you no longer have the list of your favorite blogs on the left side panel? I really enjoyed seeing those.
ReplyDeleteAre there any older posts of Catherine on here or are the drop down bars the only sections? Would love to see more content!
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm always eager to see a new gown, I sort of felt that the Duchess would recycle for the St. Andrews dinner. The black lace Temperly looked beautiful (as did Catherine). Her recycling of outfits, sometimes from years ago, does raise for me a couple of questions, which some of you may have knowledge or ideas about: How do you think she stores and "catalogs" all her clothes, since she seems to maintain ready access to them, and they all remain in mint condition? I know she does not have a Mistress of the Wardrobe! Also, do you think she has more than one identical pair of the shoes that she wears most frequently (for instance, the nude Bennetts)? They always look pristine, even though she wears them while walking across lawns and cobblestones and miles of concrete and asphalt--often in the rain.
ReplyDeleteLynn
USA
Is there a particular reason why you no longer have the list of your favorite blogs on the left side panel? I really enjoyed seeing those.
ReplyDeleteNo, the blogroll is on the sidebar.
DeleteHi! I'm from switzerland. Since the royal wedding i have a look a day on your page! I think its the page with the fastest (and most serious) news! Oh, and sorry for my english.... I haven't got any possibility to practice the language...:-)
ReplyDeleteYou have spent incredibly hours for your page, always lovely pics and background details....Thank you for your work!
On other sites, they have since months endless discussions about the question if Catherine's pregnant or not.... I think, its not ours to know this first! She has - like every person - her private life. So its great to be here an know things whith respect!
I hope, I can spend any days in London for next year too an wish you a lot of interesting, glittering and stylish hours while you're fill de stuff in your page for us!
Greetings from the chocolate-mountains :-))
Chispa
Thank you for the Duchess Kate Blog. I look forward to your creative and imaginative topics. You obviously love and appreicative the couple and their respective families. Grateful. Alabama/USA
ReplyDeleteHi Charlotte!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to thank you once again for your delightful blog! I really appreciate all the effort you put in to making the blog informative, timely, and interesting. :o)
I also want to commend you for your restraint regarding some of the more negative comments that people occasionally post. I don't understand the vitriol displayed towards Kate, and would no doubt be very sarcastic in my responses if I had this blog. Just another reason it's better for everyone that you're the writer! ;o)
Thanks again for your wonderful blog!
Julie
Thank you very much, I appreciate your words so much x
ReplyDeleteMaybe todays Dress? http://www.bcbg.com/product/index.jsp?productId=13270621&cp=4015528&utm_campaign=20121128_BCBG_BLACK_LACE&utm_source=BCBG&utm_medium=EMAIL&spReportId=MjA3ODcxMzY5S0&spUserID=Mzc1OTA3ODg5NTQS1&spMailingID=11842807&spJobID=207871369&utm_content=TOP_SALE&camp=BCBG%3Aemail%3A20121128_BCBG_BLACK_LACE+%3ATOP_SALE&parentPage=family
ReplyDeleteIt's very likely, leave it with me and I'll find out. Thank you!
DeleteIn case anyone is interested, the famous Smythe One Button blazer is on Ebay. The one Kate has worn several times! It's available in sizes 8, 10, 12!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Smythe-One-Button-Blazer-in-Navy-a-Duchess-Kate-Favorite-US-Size-12-Sold-Out-/261134147786?pt=US_CSA_WC_Outerwear&hash=item3ccccee0ca
Love following your blog from Malta. Kate has an amazing collection of earrings. I would love to see a detailed post about them.
ReplyDeleteHello from America... I like your blog very much and I have a favor to ask... No too long ago you posted details about the lunch given for Will and Kate while they ere in Malaysia. You had a pic of the menu and one of the plate of appetizers. I booked marked that page, however I cannot find it in my bookmarks... I am a chef and I really wanted to recreate that menu for some of my friends but now I cannot find it anywhere. Is there a way for you to repost that particular post with the pics from the lunch? Thank you so much. Laura
ReplyDeleteHi Laura, I have all the Royal Tour posts here
Deletehttp://hrhduchesskate.blogspot.ie/search/label/royal%20tour%202012
it's official - she's pregnant!
ReplyDeleteclarence house has announced it (acc to cnn).
I follow this blog from Canada and am always pleased when I get an email update. I just came to check this site out now to see if you had posted anything relating to the recent pregnancy (!!) announcement. Keep up the good work, your blog is a nice way to follow the Duchess without having to rely on smutty tabloids. I just like her fashion and have a healthy monarchy fascination.
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog by chance several months ago and since then, I have come to not only enjoy it, but look forward to your posts. You broke the baby news for me! I was so excited. Your thorough look at her fashion and how you are able to share with us all of the great photos and what she is up to is just the best. Especially since I am in the US, we don't get the kind of access or coverage. Thank you so much - PLEASE keep up all the great work!
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog by chance several months ago and have come to not only enjoy your posts—I now look forward to them. You broke the baby news for me—I was so excited! I love how you are able to thoroughly explore her fashion – the detail is fantastic! I also absolutely love how you are following her public outings; share her schedule and all those great photos! Because I am in the US, we don’t get this kind of access easily, so it is just a real treat. There is just something special about the Duchess and I am hooked! Thank you so much and PLEASE keep posting!! --Traci
ReplyDeletewishes you & your loved ones A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
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wishes you & your loved ones A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
ReplyDeletewishes you & your loved ones A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
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wishes you & your loved ones A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!
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your 2012 year in review pictures are really marvelous! they show just how in love they are and the pictures were very heartwarming. thanks!!!!
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDeleteI`m from Germany.
I love your site. :-)
My english is very bad, and I like to use one translation program. Infortunately, you can not copy your texts.
Can you help?
Best regards
Christiane
Hallo,
DeleteWenn Sie unten auf der Seite scrollen sollten Sie ein Gadget in der Seitenleiste namens "Translate".
Klicken Sie auf den Pfeil und ein Menü mit verschiedenen Sprachen, darunter Deutsch öffnen.
Ich hoffe, das hilft.
1000 Dank :-)
ReplyDeleteChristiane
Charlotte, by posting here I hope to avoid the fate I had on a prior post. As I said in that post, I neither love nor hate Kate. There are things I really like about her, and things I'm starting to not like so much. After making a statement to that effect, I was accused of not understanding the meaning of words I used, and that I should go hang out at the Daily Mail. By a person who does not put a name to her words as well. I am bluhare, have always been bluhare, and will continue to be bluhare!
ReplyDeleteSo, my question is can a divergent opinion be handled here? I love Kate's fashion, she does a wonderful job in my opinion, and as I also said I think she's got great presence and poise. But if I'm going to be bashed every time I say something, then this isn't the place for me either.
Appreciate your time, Charlotte. You do a good job!!
Hello Bluhare,
DeleteLet me start by saying, you are of course most welcome on this blog.
The discussion on the post you mentioned got terribly out of hand. It happens each time the work debate is brought up and that is the only reason I decided it was best not to discuss it.
Constructive opinions are always most welcome and if you ever again feel you have been attacked by another poster, please don't hesitate to let me know.
Thanks, Charlotte. Appreciate your response. Yes, I thought that person was out of line, and at least one other person thought so as well, which was nice. :)
DeleteA Very Happy Birthday Kate,look forward to when 'The Little One' arrives,I do hope that you have a great day today.Dave.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday your Highness, i wish healt & all the best for you and the entire royal family. today i celebrate too my daughter's sweet 18. God save the Queen! Sorin from Bucharest,Romania.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Duchess, i wish healt & all the best for you and The Royal Family. Today I celebrate too my daughter's sweet 18 :). God save The Queen.
ReplyDeleteSorin from Bucharest, Romania. Best Wishes
Just discovered your blog yesterday and am already hooked. I'm an American but lived in London for a time and love all things British. I love Kate's easygoing style and have been looking for a good blog about her and I think yours is perfect! Thanks for all the hard work you put into it!
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome, I look forward to reading more of your comments :)
DeleteI've been looking at your blog from time to time and have a couple of ideas for the baby name(s). Your Windsor family tree is interesting, but the Cambridges may go back even further for names. My suggestions follow. For a boy, George William Henry David. George is a royal name with a long lineage; William and Henry are also, but give a nod to the child's father and uncle as well; David is the patron saint of Wales where the Cambridge's have spent the last couple of years and the Welsh would be thrilled. For a girl, Eleanor Catherine Elizabeth Matilda. Eleanor of Aquitaine was queen/wife to Henry II and a very strong individual and the name hasn't been used in a long time, so it would be distinctive and not invite too many comparisons; Catherine and Elizabeth are royal names of long standing and give a nod to both the child's mother and great-grandmother; and Matilda was the name of the queen/wife of both William the Conqueror (William I) and King Stephen and, while seemingly old-fashioned, I think the British might very well like it just because it is historic. Just some thoughts!
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ReplyDeleteI just love your blog and read it everyday. I just saw this and wondered if you had seen it.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/29/kate-middletons-engagement-issa-dress_n_2574110.html
Gorgeous, don't you think?
You do a great job! Keep up the wonderful work!
Hello, it is indeed gorgeous. Such a beautiful dress. ISSA have a fabulous maternity range stocked at Blossom, a brand we discussed not long ago in a 'Maternally Kate' post :)
DeleteI am from Hungary and do like this page, have a look at it every day... Go on with it! Thanks.
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ReplyDeleteHello,i am from Greece and i want to express my congratulations for this wonderful homepage about The Duchess of Cambridge..i really enjoy your articles..keep up the good job!! :)
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Deletethe translate button is gone :(
ReplyDeletecan anyone tell me where did he go?
best regard
christiane
Hello Christiane,
DeleteOn the toolbar (purple toolbar, at the bottom of the page) Please Click 'Select Language' and it will translate.
thank you very much :-)
DeleteI look every day this site to look
very nice site!
greetings from germany
I found a good 'copykate' for the pink MaxMara studio coat Kate wore to the official visit to Cambridge. It's the 'Simply Divine Coat' from French Connection for £160 and it's the same colour, has similar slanted pockets, zip fastening and poppers but doesn't have the same high neck but is otherwise the same. I found it while trying to identify the pink coat she wore recently to a Swiss wedding and thought it was that one but then noticed it wasn't when I looked closer.
ReplyDeleteI don't have my own blog because I dont have enough time to update regularly but Id really like to start one. I would appreciate it if you perhaps could include this info in your next post so other people could benefit from it. I really like your blog.
Regards,
Aay Y
Here is a link that has a picture of a model wearing the animal printed dress the Duchess wore this weekend in Switzerland. http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/TMG9721966/The-Browser-Night-time-knockouts.html
ReplyDeleteHello from Brazil! I really like this blog. I am a big fan of Kate I think she and Wlliam will be great monarchs and have an important role in the history of the XXI century.
ReplyDeleteHello from Brazil!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your blog you do a great job. I am a big fan of William and Kate. I think they represent the best of a young generation who believes in love. They have it all, grace, charm, beauty, and most of all they are dewscent down to earth people. I love to see their photos. Can´t wai to see the photos of their little bundle of love, I have a feeling it is a lovely little princess..... I see William and Kate as monarchs who will d a wonderful job and have a place in the history of the XXI century.
best regards,
Iracema
PS please keep posting lovely photos!
For anyone beeing interested in the Azuni London disc stud earrings with aqua chalcedony Kate wore during the departure ceremony in Tuvalu and for a friends wedding last september, they are sold out at Azuni.co.uk but available here for £24.00: http://www.indigobluetrading.com/disc-stud-earrings-aqua-chalcedony-drop.html
ReplyDeleteI just bought them to complete them with my currently purchaised project d penelope dress (it was on sale!!)
The earrings are fairly small but very elegant looking and the colour is made for the beginnig spring! A warm recommendation to all ladies beeing a fan of Kates style.
Love from Germany, Juliane
Do you know where I could find a list of all of the Duchess of Cambridge's engagements?
ReplyDeleteHi I love your blog!! Would love to see a "Kates Loves" for her many bags/purses/clutches! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi there,
ReplyDeleteIt's never too late to discover a good blog, this one about Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge is wonderfully done and the exciting days about the Royal baby's birth were perfectly described so that I thought I was standing next to the Lindo Wing door. I've visited the whole subjects and important days on this perfect blog and I'll be regular visitor from now on.
Keep up the good work!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI´m from Czech Republic. I like your blog and I love Kate. It is my role model. Thank you very much, do you give the latest information on Kate. Please keep up the good work!
Thank you very much and best regards
Jitka :-)
Hello! I'm from Canada. I LOVE your blog! I have a non related Catherine question...you mentioned that you are a student. I wondered what you are studying? And how did you get to be so knowledgeable with all the fashion Catherine wears? I have tried several times to identify (on my own) what she wore but I am never quick enough. Keep up the great work! I can only imagine the hard work and time you put into this blog in addition to being a student. That's a lot of work...but it seems like you totally enjoy it, which is nice.
ReplyDeleteHello Mandy,
DeleteI'm doing an MBA! I'm blogging three years and at the start I was pretty clueless but I started to research Kate labels and labels she would wear. We regularly do fashion predictions posts and it's a great way to become familiar with collections. Also, for most official engagements the Palace announces the designer. If something is proving particularly difficult, the ladies over at What Kate Wore Facebook usually find it.
It never feels like hard work I have to say, I really love it :)
Charlotte! I accidentally stumbled onto this site...lurching along and learning as I go. It's very encouraging to read that you learned as you went along while you followed your passion....
Deletewhich you have stamped with your very own intelligence, integrity, and comittment. I hope to do the same with my project to help with bullying , abuse, & the appalling absence of integrity in the world - by teaching abusers how much they hurt themselves - what they lose - when they hurt others. I've never seen anything out there that really addresses these issues! Thank you for being such sn inspiration! I'm incredulous that you are doing all
of this PLUS studying for your MBA! I'm fascinated by the give-and-take on the blog...even when things get heated...people's behavior is fascinating...but it has deepened my reluctance to get on facebook and twitter....suspicious in my old age!
It is lovely meeting you -and sharing my passion for what the royal family represents - and for fashion!
Hi Charlotte!
ReplyDeleteI'd first like to say that I love and adore your blog. You have the perfect proportions between fashion, facts, pictures etc. These last days I've Read your whole blog from beginning to end. Wow, you're good! You're improved alot since the beginning. Was great to see.
I have some ideas for posts and themes. I think you do a marvellous job so theme are just suggestions for if you have a writers block or it is a lack of kate-news. I didn't know where to post this and since I didn't want to mail I'll put it here.
1. How William (and Kate) was dressed as kids and some speculations on how Kate will dress George and possible future kids.
2. Kate's hair. Maybe sort her different styles into groups or do something cronological.
3. Flashback posts. Choose a day, week or month and look in detail at what she was doing at the same time previous years. Look at how her life has changed.
4. Kate and Will - PDA. Your favourite love-looks, kisses, hugs etc. throughout the years.
5. Best videos of them. Or maybe a summary tab with videos of them.
6. Favourite Kate quotes.
7. Kate -Food. Look at what resturants they like (only the food since you already did a Kate love son restaurants.). I read that she gave cookies to the RAF, made BBQ with scouts and that both she and will mentioned to a writer that kate loves her cookbook(s). So a food and baking inspired post.
8. Collections of all her speaches.
9. Kate loves - most recycled clothes, shoes etc. The things she wears the most.
10. Campare her style with royals. Not only Diana, but the queen, Camilla and some of the minor royals. Maybe some european royals like Mary, Victoria, Maxima etc.
11. Posts summing up her work in her patronages (spelling?). One post for each containing short information about the charity and summaries and pictures from all her engagements and work surrounding each of them.
Once again. I love your blog. So I really hope you dont take this as critique. It's just meant as inspiration.
Hugs from Rebecca from Sweden!
Ooo I love this- just saw it! Great ideas Rebecca!
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ReplyDeleteThe use of the title of Princess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is entirely at the will of the State.
Persons who are the title of princess style " Her Royal Highness " ( HRH ) . Since George V 's Letters Patent of November 30, 1917
The title " Princess" and using the kind of " Royal Highness " has generally limited to the following persons :
the legitimate daughters of a British monarch ,
the legitimate male line granddaughters of a British monarch ,
the wife of a British prince.
The Duchess is entitled to use the title Princess William of Wales , but has never described himself as such because the couple decided , as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge known
On marriage she Became : Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, Countess of Strathearn and Lady Carrickfergus .
HRH is the SHORTCUT
PRINCE or Prinsess of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Hi! I just wanted to say thanks heaps for creating such an awesome blog! I am all the way from New Zealand and absolutely love Princess Kate. Your blog has been great for keeping me updated especially with the live blogs about Prince George and Princess Charlotte - I would never know if it weren't for you!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for creating the awesomest blog about the royals!
Hannah x
Hi Charlotte,
ReplyDeleteLove the blog. Was wondering if you knew of any similar ones for Queen Maxima or Mary of Denmark? Haven't seen any up to your standards on my own.
Hello Katie,
DeleteThank you for your lovely comment! There is an excellent blog covering Mary called 'Style of Mary'. It's very thorough and regularly updated http://styleofmary.blogspot.com
Unfortunately I'm not familiar with a blog covering Máxima but the 'Order of Splendor' blog is a fantastic resource for following the royals and a treasure trove for those who enjoy royal jewels http://orderofsplendor.blogspot.com
I'll update if I discover any more :)
I am not sure that is the correct Pashmina for the dinner as if you look at Kate's at the bottom is has faint lines running through the bottom hem, the Picket one does not show this, what do you think?
ReplyDeleteHello Charlotte, just out of curiosity. Are you based in the States or in England?
ReplyDeleteHi Charlotte, I wasn't sure how to send you a private message, so I'm dropping a quick note here. I have been following your blogs since 2012, and I am grateful for the welcoming, gracious, and thoughtful spaces you have created. Your posts provided me a much-needed mental health escape when I was in grad school, soI hope that you get the mental space and support you need right now as you are covering different parts of the royal world. Thank you for the example in generous compassion you demonstrate for all of us reading and following along.
ReplyDeleteRachie, your comment means a great deal, thank you.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte! Thank you so much for making this a smooth transition. I look forward to this new chapter and am so excited for you! By chance, does anyone know how to make this site a favorite so I don’t have to search google like crazy?
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Hi, Charlotte you really write beautifully and with respect. I'd suggest: add Royal Decade blog into your list of sister blogs.
ReplyDeleteIt would be nice if you do a blog about Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh, especially for us ladies over 50. She dresses so well and since she has become amore prominent figure it would be so nice hearing about her good works.
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