Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

God Jul och Gott Nytt År!

I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are well rested for the New Year! In honor of the Holiday Season, I wanted to share these 2 dresses that Leonore recently wore that were actually worn by Princess Madeleine as a child!

Both dresses can be seen on Princess Madeleine as photos 2 and 3 in the slideshow! Click HERE!

This first dress we see on Princess Leonore in a photo published by Princess Madeleine in celebration of Queen Silvia's Birthday! Madeleine herself wore this dress during the Victoriadagen Celebrations of 1984.

This other photo posted by Princess Madeleine shows Leonore wearing a dress that Madeleine wore during the Christmas Celebrations and Video of 1983.

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I look forward to Royal Watching with you in the New Year!

Photos Credit go to Princess Madeleine on her Facebook Page. All rights belong to her. Sadly I own nothing. 

Royal Catchup- Part 2: Christmas Concert

Yesterday, Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip attended a Charity Christmas Concert. One of the charities benefited by the concert was Project Playground which I am sure you are all aware of- was cofounded by Princess Sofia.

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Princess Sofia wore her first "official" maternity dress which makes me excited because maternity pieces are easier to narrow down! Her dress is by Tiffany Rose- their Chloe dress in Dragonfly. It is a beautiful dress! Her earrings and bracelet both come from Caroline Svedbom and her heals are Saint Laurent. Arriving she also wore a new jacket from By Timo. Her clutch may come from Hunkydory- originally I was sold that it was from them but I don't know anymore upon closer inspection..

Huge thanks to The World of Royals for finding Sofia's earrings and bracelet! I just realized she wore this bracelet when picking up the Christmas Tree's at the Palace last week! 

Royal Catchup- Part 1: Swedish Academy Gathering

First off, I will apologize for the delayed post- I have been under the weather... Napping a few times a day and not doing much else. I finally am feeling better and have the energy to write a post or 2- I shall do just that.

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First is our last major event of 2015- The Formal Meeting of the Swedish Academy in Old Stockholm. This event is held annually and typically attended by the entire Royal Family- this year was no exception. Queen Silvia was the first lady to step out of a car wearing a brown fur coat over a brown dress. She appeared to be wearing the short pearl and diamond earrings.

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Crown Princess Victoria rewore a black velvet dress first seen at the same event in 2011 while she was pregnant with Princess Estelle. No idea who the designer of this gown is. She carried a LK Bennett clutch she has had for many years. For jewels, she wore part of the diamond earrings from Brazilian Parure. In her hair she wore the flower brooch from the same parure. Her brooch is a diamond and pearl brooch with a a pearl drop first seen on Queen Victoria.

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Princess Sofia, wore a new dress from Viktoria Chan and a faux fur coat from Moris Stockholm. Her earrings come from Caroline Svedbom. Her gold clutch comes from H&M. Her brooch is one that I don't recognize so I don't have anything to share about it. Sofia also debuted a new short hair cut that looks amazing on her!

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Finally, Princess Madeleine wore one of her gowns from Ida Sjöstedt with a By Malina fur coat. She carried a black clutch from Bottega Veneta. She wore in her hair a pair of diamond earrings last seen on Queen Silvia in 2012 if my memory serves correctly. She wore her custom pair of diamond and pearl drop earrings from La Campanina Capri.

Which was your favorite outfit from the night? I just couldn't pick- everyone brought their A Game!

A visit to the Center for Business History

Today Victoria, Daniel, and Carl Philip undertook a visit to the Center for Business History in Stockholm. This outing was long on Daniel's calendar but he continued to invite family to attend with him, Carl Philip was added to the calendar a few weeks ago and then Victoria was added this morning.

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For this visit, Victoria wore a new dress from Seraphine- their Black Zip Detail Maternity Dress. In all honesty, I have been eyeing this dress hoping she would wear it. It is very much her style. She appears to be carrying her Valentino Black Bag.

Christmas Tree's at the Palace

Sofia and Carl Philip took their turn this year to receive the Christmas Tree's at the Royal Palace. For the past 2 years, you might recall that Victoria and Estelle have taken the outing, but this year they let Sweden's newest Princess and her Prince have a turn! I was upset that we would not be seeing Estelle but that lasted until I saw Sofia's dress. I am in love with it! (Make a Mental Note- much like purple is the way to Order of Splendor's heart, Blues and Greens are the way to mine!)

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Sofia wore a new dress from H&M, while it is not online, Kungliga Modebloggen was kind enough to snap a photo at a local store and post it. She wore her Red Valentino Jacket that she gets great wear out of, and YSL black Pumps. I think this is a solid A outfit and I hope we will see the dress again! If she's done with it- she could just mail it to me! :D Her bracelet comes from Caroline Svedbom.

Meeting the Nobel Peace Prize Winners

Today Victoria and the King met the Nobel Peace Prize Winners at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. The National Dialogue Quartet won for its "decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011".

For this meeting Victoria wore her Seraphine Sophie Pleated Dress in Navy. This is the 3rd time Victoria has worn this dress and it is probably my favorite from Seraphine. I love the simple but elegant lines. She paired it with Ebba Brahe earrings and Yves Saint Laurent navy pumps. She is carrying a new bag from the Danish brand Quidam.

Photos from Kungahuset and respective Brands

Victoria at a Board Meeting

Today, Crown Princess Victoria held a board meeting at the Royal Palace in Stockholm for a foundation which shares her name. The Crown Princess Victoria Foundation for Scientific Research promotes scientific research and provides support for education and training in this field. You can check out more about the foundation by checking out their website HERE.

Victoria re-wore her Seraphine Bordeaux Woven Crepe Dress in a dark red once again. This dress is still in stock so if you love it, go grab it now! It would make a fantastic Christmas dress whether you are pregnant or not!! She appears to be wearing a long necklace which most likely comes from Kreuger Jewellery- but the distance and quality of the photo makes it impossible to be able to say for sure.

Photo from Kungahuset and Seraphine.