Prince Alexander! (and Family)

Yesterday the Prince Couple released photos of Prince Alexander in connection to Prince Carl Philip's Birthday. These series of 5 photo were taken in Drottningholm Palace and on the grounds around the palace. These photos were taken by Erika Gerdemark, who also took the couples Engagement Photos, Wedding Photos, and now their new family photos. I suspect she has come the Prince Couple's photographer as both of his sisters seem to have their go-to photographers. (Crown Princess Victoria - Kate Gabor, Princess Madeleine- Brigitte Grenfeldt)

The photos also feature another member of their little family- Siri!

In the first selection of photos, Sofia is wearing a new white dress from Lindex. In the final photo she is wearing a top from H&M and trousers from Tiger of Sweden. Her shoes are not Gianvito Rossi as has been previously reported- the heels are not the same. The pumps are currently a UFO (unidentified fashion object) but we are trying to identify them and when that happens we shall update the blog!

Photos from the Royal Court / Kungahuset.se 

Day 2 of State Visit

Today is the 2nd day of the State Visit from Chile to Sweden. The day started with the King and President attending a Business Forum organized by Business Sweden and ProChile at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm. The forum was created in hopes to highlight the two country's mutual desire for cooperation in the areas of sustainable mining, transport, healthcare, as well as energy and environmental technologies.

After this forum, Victoria, Daniel, and Carl Philip joined for a lunch held at Stockholm City Hall hosted by the President of Stockholm's City Council and the Finance Commissioner. Later today the President will host a response dinner at the Grand Hotel in Stockholm.

A photo posted by Expressen Kungligt (@expressenkungligt) on May 11, 2016 at 6:48am PDT

For the lunch at the City Hall, Victoria wore a white brocade dress from the British Brand, Suzannah. You might recall that the Countess of Wessex wore a similar dress from this brand not too long ago. Victoria paired it with her white Ralph Lauren bag and a pair of white heels which look to be from Gianvito Rossi. In her hair, Victoria wore a hairpiece that I believe is new but we will have to wait for our Royal Hat Expert to weigh in on that! She accessorized with a necklace and pair of earrings from Kreuger Jewellery.

First Day of the State Visit from Chile

Today both Victoria and Sofia joined the King and Queen alongside their spouses to welcome the President of Chile to Sweden! This State Visit will be from today until Thursday and although only the King and Queen are listed on the Court's Calendar, I imagine this is not the last we have seen of either Victoria or Sofia.

Today, both ladies joined in in welcoming the President Michelle Bachelet to the Royal Palace and attended a lunch at the Palace. They posed for photos before dining and that is what you see below.

A photo posted by Svensk Damtidning (@svenskdamtidning) on May 10, 2016 at 3:53am PDT

Victoria wore a new blush pink dress from The Fold London and a new pair of blush pink shoes from Acne! (Thanks Johanna for the comment!) Due to the fact that I have only seen this photo so far it is hard to say but I believe that she is wearing her Philip Treacy headpiece first worn to Princess Leonore's Christening. Victoria also appears to be wearing a brooch that she has had for a few years from the Marni for H&M Collection.

Princess Sofia wore a matching white dress and jacket which she paired with her Manolo Blahnik pumps. These pink pumps she first wore during her Nobel's Debut back in 2014.

This post will be updated as we get better photos and more ID's are made so stay tuned for that!

Odds and Ends

Neither of these two photos have enough to write about to make them their own posts so let's lump them together as one!

Yesterday, Princess Madeleine posted this lovely photo of her with Nicolas on Facebook. She wanted to wish a Happy Mother's Day to everyone who acts like a mother keeping children safe. Mother's Day is not a Swedish Holiday nor was yesterday Mothering Sunday in the United Kingdom, but Madeleine did live in the United States for a few years so it makes sense that she is aware of it.

Nicolas is wearing a sweater from Marie Chantal in this photo! How precious! A reader on Facebook suggested that Madeleine's top might be from Zara but I don't think we can be certain on that with the low quality of the photo that we were given. 

Today, Victoria and Daniel joined the King and Queen for a meeting about the State Visit from Chile that is about to take place. Currently the calendar only says that the King and Queen are going to be participating in this State Visit but I believe that is most likely not correct. So I wouldn't be surprised if we see some other members of the family joining in for different aspects of the visit. 

Social Media Sunday: Week of May 2nd

After the great response from our post "Inside the Celebrations" last week, I've decided to do a trial run of a similar series of posts called- Social Media Sunday. I think this will be on a trial basis for a month or so to see what you all think. It will look like collection of posts from Social Media from the previous weeks featuring outings, sightings, and stories of the royals. It may include some fashion ID's that have come later in the week. I hope you enjoy! Don't forget to leave a comment or send me some feedback on what you thought! 

The day after the celebration (May 1st) Victoria and Daniel were seen walking in Haga with their children.

On Monday, the King and Queen were photographed walking the dog Brandie in Drottningholm Park. Brandie is the brown dog in the photos. You can see the King leaning on the walking stick in the background and the queen in blue and her favorite brown coat.

Victoria and Daniel took the kids to Öland, where they have a house. Öland has a very special place in the Royal Family's heart and is a great place for the kids to spend their time running around outside, playing in the pool, at the sea, and going for walks! Victoria was seen out for a walk- the posters writes that she was wearing a sunhat and pushing a stroller.

The King and Queen seemed to take some private time to visit a museum in Malaysia after the Global Child Forum this week. Here they are at a museum where the King received a surprise Birthday Present!

More photos from their day off. They appear to be sightseeing in the city, something they don't often get a chance to do when they go on official tours abroad.

A Glimpse inside the Celebrations

I know this blog is a Fashion Blog, but that does not mean I am not interested things other than the Royal's Fashion! Fashion is just something that is fun to look for- it is a free, online scavenger hunt! And I love things free, online, and a good scavenger hunt! Another thing that fits into this category would be finding photos of the royals in the depths of Social Media! Today I want to give you a glimpse of what was going on inside the Royal Palace from some of the guests, staff, and performers!

A photo posted by tanelps (@tanelps) on Apr 30, 2016 at 5:12pm PDT

First Up: Performers!

For the King's Private Party, the cast of Mamma Mia The Party came for entertainment! There was a few photos posted by one of the group members of them inside the palace. She writes that the King and Queen got up and danced with them onstage! This is not a huge surprise- you might recall that there were photos and stories of them dancing at Princess Madeleine's Wedding as well!

What a lovely evening!!!!! Then gang from "Mamma Mia! The Party" sang at His Majesty's 70 year party. The King and Queen were dancing on stage with us. An evening to remember! 👑💃🏽👊🏼💕#mammamiatheparty #dancingqueen #weareawesome

A photo posted by MERCEDESZ CSAMPAI (@mercedeszcsampai) on Apr 30, 2016 at 5:02pm PDT

Lovely ladies at the palace 👑💃🏽💕 My dancing queens!!!! ❤️ #thekings70thbirthday #mammamiatheparty #weareawesome

A photo posted by MERCEDESZ CSAMPAI (@mercedeszcsampai) on Apr 30, 2016 at 5:08pm PDT

#selfie #greekgodess 👑✨👊🏼🌸❤️

A photo posted by MERCEDESZ CSAMPAI (@mercedeszcsampai) on Apr 30, 2016 at 6:45pm PDT

A Magical night at the castle✨ #kungen70år #speladiscopåslottet#cottonclub time to say good night 😅

A photo posted by Kayo Shekoni (@buskayo) on Apr 30, 2016 at 6:56pm PDT

Some of the Chefs and Guards at the Palace also shared photos on various Social Media platforms! Here is a close up of the medals worn tonight!

Det har börjat rassla om mig när jag går!

A photo posted by Jonas-Olof Rosin (@jonrosin) on Apr 30, 2016 at 2:38pm PDT

This photo I believe is connected to the caption of the following photo. This first photo was shared by a hairdresser who was helping get the Bavarian Ladies ready. He looked out one of the window's of the Palace and he saw the King walking back from the Temporary Kitchen Tents set up in the Courtyard. The following photo is captioned saying the King had just visited the kitchen and had shared that he was getting hungry! I think those two photos are related- what do you think?

The King just passed by outside my window where I'm working at the castle! He was inspecting the kitchen they've put up in the courtyard👑

A photo posted by mattiasstafsing (@mattiasstafsing) on Apr 30, 2016 at 7:34am PDT

And a photo of the food for the evening being prepared!

A photo posted by Cissi Strand (@cissistrand) on May 1, 2016 at 1:57am PDT

Finally some of the guests have taken to Social Media to share their times at the party! Apparently the King got up on stage and played guitar? That I would love to see a photo of!

Vad är väl en bal på slottet? Festligt värre när kungen spelar elgitarr i Vita havet. Fantastiskt kalas! #kungen70 pic.twitter.com/lnga6Y4Zsk

— Ebba Busch Thor (@BuschEbba) April 30, 2016

Is this a post you want to see on the blog in the future? Or would you like me to strictly stick to the fashion? Let me know!

UPDATED: The Celebration's Continue!

Tonight the Royal Family will attend a private banquet at the Royal Palace in Stockholm. We are seeing some videos and pictures thanks to Expressen currently. We will see photos of the arrivals but that is it of the dinner. Royals like to eat in private- I believe we can all relate to that!

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Queen Silvia is the first one we've seen photos of. She's in a new red gown  with some floral detail on the side/back. She is wearing the Connaught Tiara with her modern Diamond Flower earrings. She appears to be wearing a diamond necklace just like last night. When we get better photos I will post them but for now check out Expressen's Page. The Queen's bag is very old- She's had it for close to 40 years. It was a gift from Princess Margaretha who embroidered it. It was on display with the Queen's Nobel Gowns in Stockholm about 10 years ago.

Madeleine is the first we saw.

A photo posted by Expressen Kungligt (@expressenkungligt) on Apr 30, 2016 at 10:48am PDT

She is wearing her Elie Saab dress previously seen at her Pre-Wedding Dinner and worn by Victoria last year. She paired it with her favorite tiara- Queen Silvia's Fringe Tiara and wore for the first time the Epaulette Earrings. On her left wrist she wore Princess Lilian's favorite Diamond Bracelet. I believe she is carrying a new clutch- she has one very similar to it but the sequins are in a chevon striped pattern. I stand corrected- her clutch is not new- but it is just double sided. One side has horizontal stripes and the other has a V shaped stripes. Her shoes appear to be from Jimmy Choo.

 

Victoria was the last for us to get a glimpse at.

A photo posted by Expressen Kungligt (@expressenkungligt) on Apr 30, 2016 at 10:51am PDT

She is wearing a new Elie Saab gown. She paired it with Princess Lilian's Laurel Wreath Tiara and a diamond necklace. I would have liked it better without the necklace. She is wearing what looks like the top half of the Brazillian Parure Earrings. She is also carrying a new clutch also from Elie Saab. Her shoes we originally thought were from Roger Vivier but now we are unsure. Victoria's shoes come from Elie Saab- just like the rest of her outfit!