The Royal Correspondent

On December 6, 2010, Clarence House finally released the official Christmas card for HRH Charles the Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall.

The image was taken on the Balmoral Estate in January 2010.  The happy couple were “…cross country skiing on private land at the Balmoral Estate while they were staying at Birkhall”, according to Clarence House.

Photo credit: Clarence House/PA Wire

Charlotte Casiraghi attended the awards ceremony for the Gucci Masters in Paris over the weekend and looked fabulous while doing so.  She also participated in this horse competition looking effortlessly chic while her Mother looked on with immense pride.

The daughter of HRH Princess Caroline of Hanover and HSH of Monaco and the late Stefano Casiraghi wowed the crowd with her stunning good looks as well as epic fashion attire.  Oh and her horse riding skills as well impressed the on-lookers.

I have nothing else to say so just look at the pretty pictures, m’kay?  :)

Photos courtesy of Svensk Damtidning at svenskdam.se

Yesterday, December 5, 2010, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg held a reception for the Foundation Against Cancer at the Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City.  The attendees had a wonderful time according to several reports and the Grand Duchess was amazing as ever!   Yeah, I like Maria Teresa.  She’s fierce!  And, yes I know the photo above is old, but what ever.  :)

To view photos of the event please visit the Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg athttp://www.monarchie.lu/fr/Galerie/Evenements/2010/12/Benevoles_CroixRouge/index.php

HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden has returned to NYC (actually she left November 25, 2010.)  The pretty Princess has been living in the Big Apple for some time now.  So why did she leave her beautiful homeland of Sweden for NYC?   The reason: A broken heart.  You see… her idiot ex-fiance, Jonas Bergström, cheated on her last Spring while the couple were still engaged.

So what does she do whilst in NYC?  No, she doesn’t shop all day, rather Princess Madeleine works for one of her mother’s charities.  She also decided to rent a massive apartment, according to various Swedish magazines, where she has decided to live until next Fall 2011.

In a recent interview with Dagens Industri, a Swedish magazine, Princess Madeleine was asked what attracted her to NYC and whether she would live here permanently.     Madeleine replied:

It must be the energy. It doesn’t matter how tired one is, the city just lifts you up and pumps in energy. It’s strange. That it’s also a junction for interesting people also feels very stimulating…it was nice to leave Sweden.  Right now I see New York as my home.

Now, in a couple of days — December 10, 2010 to be exact — the Nobel Prize Gala will be held in Stockholm.  This is a big event for all, and unfortunately this year Princess Madeleine decided that she will not attend.  How sad.  But, hey… at least HRH Prince Daniel (Crown Princess Victoria’s husband) will be at this magnificent event!

Princess Madeleine will return to Sweden five days before Christmas.

Photos courtesy of Svensk Dam