The Wedding Dress: Who Will Design Charlene’s Fairytale Wedding Dress?

That seems to be the question many have wondered these past few months.  Unfortunately, for Charlene there was another major wedding coming in 2011.  Ever since HRH Prince William of Wales announced his engagement to Catherine Middleton the media has been quite enamored by the couple.  Including the all important major question: Who will design the future Queen of England’s wedding dress?  While poor Prince Albert of Monaco and his fiancée, Charlene Wittstock, have been pretty much forgotten by the international press.

Nevertheless, there are many royal watchers who are interested to know which designer will have the honor of working with Miss Wittstock regarding the design of her wedding gown.  There are two well-known designers who are the top contenders at this point:  Mr. Karl Lagerfeld and Mr.Giorgio Armani.

Scanning through various fashion sites I really didn’t find much from these two amazing designers, but I did find some interesting couture gowns that could be a wedding gown for Miss Wittstock:

Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel Couture Spring 2010.  Okay, so, it’s not all that flattering, but the design is memorable… and every bride wants to look unforgettable, no?

Giorgio Armani for Armani Prive.   It is already well-known that Miss Wittstock is the Ambassador for Armani Prive and a close friend of the designer (well, Mr. Armani may think so, but remember Charlene mentioned in the Tatler interview that she only has two friends.  Whether or not that includes Mr. Armani is unknown at this time.)

Of course, there is always Mr. Elie Saab… a favorite among many royals including HRH Crown Princess Victoria and HM Queen Rania of Jordan.

Now, John Galliano for Christian Dior is a long shot, but I think he would be a perfect to design Charlene’s dress, don’t you?

Monique Lhullier is another brilliant designer (at least I think so.  I adore many of her wedding gown designs.)  Like Mr. Galliano and Mr. Saab, Monique is a long shot for the gig.

Now, for some seriously tacky dresses from some designer who is always on that cheesy show on TLC Say Yes to the Dress.   From what I have heard, these dresses are quite popular with strippers.  Miss Wittstock, the future Princess of Monaco, would never wear such vile looking dresses.

Photos courtesy of Style.com, Kleinfeld’s, and Daylife.

HRH Prince Charles and Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall Release their Annual Christmas Card

 

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

Royal Palaces

Since the holidays are now upon us many royal houses will begin to slow down their official duties.  With that being said, I thought I would discuss various royal palaces.  Today I will begin with the Grand Ducal Palace located in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.  Mainly used for official duties the palace was redecorated by the late Grand Duchess Charlotte in the 1960s and again in the early through mid nineties.   It’s a beautiful palace that I hope to see one day.

Grand Ducal Palace, Luxembourg

Images within the palace are rare; however, during National Day 2010 RTL.lu (Luxembourg’s television network) provided a behind the scenes biography of the preparations of National Day 2010.  Moreover, Grand Duchess Maria Teresa was prominently featured.

Video of the Luxembourg’s National Day 2010 preparations:  http://tele.rtl.lu/waatleeft/replay/v/20100628/0/21699/