For those who have never seen the royal wedding between Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips well today you are in luck. By the way, yes, that is Westminster Abbey where another couple (I forget their names… lol) will tie the knot this Friday April 29, 2011.
Click the links to watch: Part One and Part Two
Photo courtesy of: T.R.F.
Well, ladies and gentleman we have less than a week to go before H.R.H. Prince William of Wales marries his longtime girlfriend, Miss Catherine Middleton, at the stunning Westminster Abbey in London, England on April 29, 2011.
So, to get you in the mood I thought I would post the entire 1981 British royal wedding, including a rare engagement interview, between The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
Click the links below and enjoy! Oh! One last thing, before you ask, all the links work properly… I double checked. 🙂
The Wedding
Photos courtesy of: Day Life and T.R.F.
On April 19, 1956, Academy Award winning actress, Miss Grace Kelly married H.S.H. Prince Rainier III of Monaco in a romantic ceremony at the Cathédrale de Monaco. Fifty-five years later avid royal watchers and your average Jane or Joe on the street still believe it was one of the most beautiful and romantic weddings in history.
For those who have never seen the wedding, between the dashing young prince and the elegant actress, well now is your chance. The French network, INA.fr, has a lovely video clip of the wedding. Click the link to watch: Video and Photos
According to the French newspaper, Nice-Matin, the future Princess of Monaco, Charlene Wittstock, will soon have her own anthem. The musical piece was composed by Jean-Christophe Aurnague the, “…organist of the Church of the Sacred Heart.”
After the civil marriage on July 1, 2011, the new Princess Charlene of Monaco, will step out onto the balcony, to wave to her well-wishers, while the new anthem will play gloriously throughout the courtyard of the Palais Princier de Monaco.
Oh how lovely.
I’m sure we will hear this soon-to-be anthem at least a billion times by the end of the year, and I hope the piece will be good… it better be. 🙂
To read about Miss Wittstock’s anthem please click the link here.
Source: Nice-Matin Photo courtesy of: Zimbio.com by Bauer Griffin
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On April 19, 2011, H.R.H. Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands participated in the opening of Volgermeerpolder Nature Preserve in the Netherlands. The crown prince was on hand, along with hundreds of attendees, to not only open this great new reserve, but also to unveil a lovely statue in honor of the workers (did that make any sense? 🙂 )
According to the online Dutch newspaper, Parool.nl, the Volgermeerpolder:
… in North Amsterdam was one of the largest waste dumps in our country. The former landfill, with a size of 100 acres housed as many as ten thousand barrels of dioxins and benzenes. Now, after the remediation largest ever in the Netherlands, the heavily polluted site transformed into a nature preserve.
Any way, there are many great photos from today’s opening so please click the link here to view.
Source and photo courtesy of: Parool.nl by AP Photos/SPD
The Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg announced this afternoon that Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg will attend the upcoming British royal wedding on April 29, 2011.
According to the newspaper, Wort.lu:
Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa Luxembourg will officially represent the world in the highly anticipated wedding. Whether other family members or political leaders to the Luxembourg delegation are, could not be confirmed yet.
This is wonderful news, in my opinion. Hopefully within the next few days the Cour Grand-Ducale de Luxembourg will confirm the Grand Ducal couple’s attendance for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II on May 1, 2011.
Source: Wort.lu
Well, after years of restoration and hunting down valuable personal items from the Hawaiian monarchy the Gold (Music) Room at I’olani Palace is finally done.
The public will be able to have their chance to view some amazing pieces within the Gold Room starting today on April 18, 2011. KITV news has a report about this re-opening of the Gold Room so please click the link here to watch.
To learn more about I’olani Palace please click the link here. To learn more about the ongoing palace restoration and other items that are still missing (they would like to have back, thank you very much) please click the links here and here.
Palace objects sold and dispersed at public auction have been recovered from 36 states and 4 foreign countries — from porcelain plates returned from Australia, and a table found in the Governor’s mansion in Iowa, to a chair in a local thrift store. The quest to find original Palace furnishings and artifacts continues. Many original furnishings are still missing. (I\’olani Palace)
Photos: Author’s own.
The Royal Correspondent 