2011 is going to be a big year in terms of royal activities.  So, to keep you up-to-date here is a list of several key activities.

A Royal wedding and Two Princely Weddings:

1. On April 29, 2011, the royal wedding between HRH Prince William of Wales and Miss Catherine Middleton will take place at Westminster Abbey.
2. On July 1 and 2, 2011, the Princely wedding will take place in Monaco between HSH Prince Albert II and Miss Charlene Wittstock.
3. HSH Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittengenstein-Berleburg and Mr. Alexander Johannsmann will have their religious wedding at the Schloss Berleburg chapel.  Princess Nathalie and Alexander have no released the date for the wedding; however, she did mention that it will happen some time in the Spring.
4. Miss Zara Phillips and Mr. Mike Tindell will marry sometime this year.  The date for the occasion has yet to be released.

Royal Births and Christenings:

1. TRH Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary’s twins arrive sometime in January 2011.
2. Peter and Autumn Phillips christening of their newborn daughter.  The date for this occasion has not been released.

Royal and Grand Ducal Birthdays:

1. On January 5, 2011, Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg will celebrated his 90th birthday.
2. Also, on January 2, 2011, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain will celebrate his 73rd birthday.

I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a wonderful and blessed New Year!  I would also like to thank you for visiting my blog, The Royal Correspondent, on a daily basis.  Or, if you happen to stumble upon it by accident, again, I thank you.      🙂

It hasn’t even been two months and so far The Royal Correspondent (aka “little blog that could”) reached some astonishing stat numbers in such a short amount of time.  I’ve even managed to get the attention of several well-known journalists (you all know who you are… Tak, Merci, Thank you!), magazines from abroad, and other blogs… some who actually like what I have to say while others hate my guts simply because they consider my commentary “unfit.”

Whatever.  I love you, too.

Anyway, as I previously stated, may each and every one of you have a brilliant 2011; furthermore, may all your dreams come true!  And, yes, I honestly mean it!

~Alexandra, The Royal Correspondent

Good Evening, Friends!

Continuing on with The Top Ten Royal Events of 2010 list… numbers 8 and 7.  And, the winners, in my opinion, are:

8.) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani & Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al-Missned of Qatar: The State Visit to Britain.

Yeah, okay, I get it some people may be scratching their heads wondering why I picked this event as one of the best moments in 2010 for royal watchers.  There are two reasons why:  First, Sheikha Mozah.  The woman is fierce.  Enough said.  Second, HM Queen Elizabeth II.  Love her.  Again, enough said.

The state visit had all the pomp and circumstance that royal watchers love, and the fact that Sheikha Mozah wore epic Chanel furry shoes with heels that were clear (like Stripper shoes) made this state visit so much fun to watch.

To view more photos from the State Visit to Britain please click the links below.

You can watch the State dinner at Windsor Castle at Official Website for the British Royal Family

Source and Photos courtesy of the Daily Mail, Hello Magazine, Guardian Newspaper UK, BBC News,  and Rick Findler.

7.) HIH Emperor Akihito of Japan’s Balcony Birthday Wave-fest.

I don’t care.  I thought this was a great day for royal watchers.  Why?  We finally had a chance to see Crown Princess Masako of Japan.  We rarely see her and when we do… it’s a treat.  So there.  🙂

Photos courtesy of KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images and REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon via DayLife