𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒:

I AM BACK!!!

Hello my lovelies! I’m so happy to announce that I am back from my Hiatus! My summer semester has finally ended, my job was extremely crazy when I first started back up but now it has slowed down, my family is doing well, & my life is finally feeling like it’s going back to normal!!!!! I’m so excited to keep working on this account! 

𝒯ā𝓃𝑒 𝐿𝑒𝓌𝒾𝓈

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒: Tāne Mahuta Lewis

♕ 𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: Friday, May 25th, 2012

♕ 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈: Gary Christie Lewis (Father) & Lady Davina Windsor (Mother)

♕ 𝒮𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈: Senna Kowhai Lewis (Sister)

♕ 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈: 1. Tāne is named after the Tāne Mahuta which is a giant Kauri Tree in the Waipoua Forest which is located in the Northland Region of New Zealand & 2. He is 33rd in the line of succession right after his mother & his older sister.

𝒥𝓊𝓁𝒾𝒶 𝒪𝑔𝒾𝓁𝓋𝓎

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒: Julia Caroline (Rawlinson) Ogilvy

♕ 𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: Wednesday, October 28th, 1964 in Cambridge, England

♕ 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈: Charles Frederick Melville Rawlinson MBE FCA (Father) & Jill Rosalind Wesley (Mother)

♕ 𝒮𝓅𝓸𝓊𝓈𝑒: James Ogilvy (M. 1988)

♕ 𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: Flora Alexandra Ogilvy (Daughter) & Alexander Charles Ogilvy (Son).

♕ 𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃: Harvard Divinity School (Master of Theological Studies)

♕ 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒲𝓸𝓇𝓀: House Of Garrard, Managing Director of Hamilton & Inches, Patron of Big Brothers and Sister UK, Visits council estates in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Ending Poverty, Author of 2 Books (Women in Waiting: Prejudice at the Heart of the Church & Turning Points: Stories to Change Your Life), Founder & Chairman of ProjectScotland, Non-Executive Director of Lloyds Bank Pic, & Works for the Scottish Executive on social and community charity programmes.

♕ 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈: 1) Julia received the Scottish Business Achievement Award from Anne, The Princess Royal. 2) She won the Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2007 for her founding of the ProjectScotland, 

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Cambridge Lover's Knot Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Royal Highness Augusta The Duchess of Cambridge (1818 - 1843): A Wedding Gift from Augusta's Family.

♕ Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1843 - 1899): Wedding Gift from The Duchess of Cambridge.

♕ Her Royal Highness Princess Militza of Montenegro (1899 - 1946): Wedding Gift from her grandmother Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. 

♕ Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil (1981 - 2017): Purchased at an Auction.

♕ Mathilde von Waldburg zu Zeil (2017 - ???): Wedding Gift from her Mother-In-Law Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Mary (1913 - 1953): A Copy was created by the House of Garrard for Queen Mary.

♕ Queen Elizabeth II (1953 - 1981): Added to the Royal Family Tiara Collection after the death of Her Majesty Queen Mary.

♕ Diana Princess of Wales (1981 - 1997): Wedding Gift from her Mother-In-Law Queen Elizabeth II.

♕ Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge (2015 - Present): Handed down to her by Queen Elizabeth II

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

♕ Original: The Tiara first made an appearance in 1818, by Her Royal Highness Augusta The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The Tiara was given to her as a wedding gift from her family.  

♕ The New Tiara: Designed in 1913 by Her Majesty Queen Mary but was created by The House of Garrard. 

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara features a Diamond and Pearl tiara with Lover's Knot Motifs. The lover’s knot motif was very popular in the nineteenth century; the knots are the pretzel-like elements at the top of the tiara - the part from which the pendant pearls are suspended. Originally Mary’s Tiara was topped with a row of upright pearls, which made the tiara taller & grander than the version we currently see on the current Duchess of Cambridge. The pearls are the same pearls that once sat on The Girls Of Great Britain And Ireland Tiara, but they could removed off the Lover’s Knot. When Queen Mary died, the upright pearls were removed off the tiara. Lovers Knot bows were part of the design of the tiara, which was repeated along the entire length of the tiara, and from which originated two drop-shaped pearls, one hanging down and the other rising up like a spike.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1830: La Belle Assembleé Magazine Illustration (The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 1838: Coronation of Queen Victoria (The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 1858: The Marriage of Victoria The Princess Royal Portrait (Her Royal Highness The Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)

♕ 1927: Queen Mary’s Portrait by Arthur Trevethin Nowell (Queen Mary)

♕ 1954: Event at The Ethiopian Embassy in London (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1955: Dinner with Prime Minister Winston Churchill (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1958: Dunkirk Film Premiere at The Empire Cinema in Leicester Square in London (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1960: India Visit (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1981: Auction at Christie's in Geneva. (Purchased by Marie Gabrielle von Waldburg zu Zeil)

♕ 1981: State Opening of Parliament in London (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1983: Farewell Banquet at the Government House in Auckland, New Zealand (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1985: Embassy Dinner in Washington, D.C. (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1988: France State Visit during a Banquet in the Élysée Palace in Paris (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1989: Opening Ceremony of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre during the Hong Kong Tour (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 1991: Tamaraty Palace in Brasília, Brazil during the Brazil State Visit (Diana Princess of Wales)

♕ 2015: Annual Reception for Ambassadors and Diplomats at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2016: Annual Reception for Ambassadors and Diplomats at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2017 (2 Times): 1. State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the Spanish State Visit & 2. Annual Winter Party at Buckingham Palace (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2018 (2 Times): 1. State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for the Netherland’s State Visit & 2. A Reception Honoring Members of the Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham Palace (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

♕ 2019: State Banquet at Buckingham Palace for The United States of America State Visit (Her Royal Highness Catherine The Duchess of Cambridge)

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♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ It is Kate’s most worn Tiara for Royal Events. Her second favorite is the Lotus Flower Tiara, which she has worn 2 times. 

♕ Diana was not allowed to keep the Tiara after her divorce from Charles. She did get to keep all of her other jewelry gifts though.

♕ Before the Original Lover’s Knot Tiara was bought at an auction in 1981, no one knew what happened to the tiara after Her Royal Highness Princess Militza of Montenegro died. It is believed she sold it to a jewelry company right before she died. 

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𝐹𝓇𝑒𝒹𝑒𝓇𝒾𝒸𝓀 𝒲𝒾𝓃𝒹𝓈𝑜𝓇

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒: Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor

♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒯𝒾𝓉𝓁𝑒: Lord Frederick Michael George David Louis Windsor

♕ 𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃: Friday, April 6th, 1979 at St. Mary’s Hospital in London, England

♕ 𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈: His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent (Father) & Her Royal Highness Marie Princess Michael of Kent (Mother)

♕ 𝒮𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈: Lady Gabriella Kingston (Sister)

♕ 𝒮𝓅𝓸𝓊𝓈𝑒: Sophie Lara Winkleman - Lady Frederick Windsor

♕ 𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: Maud Windsor (Daughter) & Alexandra Windsor (Daughter)

♕ 𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃: Wetherby School (In London, England), Sunningdale School (In Sunningdale, Berkshire, England), Eton College (In Eton, Berkshire, England), & Madalen College at the University of Oxford (In Oxford, England: Undergraduate Degree in Classics)

♕ 𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒲𝓸𝓇𝓀: Interests: Business (Finance & Personal Development Workshops), Culture & Heritage, People (The Disadvantaged, The Socially Isolated, & The Vulnerable), & Science (Archaeology). Work: Bank Trainee, Banker/Chartered Financial Analyst/Vice President at JP Morgan, Burberry Fashion Model, Financial Analyst, Inductee of The Grand Order of Water Rats Charitable Fraternity, Investment Banker, Music Journalist for Tatler Magazine, President of Soldier On!, Solicitor in Entertainment Law, (Planned but never did), & Tomasz Starzewski Fashion Model

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Girls Of Great Britain And Ireland Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈: 

♕ Her Majesty Queen Mary (1892 - 1947): Wedding Gift from Lady Eva Greville

♕ Queen Elizabeth II (1947 - Present): Wedding Gift from Her Majesty Queen Mary

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇: 

Designed in 1893 by The Girls Of Great Britain And Ireland Tiara Committee led by Lady Eva Greville

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃: 

The Tiara features Festoon & Fleur-De-Lis designs with Diamonds set in Silver and Gold. The Original Design was topped with 14 pearls. Inside the custom mahogany box provided by the jeweler, a second frame was also supplied, which allowed the tiara to be worn as a coronet. Even better, it could also be taken off a frame entirely and worn as a necklace. In 1912, Mary had the Tiara re-designed. She had the pearls removed from the top of the tiara, replacing them with 13 diamond brilliants. The pearls were incorporated into her new Lover's Knot Tiara. The base of the tiara was also removed around this time so that it could be worn separately as a bandeau. In 1960, the Bandeau of the Tiara was placed back onto the tiara, which gave it more height. 

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈 

♕ 1897: Devonshire House Ball (Queen Mary)

♕ 1912: Queen Mary’s Official Portrait (Queen Mary)

♕ 1952: Edinburgh Public Appearance (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1951: Queen Elizabeth’s 25th Birthday Portrait

♕ 1984: French State Visit to Britain (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2011: Landmark State Visit to Ireland (Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2014: Commemoration of the 70th Anniversary of D-Day (Queen Elizabeth II)

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♕ 𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈: 

♕ Lady Eva’s Greville’s committee (who raised the money for the tiara), had so much money left over after the tiara was created so the funds were used to support the widows & families of the HMS Victoria ship collision in 1893. 

♕ Queen Mary did not wear the tiara on her wedding day. 

♕ Queen Elizabeth calls the Tiara “Granny’s Tiara.” The Tiara was a wedding gift from her grandmother Queen Mary in 1947. 

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𝒲𝒶𝓎 𝐵𝒶𝒸𝓀 𝒲𝑒𝒹𝓃𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

(I know this is two days late!)

𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉

His Royal Highness Edward The Duke of Windsor resigns from his position of The Governor of the Bahamas. He was governor from 1940 to 1945.

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𝒟𝒶𝓉𝑒

Friday, March 16th, 1945

𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒯𝓊𝑒𝓈𝒹𝒶𝓎

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𝒯𝒾𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒

The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara

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𝒪𝓌𝓃𝑒𝓇𝓈/𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓇𝓈:

♕ Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1874 - 1920): Created for the Grand Duchess by the Bolin, the Russian imperial court jeweler for her wedding to Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia.

♕ Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia (1920 - 1921): The Princess inherited the Tiara from her mother Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, after her death.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Mary (1921 - 1953): The Queen purchased the Tiara from Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia.

♕ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1953 - 2014): The Queen inherited the Tiara from her grandmother Her Majesty Queen Mary, after her death.

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𝒞𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝒴𝑒𝒶𝓇:

Created for the Grand Duchess by the Bolin, the Russian imperial court jeweler in 1874 for her wedding to Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich of Russia.

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𝒟𝑒𝓈𝒾𝑔𝓃:

The Tiara is an elaborate diamond and pearl tiara. The piece is delightfully flexible & the pearls can be removed, as well as part of the diamond-encrusted structure, allowing it to be worn in a more closed form. The tiara is generally described as "widowed" when worn without its pendant stones. Maria wore the tiara without its pendants as a smaller closed coronet. In 1920, the Vladimir Tiara was damaged during its journey from Russia to England, as some of the pearls and diamonds were missing from the piece. In 1921, Her Majesty Queen Mary purchased the tiara from Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia to have the tiara fixed. 3 years later in 1924, Queen Mary had the tiara re-worked again, so that the Vladimir Tiara adapted so it could be worn in a third setting, with a series of fifteen cabochon drops from the Cambridge emerald collection. From then on, the emerald version of the tiara was often worn with pieces from the Delhi Durbar Suite (Including the Delhi Durbur Parure Tiara). In 1988, The House of Garrard renovated the hundred-year-old tiara once more, building it a completely new frame. In 2002, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wore the tiara "widowed" -- meaning the tiara had neither its pearl or emerald drops.

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𝑅𝑜𝓎𝒶𝓁 𝐸𝓋𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

♕ 1880 (2 Times): 1. Portrait of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia & 2. Romanov Historical Masquerade Ball

♕ 1891: The Cover of Le Petit Journal Magazine (Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia)

♕ 1902: Mother Daughter Wedding Portrait of Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia (Her Wedding Portrait) & Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (Maria Wearing the Tiara)

♕ 1904: Royal Portrait of Her Imperial Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia

♕ 1930: Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary with the Pearl Version of The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara

♕ 1934: Portrait of Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia

♕ 1935: King’s Silver Jubilee Portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary

♕ 1936: Her Majesty Queen Mary’s Portrait for Edward VIII's Coronation with the Pearl Version of The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara (Which never happened due to his Abdication)

♕ 1954: Royal Film Performance of Beau Brummel (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1955: The movie premiere of Richard III in Leicester Square (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1961: Royal Event (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1963: Gala performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream during the Greek State Visit (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1966: Worn at the Austrian Embassy in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1969: State Visit to Austria (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1972: Royal Event (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1976: State Banquet with President Gerald Ford in The United States of America (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1978: Official Tour of Germany. (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1980: A Visit to the Vatican (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1982: State Banquet honoring the Sultan of Oman at Buckingham Palace (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1983: A Visit to San Francisco (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1986: A Visit to Nepal (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1994: State Banquet during The Zimbabwe State Visit at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1996: State Visit to King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 1999: State Banquet during the Chinese State Visit at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2002: State Dinner in New Zealand (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2004: State Banquet in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2006: State Banquet during the Baltic State Visit at Buckingham Palace in London (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II)

♕ 2014: Landmark State Visit from President Higgins of Ireland

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𝐹𝓊𝓃 𝐹𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈:

♕ When Maria fled the palatial Vladimir Palace in Saint Petersburg for a villa in Kislovodsk, her jewels, including the tiara, remained in a hidden safe in her bedroom at the palace. That summer, Maria Pavlovna's son, Grand Duke Boris (pictured above), and a friend, Bertie Stopford, hatched a dangerous plan to retrieve her jewels. He and Boris disguised themselves as workmen, and with the help of a palace caretaker, they snuck into the Vladimir Palace and smuggled out the contents of Miechen's secret safe. The Vladimir Tiara and her other jewels were placed in a pair of Gladstone bags, and Stopford managed to sneak them out of Russia. He took the jewels to London, where they were placed in a safety deposit box.

♕ In 1921, Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Nicholas of Greece and Denmark, Grand Duchess Elena of Russia decided to sell some of her mother's jewels.

♕ What a Group of Women! A 2 Grand Duchesses & 2 Queens have worn this tiara! The power that tiara holds!

♕ This is one of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite tiara’s due to the amount of times she has worn during incredibly important royal events.

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𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝐹𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎

𝐹𝒶𝓈𝒽𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝐹𝓇𝒾𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝒯𝑜𝓅𝒾𝒸

Fashion Rules of the Men of The British Royal Family

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𝒫𝒶𝓃𝓉𝓈 & 𝒮𝒽𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓈

Boys never wear pants! When a boy is going through his toddler years, he is never allowed to wear pants. Boys wear smart shorts when attending public events, but don’t were pants until they’re about 8 years old. The tradition of young boys wearing shorts, dates all the way back to the 16th century. This tradition is called the practice of breeching, which is when a toddler grows out of wearing traditional gowns & moves onto wearing breeches.

As British Etiquette Expert William Hanson explained, “Trousers are for older boys & men, whereas shorts on young boys is one of those silent markers that that we have in England. A pair of trousers on a young boy is considered middle class —quite suburban. And no self-respecting aristo or royal would be considered suburban. The usual custom is that a boy graduated to trousers around 8 years old.”

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𝒲𝑒𝒶𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝐵𝓁𝒶𝒸𝓀

When on a Royal Tour, it is extremely rare to see a royal wearing black as part of their fashion plan. Each royal, must carry a black outfit while traveling outside of the country, in case of an emergency like a family member dying. The black outfit being packed is helpful so that when they arrive back in England, they are dressed appropriately. Outside of a death, wearing black is a major fashion rarity for men. The color is mostly worn on Remembrance Day or in a men’s tux.

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𝑀𝒾𝓁𝒾𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓎 𝒰𝓃𝒾𝒻𝑜𝓇𝓂𝓈

Military Uniforms are the most common & customary outfit worn by the men & women of the British Royal Family. They are worn at the most formal of events like Trooping of the Color & Weddings. This has been a tradition since the 19th Century & Her Royal Highness Anne The Princess Royal is the first royal woman to dress in a military uniform since Queen Elizabeth I in 1588.

Examples of Military Uniform Events:

Weddings: 

1. Prince William (2011) - Tunic of the Colonel of the Irish Guard, one of two Irish infantry regiments in the British Army. The buttons on William’s tunic were arranged in groups of four to show the Irish Guard as the fourth of the Foot Guards regiments to be established. Over his tunic, William wore his garter sash, garter star, his pilot’s wings (to represent his service in the Royal Air Force), & a Golden Jubilee medal.

2. Prince Harry (2018) - A Single Breasted Frockcoat of the Blues & Royals, a a cavalry regiment & the second most senior regiment in the British Army. Harry wore a major’s uniform instead of a general’s uniform, as Harry is the Captain General of the Royal Marines. The now Duke had to seek approval from the Queen herself for permission to wear the uniform. On his chest, Harry wore pilot’s wings, which represent his time serving in the Army Air Corps. Harry’s trousers, were made from blue and black wool barathea & featured red panelling, a leather strap, & a buckle below the boot traditionally worn when on horseback. 

(William 2011)

(Harry 2018)

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𝒟𝑒𝓃𝒾𝓂

Denim: A non-preferred but not forbidden piece of clothing.

Denim is not seen being worn often by British royal men or women, as its a go-to item when attending events or just being out in public. When choosing to be in a more casual outfit, royals typically go trousers & khaki pants. Days spent in the English countryside are always in a relaxed but polished dress code like Wax Jackets, Tweed Flat Hats, or Wool Coats. Denim is fine, if royals are just walking the grounds of the different estates, like for example if they go walking the dogs for their daily walks. Denim is now typically worn in private at home settings.

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𝐹𝒶𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝐻𝒶𝒾𝓇

It is a rule in most militaries (Australia, Colombian Navy, Finland, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, Mexico, Nepal, Norway, Pakistan, Royal Life Guards of Denmark, Serbia, South Korea, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, & United States of America: Most of these countries will let the men grow a mustache that is neatly kept but a beard is only allowed to be grown with special permission for health/religion reasons), the mean must be cleaned shaven. With the British Military, as long as the mens facial hair is neat & tidy they are allowed to have facial hair like beards, sideburns, & mustaches. Prince Phillip & Prince Harry, both grew out their facial hair while in service. Queen Elizabeth is not a fan & intensely dislikes facial hair, expecting royal men to remove it sooner than later. 

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𝒞𝑜𝓁𝑜𝓇𝓈

You don’t typically see the British Royal Family wearing bright out there colors except for the Queen. When not at a very formal event, the family is generally wearing muted down colors, mostly in a palette of crisp whites, navy blues, or pale grey. Morning Coats are in either black or charcoal color & trousers must be grey but have a checked or striped pattern. Turndown collar shirts must be white or pastel & can be worn with a grey or buff colored waistcoat. Ties must be grey but can be in lighter colors. 

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𝒟𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒞𝑜𝒹𝑒

Men do follow a dress code for certain types of days. When being out in a more casual setting, royals typically go trouser, cardigans, blazers, polo shirts, button down shirts, & khaki pants. 

Days spent in the English countryside are always in a relaxed but polished dress code like Wax Jackets, Tweed Flat Hats, or Wool Coats. 

For a Morning Dress Day like Christmas, men will wear a Turndown Collar Shirt, a Tie, a Waistcoat, a Cutaway Tailcoat, & Striped Trousers. A Morning Coat is a single breasted coat with a single button closure & peaked lapel. Turndown Collar Shirts, can be replaced with a single-cuffed shirt worn with a detachable wing collar & a waistcoat. Accessories include top hats, pocket squares, & gloves.  

For evening formal events, men will wear tuxedo suits. 

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𝒜𝒸𝒸𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈

Each of the royal men have a personal style of their own, that is worked into their everyday wear. These are called Small Accents. For Prince William, it’s his Wellington Boots, for Prince Harry it’s his Persol Sunglasses, & for Prince Charles its locally made attire. 

𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒩𝒶𝓂𝑒:

Sophie Helen (Rhys-Jones) Windsor

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𝐹𝓊𝓁𝓁 𝒯𝒾𝓉𝓁𝑒:

Her Royal Highness Sophie Helen (Rhys-Jones) Windsor, The Countess of Wessex

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𝐵𝓸𝓇𝓃:

Wednesday, January 20th, 1965 in Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, England

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𝒫𝒶𝓇𝑒𝓃𝓉𝓈:

Father: Christopher Bournes Rhys-Jones

Mother: Mary Rhys-Jones

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𝒮𝒾𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓃𝑔𝓈:

Brother: David Rhys-Jones

Brother-In-Law: High Royal Highness Prince Charles The Prince of Wales

Sister-In-Law: Diana, Princess of Wales

Sister-In-Law: Her Royal Highness Camilla The Duchess of Cornwall

Sister-In-Law: Her Royal Highness Anne The Princess Royal

Brother-In-Law: High Royal Highness Prince Andrew The Duke of York

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𝒮𝓅𝓸𝓊𝓈𝑒:

His Royal Highness Prince Edward The Earl of Wessex (M. 1999)

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𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝒹𝓇𝑒𝓃: 

1st Pregnancy was an Ectopic Pregnancy

Daughter: Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor (B. 2003)

Son: James Alexander Philip Theo Mountbatten-Windsor, Viscount Severn (B. 2007)

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𝐸𝒹𝓊𝒸𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃:

Dulwich Preparatory School

Kent College

West Kent College

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𝐼𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓉𝓈

Business

Finance

Management Development

Public Relations

Environment:

Agriculture 

Animal Rehabilitation

Cats

Conifer Trees

Cows

Dogs/Service Dogs

Donkeys

Farming

Gardening

Horticulture

Horses/Ponies

Sheep

Health:

Air Ambulance

Autism

Blindess/Visually Impaired

Cardiac Care

Children’s Hospital Services

Developmental Delays

Disfigurement/Scars

Emergency Medical Services

Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epilepsy

First Aid Service & Training

Gynecology

Hospices

Language Problems/Support Workers/Therapists

Learning Disabilities

Medical Welfare Services

Meningitis

Nurses

Obstetricians

Organ Transplants

Physical Disabilities

Quality of Life

Speech Problems/Support Workers/Therapists

People:

Armed Forces

Children

Girls/Young Women

Prisoners of War/Veterans

The Elderly

The Homeless

Young People

Social Issues:

Charity & Community Service

Homelessness

Religion

Support for Children & Young People

Sports:

Armed Forces Sports

Basketball

Bobsleigh

Cycling

Hockey

Sailing

Skeleton

Soccer (Football)

Wheelchair Basketball

The Arts:

Art

Ballet

Culinary

Dance

Fashion

Metal & Porcelain Work

Music Festivals

Paintings

Symphony Orchestra

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𝒫𝒶𝓉𝓇𝑜𝓃𝒶𝑔𝑒𝓈

Global Ambassador:

100 Women in Finance

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation

The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

Other Positions:

Ambassador: The Women of Future Programme

Chair: The Duke of Edinburg’s Award for The Women in Business Committee 

Chairman: Women’s Network Forum

Founder: The Earl & Countess of Wessex Charitable Trust

Grand President: St. John Ambulance

Honorary Fellow: The Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists.

Honorary President: Linking Environment & Farming (LEAF)

Honorary Trustee: The Royal Agricultural Society of England

Member: The Women’s Institute

Royal Vice President: The Royal Windsor Horse Show

Sponsor: HMS Daring

Vice Patron: The Royal Bath & West of England Society

Patron:

Awareness Foundation

Blind Veterans UK

British Wheelchair Basketball

Caring for Life

Childline

David Lewis Center

England Hockey

Foundation of Light

New Haven Learning Center

Leeds Children’s Hospital

Lions Club International in Multiple District 105 for the British Isles & Ireland

Love Musgrove

Meningitis Now

Moor House School

Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps Association

Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices

St. Mary’s School & College

Stoll

The Association of Sail Training Organizations

The Association of Show & Agricultural Organizations

The Brendoncare Foundation

The British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association

The British Cycling Federation

The Central School of Ballet

The Chartered Management Institute

The Craft Guild of Chefs

The Defense Medical Welfare Service

The Disability Initiative

The Dystophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association

The Friends of Bedgebury National Pinetum

The Friends of Southwark Cathedral

The Friends of the Royal London Hospital

The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

The Halle Concerts Society

The Java Far East Prisoners of War Club 1942

The London Children’s Flower Society

The London College of Fashion

The National Autistic Society

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

The Rochester Cathedral Trust

The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

The Royal Mencap Society

The Scar Free Foundation

The Ubunye Foundation

The Wallace Collection Foundation

The Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust

Toronto General & Western Hospital

Transform Housing & Support

Two Moors Festival

UK Armed Forces Winter Sports Association

Vision Foundation

Wessex Heartbeat

President:

Brainwave

Girlguiding

The Royal Smithfield Club

The Shire Horse Society

Royal Patron:

Morden College

The Nursing Memorial Appeal

Thames Valley Air Ambulance

Treloar Trust

Work Positions:

Employee: Maclaurin Communications & Media

Employee: The Quentin Bell Organization

Employee: Ski Representative in Switzerland 

Press & Promotions Department: Capital Radio

Trainee: Secretary at West Kent College

Charity & Work Fun Facts:

In 1996, The Duchess opened her own public relations agency called RJH Public Relations.