Princess Victoria at a meeting of the National Geographic Society

Crown Princess Victoria met with the National Geographic Society's President and CEO Gary E. Knell and photographer Mattias Klum on May 29, 2015 in Stockholm.

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King Willem-Alexander & Queen Maxima attends the National Remembrance ceremony

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of The Netherlands attended the National Remembrance ceremony at the National Monument on Dam Square in Amsterdam on May 4, 2015. (The ceremony is held annually and commemorates all civilians and members of the armed forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who have died in wars or peacekeeping missions since the outbreak of World War II)

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Christening of Desiree Magnuson at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm

The Swedish Royal Family have celebrated the christening of Princess Christina’s granddaughter Désirée at the Royal Chapel on March 21, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden. Crown Princess Victoria and Crown Prince Daniel of Sweden, King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia, Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist, and Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill, Princesses Estelle and Leonore attended the christening of Princess Christina’s granddaughter Desiree at the Royal Chapel in Stockholm.

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Queen Maxima launches Money Week 2015

Queen Máxima of The Netherlands attended as the honorary president of platform Wiser in money matters at the Edge in Amsterdam a money-lesson part of the Money Week 2015. (The lesson was given by the staff of accounting and consulting firm Deloitte to primary school students from the groups 7 and 8 from Amsterdam. The lesson was designed to teach children good money skills)

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Princess Victoria & Prince Daniel visit to California

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, in their first Silicon Valley visit together, will preview the latest Nordic technology innovations at a special event at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. 19 January 2015

Queen Maxima visits Villa Pinedo

Queen Maxima of Netherlands visited the child care project 'Villa Pinedo' in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 16 January 2015. (The villa is a place where children with divorced parents can meet, share experiences and make adults aware of their problems)

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Queen Maxima visits agritainment restaurant in Beijing

Queen Maxima of the Netherlands visited an agritainment hotel in Daxing district staff demonstrating the art of handmade noodle making as well as business skills. Beijing, China. 27 November 2014

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Queen Maxima attends the symposium From Tradition To Ambition

Dutch Queen Maxima attends the symposium 'From Tradition to Ambition' by the Dutch Agricultural Youth in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 20 November 2014

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Crown Princess Victoria in Cos

Crown Princess Victoria in Cos

Weekly Royal Fashion Awards: April 28-May 4

It was a very quiet week last week...well, apart from the main event, of course! Nevertheless, a few people did have other engagements going on, so here we go - a special video edition (mostly just through Saturday, with the rest to come in our next weekly review):

Best Dressed

The Duchess of Cambridge

Visiting a children's hospice, click here for video.

It's Spring-y, it's sherbet-y, it's delicious! My non-inauguration favorite last week.

Best in Sparkle

Princess Mathilde

Presenting the Princess Mathilde Prize, click here for video.

This one's better in action, as you get some sparkle going on; the outfit itself is kind of odd, with a short top and trousers.

Best in Black

Queen Máxima

Attending a remembrance ceremony, click here for video.

A somber first engagement for the new King and Queen. (Máx was also in black for one pre-inauguration event, a rehearsal with the family.)

Best in Standard

Crown Princess Victoria

On a 2 day visit to Västra Götaland. Click here for video and here for another.

It was your standard visit for Victoria and Daniel - couple of day engagements (videos linked above) and a dinner in the evening. They brought Estelle with them...and once again, it was the highlight. 

And a Hatted Honorable Mention to...

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa and Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie

Stéphanie, Guillaume, Maria Teresa, and Henri at the closing of the Octave. Click here for video.

The good news: Stéphanie got the memo and stopped borrowing hats from Beatrix's closet. This is fancy (it sparkles!). The bad news: MT's pretty much just wearing a visor, I mean, you can dress it up all you want, but that's a hat without the hat part.

Who was your best dressed last week?

Photos: Telegraph/RTL/NOS/Expressen

Weekly Royal Fashion Awards: April 14-21

Best in Housecoats

The Duchess of Cambridge

Video: Attending the National Review of the Queen's Scouts

At first glance, this is totally a housecoat from the 1950s - and now that little curl on the hat is nothing but a hair curler in my brain. 

Best in Fancy

Princess Letizia

At the launch of a campaign against cancer; attending a concert organized by the Luca de Tena Foundation

Oh la la! Well, look who decided to be fancy once again.

Best in Birthday

Crown Princess Mary and the Danish Royal Family

Celebrating Queen Margrethe's birthday with the traditional balcony appearance, with a close up on Mary's brooch

Last week was a busy one for royal birthdays: Margrethe plus Henri and Sébastian of Luxembourg on the same day, Elizabeth II plus Isabella here on the same day, and others. Margrethe and Mary seemed to have a bit of a turquoise theme going on, though I think Mary has a bit to learn in terms of brooch positioning from her mother-in-law - this seems a bit of a fancy caterpillar, crawling across her shirt.

Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik; Prince Joachim, Princess Marie, and family

Best in Print

Princess Mathilde

At a symposium on victim assistance (with a special escort); at a gala evening benefiting the King Baudouin Foundation; attending an awards ceremony; visiting the province of Luxembourg

This is a pretty good week for Mathilde, no? Don't even mind the paintbox leftovers at the end there.

Worst in...I Don't Even Know

Crown Princess Mette-Marit

Attending the Coop Environmental Awards; visiting Arbeidsinstituttet

I was like, "Oooh, Märtha Louise is running the competition for Worst of 2013," and then M-M was like, "OH REALLY?!" So she took that thing Mary wore that was already dubious, and she did...I don't know, but SHOOTIES are involved.

Best in Combos

Crown Princess Victoria

Visiting the Sweden-America Foundation

I like purple. I like zebra (on the shoes). Therefore, I suppose I like this.

And a Bonus Tiara Watch...

Grand Duchess Maria Teresa

Gala evenings during the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess' state visit to Austria

I didn't understand why Maria Teresa let Natan put a big ol' fake brooch on her outfit for her son's wedding, and I really don't understand why she allowed it on a gala evening - she has some large brooches, the real deal, to use instead. (Sadly, the dress had even more issues, click here for more pictures.) We take solace in the everlasting loveliness of the Belgian Scroll Tiara she is wearing, and of the fact that she brought back Elie Saab for the next evening event.

Who was your best dressed last week?

Photos: BestImage/Getty Images/Scanpix/Kongehuset/Stella Pictures/Abaca/Belga/Sweden-America Foundation Facebook/SIP/Cour grand-ducale/Tageblatt

Weekly Royal Fashion Awards (+ Other Things): November 19-25

Sorry for the radio silence yesterday - thanks to those that emailed, I assure you I'm not dead. (Yet.) I am however in a bit of a post-holiday daze accented by cold medicine, so if I make even less sense than usual, there you go. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. So let's have a big ol' update to get us up to speed, shall we? It's a week in review and a wee trip report and a touch of a tiara watch, all in one package.

Best in Team Spirit

The Duchess of Cambridge

Attending the Wales v. New Zealand rugby match

Perhaps the most predictable outfit from last week, a repeat in the proper spirited color. Not spirited enough, though: Wales lost to New Zealand. Next time, bring the face paint.

Best in Kids

Princess Letizia

Audiences and a lunch in honor of the visiting President of Brazil; attending the Francisco Cerecedo Journalism Award ceremony; visiting King Juan Carlos in the hospital after his most recent surgery

Just can't resist those wee infantas.

Most Dubious Shoes

Crown Princess Mary

Celebrating a new project for her Mary Foundation

It's as though she couldn't decide if she wanted the boot effect or the shootie effect...so she went with the trousers at just the right length to catch only some of the time. Oh, Mar. There is no "best of both worlds" when shooties are involved.

Most Textured

Princess Mathilde

Visiting a boarding school; attending the European Symposium for Family Assistants

That beige top has this bumpy thing going on that I just do. not. enjoy. Needs to be a different color so as to be certain that's not her skin with the problem. Perhaps a nice chocolate, like the other outfit here.

Best in Purple

Crown Princess Victoria

Visiting Fagersta Municipality

As long as someone fits in a purple category each week, I'm good.

Tamest Trip

Princess Máxima

On an official trip to Brazil (click to enlarge)

Willem-Alexander and Máxima spent 5 days in Brazil last week. I'm sorry to report that it was just an official visit, which means it wasn't quite the sparkly hat-tacular extravaganza we get when these two roll with the Queen Bea. But! There was dancing. Obviously the bestest part.

Unfortunately, that does not excuse the fact that we missed yet another tiara appearance from Máx, as they missed welcoming the Slovakian President. Boo!

Princess Margriet (far left) is wearing the family emerald tiara in its pearl setting; Queen Beatrix (far right) is wearing Queen Emma's Diamond Tiara, which is one of her favorites

Who caught your eye last week?

Photos: AFP/Getty Images/Kongehuset/Belga/PPE/Abaca