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Rare glimpse into the close relationship between a Queen and her milliner (The Daily Mail)

Prince Philip looked so very distinguished in uniform at RAF Norfolk this week (The Daily Mail)

King Carl Gustaf wore a dashing fedora hat on the final day of the state visit to Finland (Svenskdam)

Charlotte Casiraghi left LAX in a floppy black Garbo hat (Svenskdam)

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Great lecture by Canadian royal historian Carolyn Harris on King John and the making of the Magna Carta

The Countess of Wessex and the Mexican First Lady visited the set of Downton Abbey (British Monarchy Twitter)

Amazing royal discovery uncovered during a cottage renovation (The Telegraph)

Prince William met Shaun the Sheep in China (New China TV). Unfortunately, his successful Asian visit hit a blip on the last day (Independent)

I love it when royals are friends. The Swedish and Norwegian young royals enjoying dinner together (DT.se)

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The Swedish and Norwegian royals hanging out together at the Nordic World Ski Championships (Getty). It seems, the Norwegian royals had cause to celebrate (Twitter feed of Kjell Arne Totland)

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Overviews of the Duke of Cambridge’s visit to Japan and China by ITV News and The Telegraph. In coordination with this tour, Getty put together a gallery of past British Royal visits to the land of the rising sun (Getty)

Lovely photos of the Dutch Royal Family on their annual ski holiday (Getty). I adore the shots of Princess Beatrix with her granddaughters.

Part two of the BBC documentary, Reinventing The Royals

Check out the preview of “A Royal Night”, a new movie about one of our favourite royals at the end of WWII

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Wonderful to see Princess Astrid of Norway enjoying a Worldcup Biathlon race (Royal House of Norway)

Prince Charles in protective headwear to mark the 150th anniversary of London’s sewer network this week (Getty)

Cuteness alert- Princess Estelle learning to ski in Verbier (Iltalehti) and cheering at the Nordic Skiing World Championships with the Swedish Royal Family (Robin Utrecht Photography). You can also see the Swedish Royal Family bundled up at the championship’s opening ceremonies (Paris Match)

Pierre Casiraghi’s fiance Beatrice Borromeo in a voluminous fur hat in St. Moritz (Hola)

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Fantastic interviews with 3 generations of princes in Liechtenstein on the occasion of Prince Hans Adam’s 70th birthday last weekend (Luxarazzi)

The Duchess of Cornwall sparkled at a movie premiere this week (The Daily Mail). Head over to The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendour for a closer look at Camilla’s ruby collar necklaces.

Two interesting articles on the Queen Elizabeth’s art in her private apartments and a piece of royal history saved from the scrap heap (Telegraph)

And finally… part one of a BBC documentary about Prince Charles’ relationship with the media. I’ll post part two next week.

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway attended a Holocaust memorial in Oslo (The Royal Correspondent)

An interview with Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein at the European Youth Olympic Games (Luxarazzi)

Prince Maximillian and Princess Angela of Liechtenstein enjoying the Hahnenkamm ski race in Kitzbuehel (Royalista)

King Carl Gustaf celebrated his name day this week in what looks like a well loved hat (Svenskdam)

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Prince Albert and Princess Charlene celebrated Fête de Sainte-Dévote (The Royal Correspondent)

Wonderful look back at Princess Astrid of Norway’s wedding to Johan Martin Ferner following the death of Mr. Ferner last weekend (Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor)

Darling photos of Princess Athena of Denmark released for her third birthday (The Danish Monarchy)

Crown Princess Victoria having great fun with her family in California here and here (Svenskdam)

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Queen Sonja of Norway arrives for an engagement via bicycle in a red knit hat (Norway Today)
Princess Anne pairs a casual canvas bucket hat with a trouser suit in Australia (news.com.au)
Swedish King ready for baseball at the World Scout Foundation meetings in Switzerland (Swedish Royal Court)
Zara Phillips Tindall at the Aldon Horse Trials (Daily Mail)

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This week saw a number of sparkling state dinners around the world. Three young queens brought their ‘A game’ in evening finery and a crown princess we rarely see at such things made an appearance. There weren’t any hats but the royal gowns and tiaras should not be missed:

Queen Mathilde, statuesquely beautiful at a dinner with the Canadian Governor General on Monday (Getty)
Queen Máxima in the Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara for the first time and Queen Leitizia in exquisite black     lace for dinner with the Chilean president  (Order of Sartorial Splendor)
Princess Masako looking beautiful  at her first state dinner in more than a decade (Imperial Family of Japan)