Do you think they practice this together?

What's in a Name?

It took1 month for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to name Charles!

It took 2 weeks for Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson to name Beatrice!

         It took 1 week for Prince Charles and Princess Diana to 

                                                                             name William!

How long do you think it will take  the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to name their new Prince Cambridge?

William & Kate

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their way home to England, spent 3 hours at the Brisbane Airport in Australia.

Picture: XposurePhotos.com

As they walk through the airport to their plane, William makes a classy move.

Too Cute!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Tuvalu in the South Pacific.

Photo by Arthur Edwards - Pool/Getty Images

Tuvalu’s entire population of 10,500 turned out to party with them.

This is so cute!

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a reception and dinner in aid of the National Memorial Arboretum Appeal at St. James' Palace Thursday evening.

Pictures: Reuters

The Wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall

Another Royal Wedding Today

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall

Zara is the daughter of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. Mike is a rugby player. Kinda looks like a boxer, doesn't he?

Before "the dress" lets look at the famous relatives

Sophie, Countess of Wessex

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

The Duchess of Cornwall

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

The bride's mom Princess Anne with the groom's father. I love the skirt but the jacket looks like a sofa cushion cover.

The bride with her dad, Captain Mark Phillips

"The Kiss"

"C'mon honey, there's food waiting!"

photos: reuters; mirror.co.uk

Pink Saturday - July 9

I would like you to meet Diamond Marshall.

Diamond is 6 years old and lives in Calgary, Canada. In December she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Sarcoma. Since then Diamond has had two life-saving surgeries and has spent nearly a month in intensive care.

Diamond watched the Royal Wedding from her hospital bed. She said her biggest wish was to meet a real princess one day. She wrote the Duchess of Cambridge a note. That's when the

went to work.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived in Calgary on Thursday.

Diamond ran up to the Duchess and thrust a handmade gift and flowers at her.

And then Diamond ran back to the safety of her stepmother's arms.

The Duchess coaxed her back and after a small chat

they gave each other a hug.

(pass the kleenex please)

Thank you Beverly from How Sweet the Sound for hosting Pink Saturdays.

Have a great week. Thank you for visiting.

Happy Canada Day! July 1

Happy 144th Birthday, Canada!
1867-2011

Happy you are spending Canada Day with us!

Officially beginning on July 1, 1867, the Federal Dominion of Canada was formed with the new provinces of Ontario and Quebec (until then together comprising the Province of Canada) along with two other British colonies, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, which also became provinces.



This motley group are the guys responsible - known as the Fathers of Confederation. The guy sitting on the step was John A MacDonald, Canada's first prime minister.



Being a British Colony, Canada flew the Union Jack.




Every morning school started with singing God Save the Queen (see she does smile!)



Then the pledge of allegiance:

We pledge allegiance to the flag
And to the Queen and Commonwealth
For Which it Stands

Then we sang the Nation Anthem

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.


And then the Lord's Prayer

That was before any of the above started to offend people

Then in 1965 Canada got her own flag!



It was a controverisal issue. Some did not want the Union Jack to go. Some did not like the look of the new flag. The maple leaf was designed by George F. G. Stanley and John Matheson based on the flag of the Royal Military College of Canada. The flag made its first appearance on February 15, 1965. This date is now celebrated annually as National Flag of Canada Day.

Below is a picture of Canadian flags decorating the Veteran graves at the local cemetery. Because of their selfless actions



along with these men (Canadian armed forces in Afghanistan)




I am free to write this post. Godspeed guys!

"The Maple Leaf Forever" is a Canadian song written by Alexander Muir (1830–1906) in 1867

The Maple Leaf, our emblem dear,
The Maple Leaf forever!
God save our Queen and Heaven bless
The Maple Leaf forever!



Proud to be Canadian, eh!!!!!

The British Are Coming! The British Are Coming!

On June 30th The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will arrive in Canada for their first official tour together

In the official statement, William said, "Catherine and I are very much looking forward to our Tour of Canada. We hope to be able to meet as many people as possible and to see as much of the extraordinary and diverse country as we can. I have wonderful memories from my last times in Canada, and as such we consider it a great privilege to have been invited to Canada for our first joint Tour."

We are excited to see you too!

Will the lovely Duchess wear red and white on Canada Day - July 1

like her granny-in-law, Queen Elizabeth did when she visited Canada in 2010?

or like her late mother-in-law Princess Diana did?

Speaking of Princess Diana, July 1st would have been her 50th birthday

The cover of this week's Newsweek. Does this creep out anyone else?

The Mystery of the Earrings!

Why does everyone make a big deal when a Royal wears the same item of clothing twice?

The Duchess of Cambridge circa 2009 at a friends wedding

Here she wears the same beautiful blue brocade coat with a blue dress and blue fascinator to the service celebrating Prince Philip's 90th birthday. Personally, I like this look the best. But the whole point of this post is to point out the earrings.

Sapphire surrounded with diamonds hanging off of what looks like a diamond stud. Could these be Diana's earrings?

The drops are removable. Maybe Harry got the stud part (no pun intended!) And William got the drops.

A prize for whoever solves the mystery!

Pink Saturday - June 11

Once again, Miss Beverly of How Sweet the Sound is hosting Pink Saturday for all pinkets everywhere.

And she has a special guest! Miss LaVoice from Thoughts from Meme's Corner. Please stop by and visit all the pinkets this week.


I was at a loss trying to think of something pink to share.


The lovely Duchess of Cambridge came to my rescue

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the ARK Anniversay Gala last night in London.

The Duchess wore a beautiful pink sequined Jenny Packham gown
The dress is embellished with Swarovski crystals and she finishes off the look with a dark pink
satin clutch and peep-toe LK Bennett shoes. The dress reportedly cost $5000.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful week!