King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain were joined by their daughters Princesses Leonor and Sofia today to greet the Princess of Asturias Award winners. The Spanish royal family met with the victors in Oviedo, in the Principality of Asturias in the north of the country. Looking as elegant as ever, Letizia, 48, donned a recycled green … Read more
Members of the Japanese royal family have marked the 20th anniversary of the death of Empress Kojun with a ceremony at the family mausoleum and imperial palace. The Empress, who was the wife of Emperor Hirohito and grandmother of current emperor Naruhito, died on June 16, 2000. Sisters Princess Mako, 29, and Princess Kako, 26, … Read more
The Secret Guests B W Black Viking £8.99 Rating: Over the past few years, an increasing number of novels have included real-life members of the Royal Family as characters. Sue Townsend’s comic novel The Queen And I is set in a republican Britain, reducing Queen Elizabeth to living in a two-bedroom semi-detached, under the supervision … Read more
A Brazilian photographer is shining a spotlight on the magic of pregnancy by transforming expectant mothers into Disney princesses. Vanessa Firme, 39, is a maternity photographer in Rio de Janeiro, and over the past few years, she’s made a habit of having moms-to-be dress up as glamorous Disney princesses like Belle, Cinderella, and Jasmine. But these … Read more