While the upcoming wedding of His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco and Charlene Wittstock is not getting quite the attention the recent nuptials of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge did, there is still excitement in the air. Royal Wedding Wednesday The House of Grimaldi. Royal Wedding Wednesday The House of Grimaldi Prince Albert is the only son and second child of the late Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace.   He was born on March 14, 1958, in the Palace of Monaco and ... View the Post

Royal Wedding Wednesday The Wedding of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly has often been referred to as the wedding of the century. The fairytale story of how American actress Grace Kelly found the role of a lifetime. That of Princess consort to the Prince of Monaco, Rainier (pronounced Ren yay) Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi. Royal Wedding Wednesday The Wedding of Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly In last Fridays post, I covered the childhood and film career of Miss Kelly, as well as ... View the Post

I recently began the Monaco edition of Royal Wedding Wednesdays. When one mentions Prince Albert it is almost impossible to not also think of his late mother, the Timelessly Lovely Grace Kelly.     Timelessly Lovely Grace Kelly   With the Royal wedding of Prince Albert and Charlene less than a month away, there is little time to cover everything wedding related. With that said I felt that Princess Grace deserved a post, all her own. In this post, I will cover her life and ... View the Post

Welcome to Royal Wedding Wednesdays When Family Meets the Queen and a Who’s Who. This may go down in R.W.W. history as the shortest post to date. (I perhaps hear applause from a few?:) Our family from England is visiting this week so I just don’t have the 8~10 hours of research time I normally devote to posts as I have opted to have fun. The Desert Botanical Garden Royal Wedding Wednesdays When Family Meets the Queen and a Who’s Who You may recognize Bette and David from the “What to ... View the Post

A big “Congratulations!” to our High Tea Tablescape Winners from last week’s Royal Wedding Wednesday~High Tea Tablescape party. High Tea Tablescape Winners Sherry from The Charm of Home won the coveted title of “Fit For A Queen”. She was an across the board favorite for her fabulous Union Jack tablecloth entry. She won some wonderful prizes like this: Sherry can now add this coveted “Fit For A Queen” button to her sidebar. It was a very close race for the title of “Royally ... View the Post