Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip attended a gala performance of ‘Our Extraordinary World’ at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London on October 30, 2012. The queen looked shimmering in a metallic silver gown while Prince Philip appeared healthy after a series of health scares earlier this year. The performance at the Royal Opera House was in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Photos by Getty Images.
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During the past few days, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Jubilee Gardens on the site where the Festival of Britain was held in 1951. The Jubilee Gardens were created to mark the 60-year reign of the Queen. She also visited the British Film Institute (BFI) in London where she saw home movies of her and a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne. The movies were shot by the Duke of Edinburgh in the 1950s and will be digitized by the BFI. Queen Elizabeth II also paid a visit to Romford in Essex where she officially opened The Drapers’ Academy in Harold Hill. Photos by Bauer Griffin and Getty Images.
The Queen officially opens the Jubilee Gardens in London
The Queen in Romford, Essex
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Queen Sofia of Spain and her son and daughter-in-law, Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia, attended the Principe de Asturias Awards 2012 gala on October 26, 2012 at the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo, Spain. Photos by Getty Images.
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Princess Madeleine of Sweden, the youngest child of King Carl XVI and Queen Silvia is officially engaged to Chris O’Neill, a British-American financier based in New York. Thirty-year-old Madeleine met thirty-eight-year old Chris in New York city where she works for the World Childhood Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Queen Silvia. Chris O’Neill obtained a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Boston University and a master’s degree in business from Columbia University. In a video released by the Swedish court, Chris said, “Madeleine and I have known each other for two years and I recently summoned up the courage to ask her to marry me. Thankfully, she said yes.” In 2010, Princess Madeleine broke off an engagement and so it’s hoped that this time round, a happier ending will take place. The wedding is expected to take place in the summer of 2013. Photos: Kungahuset.se.
Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill in New York, May 2012
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A reception was held in Buckingham Palace on October 23, 2012, hosted by Queen Elizabeth II, for Team Great Britain Medalists of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games held in London. Also in attendance were the Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Royal. Photos by Bauer Griffin.
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Princess Caroline’s daughter, Charlotte Casiraghi, attended the “Cartier Exhibition” opening and gala on October 22, 2012 at the Museum Thyssen Bornemisza in Madrid, Spain. Photos by Getty Images.
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Here are the official photographs released to celebrate the wedding of Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy on October 20, 2012. Photos handout/Getty Images.
Prince Guillaume and Princess Stephanie leave the grand-ducal palace
Guillaume and Stephanie watch the fireworks display
The de Lannoy family tiara worn by Stephanie on her wedding day
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Luxembourg rejoiced as a glittering royal wedding took place in their midst, when the heir to the throne, thirty-year old Prince Guillaume married twenty-eight-year old Belgian-born Countess Stephanie de Lannoy, on October 20, 2012. The civil ceremony had taken place the day before in the Hotel de Ville. A day later, the Roman Catholic ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, which was profusely decorated with flowers for the occasion. Stephanie walked up the aisle escorted by her brother, Count Jehan de Lannoy, as her 90 year old father, Count Philippe de Lannoy, is frail. Stephanie looked every inch the princess bride in a beautiful gown and veil, a confection in ivory lace, embroidered with crystals and shot through with silver thread, designed by Elie Saab. Securing her veil in place was a diamond and platinum de Lannoy family tiara. Various family members made up the bridal party, including the groom’s sister, Princess Alexandra of Luxembourg. A minute’s silence was devoted to the memory of the bride’s mother, the late Countess Alix de Lannoy, who died in August. Prince Guillaume, the eldest child of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, is the last direct heir among the reigning European royals to marry. Photos by direct handout/Getty Images.
The parents of the groom, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
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Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
Princess Maxima and Prince Willem Alexander of the Netherlands
Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, wife of King Mohammed VI
Princess Victoria of Sweden and her husband, Prince Daniel
Prince Haakon and Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie of Greece
The groom’s brothers, Prince Felix, Prince Sebastien and Prince Louis
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark
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King Albert II and Queen Paola of the Belgians
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde of Belgium
Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
Princess Margarita of Romania and her husband, Prince Radu
The Earl and Countess of Wessex
Queen Silvia of Sweden
Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Spain
Princess Caroline of Hanover
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