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A few years ago, I saw an interview with Queen Margrethe, wherein she talked about how difficult it was for to have her father die and then suddenly, she was Queen. She was, of course, mourning her father’s death and trying to be proper in filling her new role at the same time. I thought...

There are 1.8 million nonprofit organizations in the United States. Of that number, 1.4 are listed as charities. Almost every nonprofit has an award of some kind that their fundraiser/development department uses to bring attention and support to their organization. Receiving recognition...

Mambo the family dog Our family are “dog people”! Smile. Amongst us, we have 2 shitzu, cocker spaniel, a poodle, two Bernie/poos, 2 golden doodles, etc. Mambo looks like a poodle. (We have one.). Crown Princess Victoria’s dog is a cavapoo.

I don’t understand why Harry seemed to think he should be going to the Queen’s deathbed. None of the other cousins were going. And, why would William be responsible for taking care of Harry? (When my parents passed away, each of us made our own travel arrangements from across the US. We...

Poppies in the US I was just at The Supermarket for a couple of items. The local American Legion vets were handing out poppies to everyone there. They said that they hand them out for both Memorial Day and Veterans Day and have for years. There was also an elderly vet, who was going...

A warm Welcome, Danyeef: Following the various royal families is interesting and enjoyable. It’s a pleasure to see the beautiful palaces and gardens as well as the lovely clothes. If you haven’t seen the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden in June of 2010, I would recommend...

An fun and interesting video Thank you, Izzie, for posting. How young they look.

Princess Mabel’s “pants and sheer curtain” ensemble at Princess Victoria and Daniel’s wedding was one of the most “unusual/strange/noteworthy” I’ve ever seen. Lol

I read that James was not well and that Edward stayed at home with him. I apologize for not keeping the source.

The wearing of the Green

Meghan has talked about her father picking her up from ballet classes. The first thing you are taught in Ballet is to curtsy at the beginning and ending of every class. I’m not buying her pretending that she didn’t know how to curtsy! Lots of Americans take ballet classes and are quite...

My Country ‘Tis Of Thee Thank you, Moonmaiden: I would say that it is still true that most Americans do know this song! I, too, memorized the things above, in addition to large passages from Shakespeare. “The quality of mercy is not strained...”! Lol And, didn’t Meghan have ballet...

Both of my children participated in studies here at the Center at Harvard. My daughter was part of an infant perceptual study from 3 months to 2 years. My son was in a study evaluating perception and behavior from 4 years to 6 years. They were there every three months. The studies were...

1940’s Style My mother also had a dress like this in the ‘40’s. I was 5, but I remember thinking she looked great. If you look at some of the old black and white movies, you will see similar styles.

Some of you may remember that Anne of Green Gables longed for a dress with “puffed sleeves”. That style of dress was the kind of dress we all wore in the 40’s and 50’s. I just gave my 3 year old granddaughter 4 of them, in different colors. She loves them because they “float” around when...