Tag Archives: Christmas

Royal Roundup: The Queen Dons Blingy Eyeware for Christmas Message

The Queen wears 3D glasses to record her annual Christmas message at Buckingham Palace, Dec. 7. (John Stillwell, pool/AP Images)

Dark wrap-around shades are a cool look for the Queen. But they’re not a new palace fashion choice, they’re just the sporty 3D glasses the Queen wore when she recorded her Christmas message earlier this month.

Charles Dickens – Thank You Very Much!

Charles Dickens, circa 1860s (Heritage Auction Gallery)

A Christmas Carol, wrote Paul Davis, author of The Lives & Times of Ebenezer Scrooge, “has been adapted, revised, condensed, retold, reoriginated and modernized more than any other work of English literature.”

The Brit List: 10 Things Americans Love About Living in Britain

Eurostar

Like many true Anglophiles, my eyes light up at just the thought of making a visit to the U.K. I adore being abroad; anything is possible.

Royal Roundup: A Windsor Family Christmas

The royals at Sandringham, Christmas 2010. (AP Images)

Those royalty lessons Kate’s been getting must be working. The Duchess hasn’t made a misstep yet, though of course that might have just as much to do with her own innate poise and finely-tuned sensibilities as with any royal ...