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Not about Monaco so not "eurotrash", but non-British royalty. Well, and BR question. So tomorrow is the big dinner for Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway's 18th birthday. Much looking forward to what tiara she wears (tradition of giving princesses tiaras when they turn 18, I adore royal jewelry blogs, my pandemic addiction) So the palace in Norway has released the guest list (some on twitter had been following based on everyone's individualy announced schedules ahead of that as well). She has godparents among many royal families, the Scandinavian country monarchies are quite closely related as well, looks to be a big turnout - and there happen to be quite a few princesses in that age range, so we're hoping to see MANY newly "tiarad" young women. But no British royalty attending. This would have been IDEAL for Ed & Sophie AND THEIR KIDS. They do all the royal weddings & social engagements with the other european royals already, they have an 18 year old daughter! Who is, technically, as granddaughter of the monarch, a PRINCESS. No matter she doesn't use the title and her parents didn't want it. So why aren't they going? Not invited? Not their priority (I notice they're off soon on a "work" trip to Cyprus but surely this could have been fit into the schedule). Seeing how many European royals go to each other's events, WHY aren't the Brits ever there????

I had really been leaning in to "serious health issue" combined with "hiding from her asshole husband" as the explanations for the past couple of years. Contrary conspiracy theory on celebitchy - she had a horrendous coke addiction caused HUGE nasal problems so that's what all her surgeries were, then the past 6+ months in Switzerland are part of the detox/rehab still..... So, cancer or coke? Or just miserable + plastic surgery? Who knows?? But it's made Charlene watching more interesting.....[I know, I'm horrible]

Wow. Those recent photos are startling. It does look like she’s had surgery, though at the same time, she also just lost a crap ton of weight and maybe that makes her face look very different? She does NOT look well. But I also thought Angelina looked scary bad in recent photos and other people thought she looked great, so maybe I’ve just become my grandmother.

https://people.com/royals/prince-albert-tells-people-princess-charlene-in-treatment-facility What is actually going on??? She's in rehab for exhaustion (is THAT still a thing???!!!) just after finally returning to Monaco?? There are a few rumors - that's she's REALLY sick (cancer) but I don't know why they wouldn't admit that at this point? Pain pills after a year of pain & medical problems I could see too, but I'm still not sure I buy the specific medical problems they are admitting to.....If she's just trying to get away from him, it's a clusterf*ck......