Calling all royal bloggers - The Royal Blog Comment Chain 2015

Do you have a royal blog? Would you like to discover other cool blogs and have some fun interacting with other royal bloggers in the process? Besides, who doesn't like comments?

Well then let me introduce the royal blog comment chain!

How does it work?

In a nut-shell, 10 royal blogs, 7 days to comment on each of them.

At the end of the 7 days (or earlier) you reply to me on twitter @marilynsrylblog or return to this post and make a comment letting everyone know that you have finished making comments on each blog.

You can comment on any post in a blogger's archive but you have to make a comment on each of the blogs within the 7 day period.

The participating blogs:

1) Marilyn's Royal Blog (You're Here!)
2) Royal Musings
3) Palace Princess
4) Royal Historian
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Rules

• To sign up please list your blog name and url in a reply to this post, or tweet me @marilynsrylblog. I will list the participating royal blogs in the order they arrive. The final particpant list will be posted on Tuesday June 2nd
• Comment chain begins on Wednesday June 3rd, 2015
• Please complete all your comments by Wednesday June 10th, 2015
• Comments such as 'Great post' don't count.  ;) 
• Comments on THIS post don't count.  ;P
• You can comment on any post in the royal bloggers archive - it doesn't have to be a recent/current post
• If the mood strikes you can comment as many times as you like
• Try to make it as easy as possible for people to comment  (Read: don't make anyone jump through hoops in order to do so)
• When you have completed comments on all the blogs in the list please return to advise us that you have finished
• Please do not spam
• Have fun and discover other cool royal blogs!

Feel free to retweet this to anyone you think might be interested.


© Marilyn Braun 2015


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The Royal Report on Sunday June 26, 2011 - What's new in the Royal Blogsphere

It's been a year since I last did an episode highlighting some fantastic royal blogs. How has the royal blogsphere changed since then?

Find out on this episode: More Royal Blogs

Publications mentioned

Vanity Fair - July 2011 - Will and Kate's New Life cover story by Katie Nicholl

Hello! Canada Weekly No 221 20 June 2011

From My Royal Collection

Born To Be King : Prince William Of Wales

Royal Blogs mentioned in this episode:

Royal Blog Central

Princess Palace

Royal Expert Certification

The Royal Universe

The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor

What Kate Wore

Confessions of a Ci-Devant

Tune in to the next episode of The Royal Report on Sunday July 3, 2011 at 9:00PM EST (North America).

The topic will be: July 1, 2011 marks what would have been the 50th birthday of Diana, Princess of Wales. On this episode, a focus on Diana at 50.

© Marilyn Braun 2011

Thank you for enjoying this article. If you use the information for research purposes, a link to credit the work I've put into writing it would be appreciated.

Calling all royal bloggers - The Royal Blog Comment Chain

 Do you have a royal blog? Would you like to discover other cool blogs and have some fun interacting with other royal bloggers in the process? Besides, who doesn't like comments?

Well then let me introduce the royal blog comment chain!

How does it work?

In a nut-shell, 10 royal blogs, 7 days to comment on each of them.

At the end of the 7 days (or earlier) you tweet me on twitter: marilynsrylblog or come back to this blog and make a comment on this post, letting everyone know that you have finished making comments on each blog.

You can comment on any article you wish but you have to make a comment on each of the blogs within the 7 day period.

The participating blogs:

1) Marilyn's Royal Blog (You're Here!)
2) Mad Hattery (Registration to comment required)
3) Royalty in the News
4) Princess Palace
5) Princess Catherine fashion watch
6) Arbitrary History Blog
7) From Berkshire to Buckingham
8) Scandalous women
9) Royal Musings
10) What Kate wore

Rules

• To sign up please list your blog name and url in a reply to this post, or tweet me. I will list the participating royal blogs in the order they arrive. The particpant list will be posted on Tuesday May 31st
• Comment chain begins on Wednesday June 1st, 2011
• Please complete all your comments by Wednesday June 8th, 2011
• Comments such as 'Great post' don't count.  ;) 
• Comments on THIS post don't count.  ;P
• You can comment on any post in the royal bloggers archive - it doesn't have to be a recent/current post
• If the mood strikes you can comment as many times as you like
• Try to make it as easy as possible for people to comment  (Read: don't make anyone jump through hoops in order to do so)
• When you have completed comments on all the blogs in the list please return to advise us that you have finished
• Please do not spam
• Have fun and discover other cool royal blogs!

© Marilyn Braun 2011

Thank you for enjoying this article. If you use the information for research purposes, a link to credit the work I've put into writing it would be appreciated.

Royal blogging halcyon days

Today is Charles and Camilla's 5th wedding anniversary. And people thought it would never happen.

While Camilla might be out with a broken leg this anniversary brings back fond memories for me. I'd started this blog less than a month before the wedding and it was an inspiring and prolific time for me as a royal blogger. I couldn't get enough of writing about Charles and Camilla and some of my earliest posts were about royal weddings. I wasn't sure what direction I wanted this blog to take. Would it be informative? Would it be satire? Why limit myself to being anything specific. Just blog and see where it leads me. Truth be told I've always preferred writing satire. It's just my natural inclination to see the royal world that way.

In the last five years, few royal events have been as interesting. No one thought Charles and Camilla's marriage would ever happen. But then no one could have predicted that Charles and Diana could ever divorce or she would die in such a tragic and violent way. I was happy for them but I also saw lots of material in the event and I was sad when the furor died down. What would I blog about now? It's not as if their relationship had any potential for conflict. They were dedicated to each other, but while enviable, didn't make for good material.

There was the Diana inquest but very little material in that. When Camilla was scheduled to attend the Diana Memorial the uproar inspired some articles but none in the way that Charles and Camilla's wedding did. We haven't had a lot of major royal news since then. Yes, Peter Phillips married a Canadian who was also *gasp* a Catholic. Yes, Prince Harry went to Afghanistan and is dating Chelsy Davy. Yes, Prince Philip says continues to say what's on his mind, even if it isn't politically correct. I wouldn't expect anything less from him.

We've had some close calls with William and Kate. Intense speculation on their relationship. They broke up in April 2007 and then got back together. Engagement updates come in waves, some predictable, some completely surprising, like the recent revelation of a June 3rd or 4th engagement announcement. Will this be a false call yet again? It's enough to make anyone give up hope of it ever happening, until the next rumour flares up again.

An engagement between William and Kate would be big news. Mecca for royal watchers who have followed the couple's relationship. Will it be as prolific and inspiring time for blogging? Maybe, but it won't be the same as the first time I started in March 2005.

© Marilyn Braun 2010