watching the wedding of prince william to kate, and anticipating prince albert of monaco’s to olympic swimmer charlene wittstock, reignited my interest to all things royal. i used to follow the very public lives of royal families as much as a schoolgirl could in the pre-internet era of magazine and newspaper clippings. i am by no means a monarchist (neither am i opposed to the form of government), but i harbor this unfettered fascination for modern day fairy tales as only royalty can realize. i suppose this is one of my guilty pleasures, my little indulgence, the keeping track of people born to a rich history of crowns and sceptres. or at least married into it, whatever.

so i am consequentially inspired to write about the styles of my favorite royal ladies. starting of course with the one whose fashion sense i admire the most, and possibly the closest i have to a girl crush, the current queen consort of jordan, rania al abdullah.

warning: this is a photo-overloaded entry. i am so in love with her style, i couldn’t suffer through selecting only a few of her best outfits. i gave up choosing after the third edit.

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