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Last week, the Crown Prince of Spain, Felipe and Princess Letizia had an official visit to California and besides some formal day events and appearances, they also were feted in style. Of note in particular, they attended a party given by the U.S. Ambassador to Spain, James Costos. When I saw the photos from this event, I almost glossed over it...











But, what sparked my interest was when I happened upon the photos and noticed that "Wait! The U.S. Ambassador to Spain AND HIS HUSBAND" threw the party! In case you were "out of the international diplomatic loop", our country's Ambassador is gay and yes, he has a husband. Take that!











James Costos is an HBO executive and prominent figure who played major roles in raising money for President Obama’s reelection. Costos is the vice president of global licensing and retail, consumer
marketing for HBO. He and his partner, designer Michael Smith, raised at
least $500,000 for Obama’s reelection campaign in the 2012 cycle.



Princess Letizia's Fashion:

This past weekend--on Saturday--Prince Felix of Luxembourg, who is second in line to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, got married to "commoner" Claire Lademacher--in a beautiful religious ceremony at Basilique Sainte Marie-Madeleine in Saint-Maximin-La-Sainte-Baume, France.







Prince Felix is the second son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg and second in line of succession. Claire--his bride--is a 28 year-old doctorate student who spent part of her youth in Atlanta. Her father is Hartmut Lademacher, a German telecoms millionaire. This helps if you are to live the rest of your life as a princess. Now, let's discuss her Wedding Couture:







The fairytale nuptials occurred this past Saturday, in front of 350 guests in a 13th
century church in the French town of Saint-Maxim-La-Sainte-Baum. The bride, and future Princess, Claire Lademacher, wore an ivory
silk Elie Saab Haute Cuture gown embroidered with Chantilly lace floral motifs and a
10-foot-long train...









The gown featured a neo-baroque
flower detail that continued through the length of her silk tulle veil. The future Princess Claire wore a glittering tiara to sit atop her glossy
brunette locks on her special day. It is believed that she wore the
Grand Ducal family's diamond floral tiara favored by Grand Duchess
Maria Teresa, her new Mother In-Law.







The Spanish tiara was a wedding present from the government to Queen
Sofia of Spain. Originally, it was a Danish piece given to Queen Margrethe of Denmark by her parents Frederik and Ingrid. Claire wore low-heeled white shoes with a delicate ankle strap which
carried on the pretty floral theme and she carried a simple bouquet of
white blooms. A bun that sat at the nape of her neck finished off the elegant effect








Couture Guests:





Pierre Casiraghi attended with his girlfriend, the beautiful Beatrice Barromeo. Pierre is the younger son of Caroline of Monaco, Princess of Hanover, of course. Now, onto Beatrice: she looked fab in a nude-colored pant suit (I presume it's Armani and probably Armani Prive Custom). Beatrice's uncle used to be the director of Valentino.







Beatrice  graduated from Columbia Journalism School and is a member of the ancient aristocratic House of
Borromeo, and well known in the Italian news media as an
outspoken television personality. One of her ancestors is an actual
saint, and in case that wasn't enough, her family owns a bunch of islands. She's a FAB Trust Funder with lots of style. At-a-Girl!




Mother-in-Law: Cuban-born Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg wore a fuchsia colored ensemble to her son, Prince Felix', wedding. EVERYTHING was fuchsia. From her hat to her pumps. I thought the A-line shape of the coat was flattering and I love that she stood out. As the Prince's mother...Hello: it's HER day too!




Mom and Grand Duke: Gabriele Lademacher, the Mother-of-the-Bride, and Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg (father of the Groom)--both looked dapper and very chic. I think Mrs. Lademacher was very modern in her choice of suit with its asymmetrical peplum jacket hemline, drop shoulder cap sleeves and wonderful tulle-veiled hat.




Blue Princess: Princess Sibilla and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg with their son Prince Paul-Louis: Princess Sibilla married her "distant cousin" Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg who happens to be the son of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg.




Princess Isabelle Of Liechtenstein and Prince Philipp Of Liechtenstein: He is 10th in line of succession to the Liechtenstein, and his wife, is EVER-SO-FABULOUS! If there's any doubt, take a look at that hat!

On August 31st, Prince Rahim Agha Khan, 41, the eldest son of billionaire racehorse owner, His
Highness Aga Khan IV, married American supermodel Kendra Spears, 24, in a traditional Muslin ceremony in Geneva Switzerland. The couple had been engaged for only four months before exchanging vows. Just family and close friends attended the private ceremony
on the grounds of the Château de Bellerive/Bellerive Castle, overlooking the shores of Lake
Geneva in Switzerland.
Kendra now becomes Princess Salwa Aga Khan.




















His Highness Aga Khan IV is the spiritual leader of the world's
Shia Ismaili Muslims; he is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailism. He was born in Switzerland and Forbes describes the Aga Khan as one of the world's ten richest royals with an estimated net worth of $800 million back in 2010.

He owns hundreds of racehorses, valuable stud farms, an exclusive yacht club on Sardinia, a private island in the Bahamas, two Bombardier jets, a £100 million high speed yacht named after his prize racehorse, and several estates around the world, including an estate called Aiglemont in the town of Gouvieux, France, north of Paris. He is a British citizen.

A couple of weeks ago, on August 30th, Muhammad Ali Prince of the Sa'id and eldest son of ex-king
Fouad II of Egypt wed
Princess Noal Zaher, the daughter of Prince Muhammed Daoud Pashtunyar
Khan, the youngest son of King Mohammed Zahir Shah. Muhammad (the groom) is sort of the "Crown Prince" of Egypt, if they would bring back the Monarchy, but that's not going to happen any time soon.







The Wedding took place in...














The couple announced their engagement back in April. Muhammad and Noal's union is unusual nowadays as the descendants of two
royal households rarely marry one another as this was far more common in
the past. The groom--Muhammad--was born in Cairo in 1979 and is the eldest son of
Fuad II, the last king of Egypt, giving him the title of Prince of
Sa'id. Muhammad's father only reigned for the first few months of his childhood until the
Egyptian Revolution in 1952, although his son remains the heir to the
currently abolished Muhammad Ali dynasty.







Today Prince Muhammad resides in Paris where he works in real estate. Princess Noal Zaher was born in 1980 in the Italian capital of Rome and
her father is Mohammed Daoud Khan Pachtounyar, the fifth son of the last
king of Afghanistan Zahir Shah and his queen, Homeira. Noal Zaher graduated from the famous French university Institut Saint-Dominique with a degree in European Business before specializing in jewellery design at Webster University in London.



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