#*event: 23

“so how does this work?” she murmured, more to her glass than the man in front of her. unfortunately the attention from the press stopped when they stepped into the private party, in which the trained eyes of royals hardly held the same satisfaction. “do we stop pretending to be all loved up in front of this lot? or is it still necessary?” ( @krstoffcrs​ ) 

“b- b!” ariel cried as she weaved in and out of various nobles to reach her sister, a hand on the side of her head, clutching at her tiara so that it wont topple unceremoniously off her head. “help me put this back on straight... i think i had a little too much fun dancing--” ( @barbiebraganca​ ) 

“luci- hello darling, you look beautiful -- did i see correctly? were you and your brothers playing a drinking game earlier tonight?” ariel spoke in rapid italian, the ends of her words joining with the beginning of the next -- fuelled by a healthy helping of champagne. “i’m not judging you at all! i’m only sad that i wasn’t invited.” ( @lucianabxlla​ ) 

her royal highness, princess ariel of portugal arrives in ralph russo haute couture and a vintage lalique tiara from her own collection

“it’s weird seeing you like this,” she said, a mildly amused grin upon her face as she gestured vaguely to his regalia. “...fully clothed and in front of people, i mean. although i suppose that’s the decent thing to now, seeing as we both technically taken.” dalia shrugged a narrow, glittering shoulder -- looking at him from beneath her lashes. being engaged is one thing, but no one could possibly disallow her from flirting with a handsome man, even if he just happens to be a crown prince. “heard you nabbed the italian princess, should i say congratulations?” ( @hrhhans​ ) 

“i for one, am very thankful that this isn’t another wedding.” she handed bastiaan his drink from the bar, hoisting her skirt one way as to prevent her from stepping on the short train. ariel surely loved the romantic vibe of previous royal weddings she attended, but hardly appreciated all the intrusive questions regarding her own nuptials. “i haven’t been to south africa in a while... have you ever been before this?” ( @bastivvn​ ) 

SPOTTED ! the newly engaged actress-turned-princess dalia karolina in glittering elie saab, for king ayo of south africa’s coronation. after debuting their engagement in dalia’s ( presumably last? ) film -- 007: knight hunt -- the lithuanian princess and the norwegian prince had kept their relationship relatively private, with the coronation marking only their second public outing. another milestone could be seen in her choice of a simple, yet tasteful, diamond tiara, on loan from her majesty the queen of lithuania. it seems as if the princess has now fully acclimated to her newest role!