Royal Outfit(s) of the Day: April 17

Royal Outfit(s) of the Day: April 17

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Video: Queen Margrethe celebrated her 74th birthday with her family at Marselisborg Palace.

Here's a coordinated family for you: red on the Queen, carrying through in sweaters for some of the little ones, Frederik's trousers, Joachim's tie, and coordinating neutrals for most everyone else.

While the birthday girl is at her Daisy best, the one that catches my eye is Grandpa Henrik. Yes! While we enjoy the Tour of a Thousand Blue Suits from Prince William, Henrik veers to the total opposite end of the spectrum in his striped tie, checked shirt, and contrasting blazer and trousers. A smorgasbord of standard menswear patterns. And you know what? It works. He's a breath of fresh air sometimes, and I mean that most sincerely.

Click here for a gallery from BT.

(It's been an interesting week in prints for the Danish royal family, by the way. Take, for example, Marie in Missoni...oh, honey. No.)

Photos: Billed-Bladet video

Year in Review: 2013's Royal Brides

Year in Review: 2013's Royal Brides

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As we continue to wrap up 2013's sartorial happenings, a look back at the lovely royal (and royal-adjacent, etc.) brides we covered here this year - because a royal wedding gown is always a highlight, no?

• In March, Princess Iman bint Al Hussein of Jordan married Zaid Azmi Mirza in traditional style. 
• In June, Princess Madeleine of Sweden married Christopher O'Neill in a Valentino gown.
• In August, Vicky Andrén married Gustaf Magnuson (the King of Sweden's nephew) in a Lars Wallin dress.
• In August, Kendra Spears married Prince Rahim Aga Khan in Manav Gangwani Couture.
• In August, Tatiana Santo Domingo married Andrea Casiraghi in a Missoni outfit. (Reports say they will hold a religious wedding in January.)
• In September, Claire Lademacher married Prince Félix of Luxembourg first in a dress from Jan Taminiau and then in a gown from Elie Saab (pictured).
• In October, Viktória Cservenyák married Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Parma in Claes Iversen. (They have since announced that their first baby is due in February!)

You could give me Elie Saab any day of the week and I'd be a happy camper, so obviously Claire comes out ahead for me in the 2013 bridal race. But we had a great variety this year and I'm guessing there's something here for everyone, so tell me:

Which royal wedding ensemble was your favorite this year?

Photos: Petra/Pool/Scanpix/The Ismaili/Palais Princier/Cour grand-ducale/Getty Images