Wonderful Weekends (Official Portraits of the Earl and Countess Basquith)

We are glad to slowly but surely begin to post more regularly after the Arcwhite crisis got all the media coverage of late. Today we post our first Wonderful weekends for what seemed to be a very long while.The Earl and Countess Basquith have decided to join their peers in releasing an official portrait set. It has as we have seen become a bit of a fashion amongst our Nobles from the former Empire of Scot-Britania of late to release these portraits to continue fanning the flame of monarchic popular sentiment. It also seems to be working well as these photos score thousands of hits as they go viral each time. 

His Lordship and Her Ladyship, the Earl and Countess Basquith. 

The Earl, looking very stern as usual, opted for holding his coronet of rank in his hand which, by the way, is considered one of the official ways of doing it in a portrait of this caliber. His Lordship used to avoid the media glare but has of late, along with his even more reclusive wife attended public Royal events and now also granted this photo opportunity.

The camera shy Countess made for a successful Noblewoman pose in this, her close-up. She wore the Basquith Tiara and a glitzy green mini dress.

What's Up Wednesday (The Grand Scotney Gold Cup Horse Race)

The Scotney race season opened with a bang this year in October. Due to the rising wave of Royal popularity in that country, this year saw many A-list Royals attend the various races and of course also entered their competitors for the Grand Scotney Gold Cup.

The Gold Cup at Ascot Racetrack is the premiere horse racing event in Europa and the world's preeminent  breeders were there to compete.

In this photo we see the main A-listers in attendance; the Duke and Duchess of Argyle,the  Earl and Countess Basquith, the Princess of Wallachia and the Princess Marie-Elizabeth, Arch Duchess of Fulco D'Este.

The Earl Basquith and Duke of Argyle shake hands in recognition of a generational rivalry. The public was on edge to see if one of them would win the Gold Cup.

Making fashion statements, be they subtle or overt is as much a competition at the racetrack as on it. Here we see the Earl and Countess Basquith in matching gold, probably to lay their claim to the Cup of the same name.

The more toned down colour theme and design of the Duke and Duchess of Argyle belie their status as the world's top race horse breeders.

Princess Marie-Elizabeth, an ardent horse fan did not compete but enjoys attending races. Her angel wing facinator caught many an eye.

The fashion stakes were completely annihilated by the Princess of Wallachia's absolutely stunning silver and grey ensemble. Although her horse came second, as far as dress-up went she won by a mile.

Historic sapphire jewels were the perfect compliment to the Princess' colour scheme and explosive hat.

Barbie International super stylish glitz heels finished off Here Serene Highness' look.

As far as the winner of the race, the Grand Scotney Gold Cup went to the Argyle's and we will have to wait till next year to see if the Basquith's return to the winner's circle.

"To be or not to be" Thursday (The Earl and Countess Basquith)

At last year's Christmas Ball we had the unexpected pleasure of seeing several "first timers" to the official public red carpet. Another rare appearance was made by the Earl Basquith. His Lordship was quoted to say that he felt to add his weight to the public appearance of Nobles to the historic event held in Scotney even though his wife who completely shuns public appearances decided to still remain out of the limelight. The Countess Basquith is a 2nd cousin of the Duke of Swann through her father the Baron Walker who is a Swanobian Noble.

In the front left we see the only close up taken of the rarely photographed Earl Basquith who attended the 2013 Christmas Ball without his wife who refrained from attending due to illness.

Another rare appearance, although completely overlooked by the press, was made by the Earl as a pall bearer to Empress Crystobel at the funeral in 2013. We see the Earl at the far left in the photo above. This honour belies the Earl and his wife's high status among the high ranking Royals even though they almost never appear in public. The Noble couple currently live in South Africa where the Earl works in the automotive industry.

As family relations of the Duke of Swann the Earl and Countess Basquith made one of their exceptional appearances at the Duke of Swann's 2004 coronation. Although not taking part in the religious ceremony they did attend the more private and un-publisized state dinner that was held after. This was the last time the Countess appeared in what may be counted as a public event and the photo above is all we have of this elusive personage to date. We can but hope to see more of them and also their jewels as these families always have historic treasures to share.