A good week for Princesses

Isabella had her latest MRI on Wednesday. On Thursday we received the good news that the tumors are still all stable and so we move forward another three months. The next MRI will be at the end of July.

We have been enjoying the Easter holidays - basketball camp, several visits to the cinema, dinner out, some very variable weather, a lovely Easter week-end enjoying the spring time gardens, eating far too much and making up for 40 days without wine! (well almost).

This morning the English daughters joined their patriotic mother from the early hours to watch the Royal Wedding live from London. Isabella and I stumbled around in the dark trying to get the internet to work, eventually we just turned on the TV and the Italian grandmother, jet-lagged as she had only arrived yesterday, stumbled into the wedding sofa party at 4:30 am. Matilde gave the dress a big thumbs up and gave us all a running commentary about which of the carriages she had seen and been photographed in front of last summer as the Royal Procession moved down the Mall back to the Palace. At 8:30 am we were finally satisfied that the wedding was official, Kate and William had kissed not once but twice and we could go and have breakfast.

At lunchtime we joined a fun Royal Wedding street party at the British School - Principessa Isabella dressed as a relation to Queen Victoria, while Contessa Matilde from a few decades later strode confidently into the street scene with Lady Lottie and were captured on the local TV news. Their day was made. Matilde signed the poster that will be sent to the Royal couple - her phonetic spellings are still adorable.

We conclude the school holidays with the Race for Hope on Sunday. We have quite a team who will be running and walking with us. Tune in next week for some photos. It's not too late to donate. Many thanks to all those who have already done so.

Lots of love,
Emma & Gregorio. xxx