#Anastasia Anya's Mum

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Anastasia is having trouble making friends, she’s a lot like her mum but less outgoing, she loves books and usually stays in class during recess reading until her teacher forced her to go outside and she realised no one wanted to play with her :(

Anya of course told her to ask the other kids to play, Elijah would've had a strong word with the teacher for letting his baby girl be left out. 🤍

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“In my dreams, shadows call -- There’s a light at the end of a hall... Then my dreams fade away, But I know it all will come back one day...”

~“In My Dreams” from Anastasia (musical)

“Footprints on the sand -- ripples on the river --  Wispy, drifting clouds that blow across the desert sky... One day we are here, and the next, we vanish -- Vanish in the blink of an ibis' eye...”

~“Footsteps on the Sand” from The Prince of Egypt (musical) 

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Hey guys! Recently I revisited two of my absolute favorite animated films from my childhood, Fox’s Anastasia and Dreamworks’ The Prince of Egypt, and I remembered this old drawing I did two years ago for the Halloween season dressing my girl Carewyn and her “other half” Orion as these films’ leads. So consider this a “take two” of that drawing -- Carewyn as Anya and Orion as Moses! (They look much more comfortable in these costumes than the other ones too! Even my mum said that Moses’s robe really “suited” Orion. 💗) Somewhere along the way, this piece also ended up a lot like this drawing I did earlier this year of Carewyn and Rowan dressed as Anya and Elphaba from Wicked. Kind of makes me want to do a “musical” drawing collection with Carewyn as Anastasia and some of the other important people in her life cast as other prominent Broadway leads...

Hope you all have a lovely night! Much love! xoxo

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CROWN PRINCESS ANYA LANDS IN BEAUTIFUL TARTOSA

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess has landed in Tartosa for her three-day whirlwind state visit to the picturesque country.

The Crown Princess arrived early this morning, at around 9 AM, Tartosa Time. She was welcomed upon her arrival by her counterpart, Tartosa’s very own Crown Princess Gianna. 

After which, the two heirs to throne proceeded to the Grand Palace. There, the Crown Princess met Her Majesty Queen Estafania, as well as Prince Javier, Her Majesty’s youngest son. 

(Above: Anya greets Queen Estafania of Tartosa with a deep curtsy.)

(Above: Back row, L-R - Crown Princess Gianna, Prince Javier; Front Row, Seated L-R - Crown Princess Anastasia, Queen Estafania)

After a bit of chit-chat, The Crown Princess was escorted by Her Majesty herself to a tour around the palace grounds as well as its famed gardens. The Tartosan Palace also confirms that a private lunch was hosted by Her Majesty, in Anya’s honour. 

(Above: Her Royal Highness was given a special tour of the palace gardens by no less than The Queen of Tartosa!)

The Crown Princess was in for a busy first day. After meeting up and lunching with the Tartosan Royals, Her Royal Highness headed off to the Brindleton Embassy, where she met with His Excellency Vincent Vance-Ellroy, The Brindleton Ambassador to Tartosa, as well as his wife, Dr. Janette Vance-Ellroy. 

(Above: Anya also managed to drop by the Brindleton Embassy in Tartosa, where she met the Ambassador and his wife. Her Royal Highness posed for a photo in front of her beloved mum’s official portrait.)

As reported earlier, for the duration of her stay, Her Royal Highness will be staying at the super-exclusive Tartosa Isola Paradiso Hotel and Resort. 

For her first official day in the country, Anya wore two lovely blue ensembles. For her meeting with the Tartosan royals, HRH wore a bespoke peplum number by Tartosan designer brand G&D, which she accessorised with a matching blue headpiece. During her trip to the embassy, meanwhile, Her Royal Highness switched it up by wearing a lighter shade of blue, courtesy of a blazer-and-dress-combo with an embroidered hem and cuffs, also by Tartosan luxury brand, Draap.

(Above: Beautiful in Blue - Anya wore Tartosan labels for the first day of her official visit, but opted for shades of blue as a nod to Brindleton’s colours.)

Tomorrow, Crown Princess Anya will be in for an equally busy day. Her schedule includes a visit to the Prime Minister’s Office, as well as a joint engagement with Crown Princess Gianna.

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I did a redraw of a picture of Sunderland/Masons (plus Alessa) from 2019 (above) Yes, Oscar use to be ginger. (Sorry about the picture quality idk where the sketchbook that contains the picture is). (dw he's still ginger in the Baker's AU)

And here 2022's edition all doing various poses of the goumi goumi tiktok dance. Oscar flaunting all of his bisexual testosterone and he's clearly a Yelan main. He went from office worker to executioner in 3yrs. (He's 34, 6'3ft)

Heather (34, 5'7ft) has Harry's jacket. In the second picture she's wearing Claudia's dress because she captured by the Order and needed a change of clothes, as hers was soaked in Oscar's blood from the car crash that separated them in Silent Hill. The car crash was at the peak on the pandemic and only Alchemilla was closest with available beds. The Order took her when she was at her weakest.

Alessa is there, to look after Oscar's blind ass when his glasses inevitably get slapped off his face while he's separated from his dads.

Harper (17) is Heather and Oscar's adopted daughter. She's Alessa 3/4.0. Another reincarnation. She's the supposed baby at the end of SH3. She was originally handed over to Aubrey (Oscar's adoptive mum) but upon realizing that Harper had Alessa's powers, they raised her instead. (After turning 18, Oscar's adoptive father; Russell forced him to work for him as a assassin/hitman who knows what kinda of future Harper have with Russell's parenting)

Anya/Anastasia (7) is Oscar and Heather's biological daughter via surrogate. She was born on 10th anniversary of Harry's passing. She's a redhead with her daddy's gap tooth(only Oscar doesn't have it because he smashed his teeth out as a teen and wears dentures) and her mum's eyes. Heather affectionately calls her a science project.

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some of you didn’t watch anastasia basically everyday as a kid to the point where you started thinking that because anya decks dmitry, it was ok to slap people across the face in real life so like any normal child would, you started slapping people and your mum had to ban you from watching it for like,, 2 years and it shows

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Found this on Facebook. Gran and I understood this. I remember the first christmas without her; I was down London and this was playing on the telly. Watching this brought back so many fantastic memories we had watching this and how this defined so many christmases for me. Unfortunately, this meant I couldnt control myself and I ended up sobbing in front of everyone because it just reminded me about how the best years of my life, and my gran, were gone forever. I think that incident is why I don't let myself get emotional in front of my family anymore and keep a lot of things close to my chest. Even when I'm prodded to try and open-up more. It's like the time my mum and I watched Anastasia (another film that was VERY special to us) it took all the strength I had to not cry when I was sat next to her. Especially at the scene when Anya is reunited with her grandmother. I think I'll try and watch this again, but this time on my own, so I'll be fine to cry and laugh without anyone seeing me.

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CROWN PRINCESS ANYA AND PRINCESS INGRID TEAMED UP WITH SANTA CLAUS TO GIVE KIDS A MAGICAL POST-WINTERFEST PARTY

It’s never too late for more presents!

This morning, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Princess Anya and Princess Ingrid hosted a special party for the kids from The Sisters of Agatha Home for Children, an orphanage located in the historical district. The Crown Princess notably visited the institution earlier this week, which attracted huge crowds.

(Above: The day was filled with fun, games, yummy treats, and tons of gifts for the kids!)

The party was held at The Crown Princess’ home, Agneau House. Their Royal Highnesses transformed one of the formal sitting rooms of the stately home into a kid’s Winterfest dream, complete with toys, treats, and tons of presents! Their Royal Highnesses also played elves (complete with pointy hat!) to Santa Claus and handed out the mountain of gifts themselves! The Princesses also spent some one-on-one time with the kids, and were even seen playing with the adorable tots. 

(Above: Playing around - TRHs were photographed having a blast and playing with their guests)

The orphanage is one of the Crown Princess’ many patronages. Her Royal  Highness reportedly personally asked the head of the institution for permission to invite the children into her home. A source reveals:

“Anya wanted to do something special for the children. She was so touched during her visit last week, so she spoke to the head of the orphanage and asked if they could attend a small party at her place after Winterfest. These children come from really sad, poor backgrounds and were given up for adoption or lost their parents - they’ve never really had a happy or jolly Winterfest, so Anya wanted to change that.

This, by the way, was not an official engagement. The entire thing was organised and paid for by Anya. Each child went back to the orphanage with a truckload of presents including toys, clothes, and books.”

The photos were neither shared by The Palace, nor Princess Ingrid’s official social media account. Instead, it was published by the official accounts and the website of the orphanage itself. 

(Above: Anya’s fireplace boasts seven stockings -including Princess E’s- unlike in the official holiday photos the Palace released earlier this week.)

Speaking of pictures, one particular shot intrigued royal fans everywhere - a photo of The Crown Princess giving one of the kids a gift. The snap in question also shows HRH’s fireplace, and hanging from the mantle are seven personalised stockings - including one for “Ellie,” which apparently is Princess E’s nickname at home. The other stockings were embroidered with “Mum,” “Dad,” “Annie,” “Al,” “Nicky,” and “Ingrid.” 

(Above: CP Anya and Princess Ingrid were Santa’s little helpers for the day, handing out presents and hanging out with their guests.) 

Interesting how one seemingly simple photo is able to reveal quite a lot! Who knew that “Anya,” which is already short for “Anastasia” is further simplified into “Annie” within the royal household!? Also, “Ellie”!? All this time, we’ve been calling her Princess E when she apparently has a sweet nickname at home! But we’re probably gonna stick with “Princess E” since it has a nice ring to it, too!

It’s really nice to see that despite all the drama and rumoured animosity between Anya and Princess E, The Crown Princess didn’t exclude E altogether, even if it’s just in the Winterfest stockings department. Is this a sign of better things to come for the rumoured-to-be-feuding sisters?  

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THE QUEEN MAKES CROWN PRINCESS HONORARY LIEUTENANT OF BRINDLETON ARMED FORCES

Ten- hut!

Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess Anastasia has been made an honorary Lieutenant of the Brindleton Armed Forces by her mum, The Queen.

The appointment was announced this morning via the Royal Family’s official social media accounts, along with two new photographs of the Crown Princess wearing her army fatigues.  

The photos show HRH sans makeup and jewellery, looking proud in her brand new uniform. Another photo shows Anya in a more casual pose, smiling at the camera. The honorary military appointment comes a month before the Crown Princess’ birthday.

Like all Brindleton students, HRH had to undergo basic military training back when she was still in school, but never actually enlisted for military service. The one to continue the Royals’ rich history with the military is The Crown Princess’ younger brother, Prince Alistair, who is still undergoing training and is set to complete his course next year. Prince Alistair follows in the footsteps of his father, Prince Jacques who served in the Rennaux Air Force, and his late grandfather, King Leopold, who served in the Royal Navy during his youth. 

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PALACE SHARES NEW SNAP OF ANYA AND PUP, NOUGAT, FOR INTERNATIONAL DOG DAY

It’s officially International Dog Day today!

In celebration of the “paw”-some occasion, the Palace released a brand new photograph of The Crown Princess with her best bud, Nougat.

It’s no surprise that HRH has decided to mark the occasion with a special post on the Royal Family’s official social media channels. HRH is patron of at least 9 animal rescue organisations, four of which are focused on rescuing neglected domestic pets like dogs and cats, and placing them in their fur-ever homes.

The new shot came with a short message from HRH:

Today, we celebrate the International Dog Day. Please give your dogs an extra hug or two on this very special day.

Dogs have been man’s truest companions for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, and today they have become more loved and valued as ever for their contributions and services in the fields of security, military, health, and simply for just being our best friends.

In line with this wonderful day dedicated to our four-legged pals, I once again urge everyone to adopt - don’t shop. Brindleton has plenty of wonderful, loving dogs in pounds and humane pet shelters all over the country, waiting for you to give them a home.

Happy Dog Day, everyone!

P.S. Please tell your dog Nougat and I said hello.

-Anya

(Above: The new photo [see top pic] was accompanied with a short note from The Crown Princess, which HRH signed “Anya” instead of her typical “Anastasia” which she uses for official, and perhaps more formal statements and messages.)

Such a sweet note! And yes! We’ll definitely let our pups know that you and Nougat said hi! 

Also, can we talk about how Nougat’s bowtie totally matches HRH’s outfit? The photo was reportedly taken yesterday by the pond within the Brindleton Castle private grounds. While The Crown Princess and Nougat reside in the city, the duo reportedly spend most of their free time at the Castle since Nougat enjoys frolicking around the more spacious grounds. HRH and her pup have been spotted multiple times taking a jog by the beach right next to the Castle, as well as in the nearby woods and nature trail which form part of the Brindleton Castle Park. 

Here’s hoping Nougat and all the dogs out there got extra hugs, pats, and cuddles for their special day! 

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Happy International Dog Day to all the dogs and their doting fur mums and dads out there! 

If you’re thinking about getting a dog or a cat please consider adopting instead of shopping for “designer” breeds. All dogs and cats, regardless of pedigree or breed, deserve a warm and loving home.  :)

❤️️, TRS

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FUTURE QUEEN AND FUTURE KING MEET: ANYA WELCOMES ARRIVING CROWN PRINCE IBRAHIM OF AL-SIMHARA; DID M.I.A. QUEEN EMILIA SNUB IBRAHIM?

It’s a royal arrival! 

This morning, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Ibrahim of Al-Simhara touched down in Brindleton for his 3-day official visit to out country. Crown Princess Anastasia was there to welcome the dashing future King upon his arrival.

During his stay in the country, His Royal Highness will visit different organisations related to his causes, as well as the local Al-Simharan Embassy. The Crown Prince is expected to be accompanied by members of our very own Royal Family during most of his outings.

(Above: Ibrahim’s royal and red-carpet arrival included a waiting Anya whom the latter greeted with a chaste kiss on the hand.)

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess Anya, despite meeting each other for the first time, seems to have hit it off. The visiting royal greeted Anya with a gentlemanly kiss on her hand, after which, the two engaged in some chitchat before heading off to a waiting limousine. The duo also posed for photos which immediately went viral online. People were quick to note that the two ooze #PowerCoupleVibes (even we have to admit - standing next to each other, they look good together!)

(Above: A royal chit-chat. Ibrahim and Anya share a cordial conversation before posing for photos during his arrival.)

(Above: Ever the gracious host, Anya dons a midi green dress, a nod to the colours of the Al-Simahran flag [green and purple]. HRH also accessorised with simple gold jewellery and finished off her look with strappy nude court shoes.)

Meanwhile, despite Anya’s warm welcome for her Al-Simharan counterpart, others were quick to note The Queen’s “absence” from the welcome party. One writer notes that Her Majesty has “no plans” of meeting with the foreign Prince, who happens to be the son of HM’s ex-boyfriend and one-time fiancé, then-Crown Prince Phillip: 

“The visit to Brindleton is necessary; it’s not a social visit, it’s a job that has to be done, and that’s exactly how HM sees it. Don’t expect her to be seen with Ibrahim. Al-Simharan Royals remain persona non grata in Brindleton, especially King Phillip.”

(Above: Throwback - Then-Crown Prince Phillip and then- Crown Princess Emilia’s official engagement photo. The Al-Simaharan crown Prince presented Emilia with a ring that featured a 12-carat diamond surrounded by a halo of smaller diamonds. Emilia wore a green dress for the official portrait, which prompted rumours that she would soon be stepping down and relinquishing her titles to marry Phillip.)

It can be recalled that The Queen, then Crown Princess, was engaged to Al-Simhara’s (then) Crown Prince Phillip. The two first met when Emilia visited Al-Simhara. The two became friends and a romance soon developed. Their engagement was announced and soon a constitutional crisis unfolded. With two heirs to the throne about to get married, who will relinquish their right to their rightful thrones? It was rumoured that Emilia was set to announce her stepping down to marry her Crown Prince. However, before any announcement could happen, Phillip was involved in a photo scandal which proved that he was cheating on Emilia. Long story short, Emilia called it off, and ever since, no Al-Simharan Royal has ever set foot in Brindleton. Emilia, of course, moved on having found her true love in Prince Jacques. 

Meanwhile, Prince Phillip also eventually married his first wife (Ibrahim’s mum), who became Queen Anjali of Al-Simhara. Despite a much-awaited and much-celebrated wedding, relations between the King and Queen quickly turned sour after the marriage. After just 5 years of marriage, Phillip filed for divorce. However, before the divorce became final, Queen Anjali died in a scuba diving accident off the coast of a private island near Sulani. King Phillip married his second wife three years ago, Queen Dominique, who happens to be a mere five years older than Ibrahim.

(Above: The two heirs to the throne walk together down the red carpet to board a waiting limousine headed to the Palace, presumably to meet with her Majesty and Prince Jacques.)

However one royal expert claims that no “snub” happened. In fact, Anya welcoming Ibrahim solo falls within Brindleton Royal protocol:

“It’s preposterous. It’s always been this way. Brindleton Royal Protocol dictates that there should be reciprocity i.e. ‘like receives like’ when welcoming foreign royals. Meaning, Crown Princesses are welcomed by Crown Princes and vice versa. Kings and Queens welcome other Kings and Queens, etc. So there’s no “snub” in having Anya welcome Ibrahim alone. It’s what protocol dictates. However, it’s also customary for the visiting royal, of whatever rank, to have a courtesy call before The Queen sometime after his arrival.”

“Her Majesty is a very busy, grown woman. She does not engage in such petty behaviour. While it is true that Phillip was her first serious relationship, and that the latter broke her heart so publicly, I think it’s safe to say that Her Majesty has moved on, and has since found true love with her best friend, Prince Jacques.”

(Above: #PowerCoupleVibes? People from all over took to social media to ship these two! True enough, they do look good together!)

Well then, that settles that drama. We can’t wait to see the rest of His Royal Highness’ tour unfold. Maybe this visit will finally mend some of the hurt the two Royal Families had in the past. 

Also, is it wrong to hope that sparks develop between these two? He’s single, she’s single. They’re both attractive, sporty royals (he rides, too!) Can you just imagine the drama? It’s like Emilia and Phillip all over again! But for the sake of Her Majesty’s sanity, we won’t. 

Welcome to Brindleton, Crown Prince Ibrahim!

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P.S. I made the green dress Anya is wearing, and it is largely inspired by the green dress the DoC wore to Wimbledon this year!