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Once a Princess Always A Princess: Orting 2012 Princess Morgan

Community, Creativity, and Mental Health: A Princess with Purpose In this month’s “Once a Princess, Always a Princess: Alumna Spotlight”, we’re introducing you to Orting 2012 Alumna, Morgan (Butler-Koler) Bernardi.  Morgan’s journey with the Daffodil Festival began about 10 years before she ever wore a crown. After moving to Orting in the second grade, she […]

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A Salute to Queen Vivian: Introducing the 2023 Daffodil Festival Queen!

Be it in a JROTC uniform or a Daffodil Festival tiara, Queen Vivian knows what it takes to be a leader! On Saturday, March 4th, the annual Daffodil Festival Queen’s Coronation event took place in the auditorium of Mt. Tahoma High School, in order to crown the 2023 Queen of the Royal Court. One by

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Before We Crown a Queen: the Road to Coronation 2023

With a great big title, comes great responsibility, and the Daffodil Festival doesn’t take the decision of choosing its reigning monarchs lightly. As we get ready to select our 2023 Daffodil Festival Queen, here’s a backstage look at the processes behind Coronation! Selection season, Princess Practices, Promenade, and more, have all led to where we

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More Than Just a Yellow Dress: Details You Might Have Missed at Princess Promenade 2023

The skies over Pierce County were a little gray this past weekend, but for those inside Pioneer Park Pavilion in downtown Puyallup on Sunday, February 5th, things were about to get a lot more yellow. One by one, twenty-four of Pierce County’s brightest emerging leaders, athletes, scholars, and more, took to the stage to be

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Outfitted For Success: How “Sponsor a Princess,” The Royal Closet, and Community Giving Impact Our Royalty

The members of the Daffodil Royal Court volunteer dozens of valuable hours of their senior years of high school to community representation and service. Through Festival programs like “Sponsor a Princess,” the Festival Closet, and more, we can make sure that they continue to look and feel good doing it!

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From Princess to President: Madison Riddle is Ready to Lead!

A past Princess of the 2012 Royal Court, 2023 Daffodil President Madison Riddle has returned to the Festival to lead its 90th season. On October 6th, Madison and her fellow ’12 Princess, The Buzz Blog Editor Savannah Fry, sat down to discuss the legacy behind an Alumnae President, how cute her octopus is, and name

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Daffodil Festival Announces 2023 Theme, Parade and Royalty Selection Dates, and a New Participating High School

The Pierce County Daffodil Festival will celebrate their 90th year of serving the community with this year’s theme “90 Years Around the Sound;” highlighting the history and uniqueness of the South Puget Sound community and their Festival.

Along with announcing their 2023 theme, The Daffodil Festival also announced that they will be adding a 24thhigh school to select a princess. Harrison Preparatory School in the Clover Park School District will hold their first ever Daffodil Princess Selection on November 21, 2022.

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So, You Want to Be a Princess? : Everything You Need to Know About Daffodil Selection

What images come to mind, when you think of a “princess”? A big ballgown, a glittering tiara, and maybe even a pumpkin carriage or towering castle, right? Do you think of a fairy tale maiden, one who likes to spend time with animals, or sleep a lot? Or are you more inclined to think of

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Queen’s Coronation 2021: A Lesson in Resiliency

You know what they say: the more things change, the more things stay the same. On Monday, April 26th, the Daffodil Festival’s Queen’s Coronation reflected the difficulties of living through the past year in a pandemic, while still continuing to celebrate the achievements of a whole new class of Daffodil Princesses. Clan Gordon was still

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