Palaces & Buildings

Historic Royal Palaces: The Orangery at Kensington Palace

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2nd July 2014
<![CDATA[Next in the Historic Royal Palaces series, we take at look at Kensington Palace's Orangery… In 1704, Queen Anne decided that Kensington Palace was to have a greenhouse. Not just a simple greenhouse to care for her citrus trees during the bitter winter but one crafted in a refined and sophisticated style. With this in mind, The Orangery at Kensington Palace would begin…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles and Camilla: Day two in Wales

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1st July 2014
<![CDATA[ The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visited the newly restored Galilee Chapel at St Illtud’s Church in Llantwit Major, which maintains one of the most significant collections of Celtic Christian stones in the UK. Later, they viewed the Edwardian Dyffryn House and gardens to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust, of which the Charles is the…
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Features

Felix and Claire of Luxembourg: Europe's other young royal couple

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1st July 2014
<![CDATA[On June 15th, Princess Amalia Gabriela Maria Theresa of Nassau was born to Prince Felix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg. She is third in line to the throne of Luxembourg. The little princess’s birth came nine months after her parents’s wedding at a historic French basilica in the south of France. While most people know of Prince William and Kate’s wedding as the 21st century…
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Sweden

Sweden's Prince Carl Philip announces engagement

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27th June 2014
<![CDATA[Prince Carl Philip of Sweden is engaged to marry his long-term girlfriend in Sweden in the summer of next year, the Swedish royal court announced. The 35-year-old prince, son of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, will marry Sofia Hellqvist – a former model. Miss Hellqvist is a former model and has been dating Prince Carl Philip for over four years. She has become close with the…
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