Features

Take a look at Fabergé’s Easter Eggs - extraordinary creations of beauty which continue to fascinate

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2nd December 2021
Probably best known for the exquisite Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of Romanov, Peter Carl Fabergé was Russia’s premier master goldsmith at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Fabergé having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Fabergé in 1842. Although Fabergé would go on to design spectacularobjects of ornamentation such…
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5 luxury perfumes worthy of a queen

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10th June 2021
Many people understand members of the royal family rarely use any fragrance for formal occasions. It makes sense: perfumes create a different smell around them and can set the mood and influence the decisions of others. Furthermore, everyone has a personal preference for Eau…
The Kents

Who is Prince Michael of Kent, cousin to The Queen?

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8th May 2021
Prince Michael (b. 4 July 1942) is the younger brother of the Duke of Kent and paternal first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. As a five-year-old, he was a pageboy at the wedding of the then Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. He was educated at Sunningdale School and Eton, before entering the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, during his life he has always been active in learning languages and…
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History

George V – The Queen's grandfather who made the modern monarchy

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24th March 2021
Most British monarchs have something that their reign is remembered for more than anything else, even if they actually had little to do with it beyond offering their support. Think of Queen Victoria and the Industrial Revolution, or George VI and the Second World War. But one monarch stands out for me as having a personal defining moment, something that he did, and which shaped the British…
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