Prince & Princess of Wales

Royals Arrive in India for a Historic Visit

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have landed in Mumbai for a historic seven-day tour of India and Bhutan. William and Kate arrived at the airport on an overnight flight, before heading straight off to the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. The Duchess wore an Alexander McQueen dress, which blended traditional Indian colours with British couture, while William opted for a navy blue suit. In a sign of…
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InsightSweden

It's another Swedish Royal Baby Watch

Welcome to April – a month that promises several important events in several European royal houses. We will have birthdays, Jubilees, state visits and royal … births! Photo:  The Royal Court, Sweden Yes, this week we enter another official #BabyWatchSeason (yes, that’s a thing), while we wait for Prince Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden first child to make his/her big…
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FeaturesHistoryInsight

A Quick Look at Fabergé's Easter Eggs

Probably best known for the exquisite Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of Romanov, Peter Carl Faberge was Russia’s premier master goldsmith at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Faberge having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Faberge in 1842. Although Faberge would go on to design spectacularobjects of ornamentation such…
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One Year On: Revisiting the Reburial of Richard III

On Thursday 26 March 2015, the reburial of King Richard III took place at Leicester Cathedral. One year on, the city of Leicester has chosen to mark this historic day with a special programme of commemorative events taking place at the Cathedral, Guildhall, St. Martin’s House and Leicester Market. The programme will include a reflective ceremony celebrated twelve months to the day, with the…
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