The Queen’s official birthday is marked
every year in June with the Trooping the Colour ceremony—a military
pageant and flypast celebrated with the wider Royal Family and the
public in London. Though for the past 36 years she has participated
in Trooping the Colour by riding in a carriage and wearing a dress,
for the first 34 years of her reign, The Queen rode in the parade
itself and wore…
The Queen’s Aquamarine Parure began as a
coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a
Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of
15 years, to one of The Queen’s most fashionable and complete
parures. The Queen was gifted the…
Queen Elizabeth II’s jewel vault contains
many treasures, but only two publicly known ruby tiaras, one of
which is the Burmese Ruby Tiara. The Queen commissioned the Burmese
Ruby Tiara in 1973 from royal jewellers Garrard & Co. from pieces
already found in her…
The Queen’s devotion to family has always
been on full display, and that was the case when her grandson
Prince Harry was married in 2018 to Meghan Markle. Harry and
Meghan, who were married at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on
19 May 2018, had begun dating in July 2016. They described later
how they were set up on a blind date and continued a long-distance
relationship while she…
The Duke of Cambridge praises fortitude of submariners as he unveils new memorial
19th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge paid tribute to the
fortitude of Submariners as he unveiled a new memorial to those
who’ve lost their lives in service. William, who is
Commodore-in-Chief Submarines, attended the memorial unveiling at
the National Memorial Arboretum in…
The famed Spencer Tiara is going on
public display for the first time in decades as part of a special
Platinum Jubilee exhibit this summer. Sotheby’s, the world-renowned
auction house, is putting together a massive royal exhibit from 28
May to 15 June tracing royal…
The Duke of Cambridge presents new colours to Irish Guards ahead of Trooping
18th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge has presented new
colours to the 1st Battalion Irish Guards as Windsor Castle.
William, who has served as Colonel of the Irish Guards since 2011,
oversaw the ceremony at the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle, with
around 450 soldiers involved. Prince William met with the
Regimental Lieutenant Colonel General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith and
Major Niall Hall, Regimental Adjutant…
The Queen undertook a surprise public
engagement in London, joining her youngest son for the completion
of the Elizabeth Line, a rail line name in her honour. Buckingham
Palace released a statement saying that The Queen, “In a happy
development,” would be able to join…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall have touched down in Newfoundland, commencing a royal
visit to Canada that will focus on indigenous communities and the
environment as the royals kick off the country’s Platinum Jubilee
celebrations. Upon arrival at the…
The Duke of Cambridge sent a personal
message of support to Jake Daniels, a footballer with the Blackpool
FC after he publicly came out on Tuesday. In a tweet from the
Kensington Palace account, William wrote: “Football should be a
game for everyone. “What Jake has done takes courage and will
hopefully help break down barriers that have no place in our
society. “I hope his decision…
