For the first time in her 70-year reign,
Queen Elizabeth II will reportedly miss taking the salute at
Trooping the Colour, instead delegating the task to three senior
royals. The news—though unconfirmed—has been trickling out this
week as final preparations are completed for Platinum Jubilee
weekend, with Trooping the Colour on 2 June kicking off the
extra-long weekend celebrations. The…
The weekend before she marks her historic
reign, The Queen has travelled up to Balmoral Castle in Scotland
for some rest. It was confirmed that The Queen left Windsor Castle
on Thursday for a brief respite to rest and relax ahead of the
taxing Platinum Jubilee Weekend…
St Edward’s Crown is one of the most
recognisable symbols of royalty in the world. Used by British
monarchs at the moment of crowning, the history of this relic dates
back to the time of Edward the Confessor—who reigned from 1042 to
1066—after whom it was…
The Duke of Cambridge donned scrubs at
the Royal Marsden in Chelsea on Tuesday, visiting the hospital to
see the vital work being done for cancer diagnosis and research.
First, William visited the Reuben Foundation Imaging Centre to see
the work of interventional radiologists with robotic-guided
ablation and how this process is more efficient for patient
treatment. Prince William then toured…
The eyes of the world might have been on
the newest royal bride, Kate Middleton—soon to be Duchess of
Cambridge—but when The Queen arrived in primrose yellow for the
April nuptials of her grandson Prince William, a style moment of
her reign was cemented. Ahead of…
The Duke of Cambridge will feature on a
coin for the first time in celebration of his 40th birthday in
June. William’s profile, taken from an official photo from a royal
visit to Jordan in 2018, will feature on a line of commemorative
coins—ranging from silver proof…
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…
