The odds were not in William’s favour
when the newborn son of the Prince and Princess of Wales was born
on 21 June 1982. In fact, the bookmakers predicted that the future
king’s name would be George, or James, or Charles, or Philip, or
Louis, but the bookmakers did not predict that William would be the
child’s name. A week later, Buckingham Palace announced that the
future king was to be…
The Duke of Cambridge has been an active
and vocal campaigner on behalf of his chosen causes for nearly two
decades now, and as he celebrates his 40th birthday, let’s take a
look at his patronages. William has several key areas of focus,
though the environment—and the…
The Duke of Cambridge, father to three
children, has often claimed that the stability of his home life is
what grounds him and keeps him able to do his job. In an interview
with GQ magazine, he said that he wants his children to grow up “in
a happy, stable, secure…
Theirs is a romance that has defined the
future of the British Royal Family. With the tumultuous years of
the ‘80s and ‘90s long past, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
love story and subsequent steady family life have been a balm to
the royals, whose romantic scandals once played out on the cover of
tabloids all over the world. As William celebrates his 40th
birthday this week, let’s…
The Duke of Cambridge was only a teenager
when he lost his mother, but in the decades since her death, he’s
done his best to keep her memory alive and carry on her legacy. As
we prepare to celebrate William’s 40th birthday, let’s take a look
at how Diana, Princess of…
When the Prince of Wales announced in
August 2000 that his eldest son would be attending the University
of St Andrews in Scotland, it sparked an international frenzy. Not
only because everyone wanted all the latest news about Prince
William but also by young women who…
The Norwegian Royal House has shared the
special gifts Princess Ingrid Alexandra received for her 18th
birthday, and they range from jewellery to a new bunad and her
first foreign order. King Harald and Queen Sonja added to their
granddaughter’s jewel vault, gifting her with a diamond bracelet
that previously belonged to the King’s late sister Princess
Ragnhild and a pearl ring that the…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra is every inch the doting granddaughter at birthday gala dinner
19th June 2022
What I love most about the Norwegian
Royal Family is that their love for each other, their sense of
family and closeness, is always on display, whether they’re sharing
photos of their summer vacations on their Instagram account or
attending a formal gala event. As the…
Norway was the setting for the largest
royal gathering since pre-pandemic times when members of Europe’s
royal families came together to celebrate the belated 18th birthday
of Princess Ingrid Alexandra. Amidst the historic nature of the
event—Ingrid Alexandra will…
Princess Catharina-Amalia, a future queen
and self-described expert on tiaras, has made her tiara debut in
Norway, wearing the same tiara her mother wore on her wedding day
in 2002. Last November, to coincide with her 18th birthday,
Princess Amalia worked with Dutch actress and comedian Claudia de
Breij on an authorised biography to introduce herself to the
public. In that book, Amalia, she…
