Royal News

The Princess of Wales sees hidden treasures now on public display at the V&A

The Princess of Wales had the whole of the Victoria & Albert Museum’s archives at her fingertips for one morning. On an unannounced visit to the V&A East Storehouse, Catherine, who serves as Royal Patron of the Victoria & Albert Museum, was able to view a new, free storehouse that will give visitors access to more than half a million pieces across many mediums. The Princess of…
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Spain

Spain's future queen sails into New York at the end of a military odyssey

The future queen of Spain sailed into New York City on Wednesday morning, her final stop on a whirlwind five months at sea as she gains practical naval training. Princess Leonor boarded the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano earlier this year as part of her second phase of naval training; the future queen had previously spent the fall training on land. The Spanish Royal Court shared new…
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Features

The steel of Sweden: the sparkling tiaras with a link to a tragic royal that were hidden for decades

The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There are two steel cut tiaras in their vault and both have a link to a tragic royal. The Cut Steel Tiara dates back to Queen Hortense of Holland’s time; she was the granddaughter of the tragic Empress Joséphine and was queen consort between 1806 and 1810. Princess Desiree of…
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Royal News

King Charles bids farewell to "a people we love" as he departs Canada for the first time as King

After a whirlwind visit to the Commonwealth realm of Canada, King Charles bid farewell to a country and a people who gave him and his queen “the warmest of welcomes.” Mere hours after he delivered the Speech from the Throne at the Opening of the Canadian Parliament, King Charles and Queen Camilla were already back in the air, back to the United Kingdom, less than 24 hours after…
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