The Imperial State Crown is one of the
most symbolic images of the royalty, though it only dates back to
1937. The real history lies in the jewels that adorn it. It was
created the Coronation of 1937 but while it was being planned, it
was believed it would be placed on the head of Edward VIII.
However, he abdicated in December 1936, and instead, his younger
brother became George VI and the…
The Duke of Cambridge reviews parade in final showstopping rehearsal for Trooping the Colour
29th May 2022
The Duke of Cambridge undertook the
Colonel’s Review ahead of Trooping the Colour this week, capping
off rehearsals for the kick-off to the Platinum Jubilee weekend.
William, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards, conducted the
Colonel’s Review—a final dress rehearsal…
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…
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 ahead of her, which will see four
days of wall-to-wall celebrations across the United Kingdom and the
Commonwealth marking her…
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…
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 William and Kate’s wedding, the
bet-makers were having a field day on the odds of The Queen showing
up in various colours to…
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…
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 beginnings of the Aquamarine
Parure from the President of Brazil on behalf of his country as a
Cgift in 1953. This first…
