Westminster Abbey has been entwined with royalty since its foundation. All but two coronations have taken place there, as have 16 royal weddings (beginning with that of King Henry I of England to Matilda of Scotland, and most recently that of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in 2011).
There is a long and storied history of the monarchs who rest at Westminster Abbey, stretching from the 1060s to…
Actor John Travolta reflected back on the 1980s recently during an interview with the American morning news show Good Morning America, and when asked which moment he considered to be his favourite of that decade, he answered: dancing with Diana, Princess of Wales.
“That…
Add “fashionista” to the already crowded list of accolades Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has received in her 90th year. She has been placed on Vanity Fair’s International Best Dressed List in a category of her own.
In a “Special Citation,” the Queen is honoured…
David Emanuel reveals details about designing Diana, Princess of Wales’ wedding dress
11th August 2016
David Emanuel became world famous in 1981 after Lady Diana Spencer emerged from a glass coach on 29 July wearing a wedding dress designed by his and his then-wife’s label.
Emanuel noted that there was no “pomp or ceremony” to Diana’s dress fittings, and that only he, his wife, and Diana knew what the dress looked like prior to the wedding.
“The highlight was being asked in the first…
Today the Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate their 18th wedding anniversary.
The couple met in 1993 at a tennis event and began dating afterwards, ultimately for six years before an engagement.
The prince proposed with an engagement ring from Garrard & Co. worth an…
The Queen ascended to the throne on 2 February 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI, but was not crowned for more than a year afterwards, as the period of mourning required wouldn’t allow a swift ceremony, and the planning behind it would take some time.
The…
A controversial figure in the 1930s, this King caused a scandal when he became the first royal to abdicate the throne – and he did it for love.
Born on 23 June 1894 as David, he was the first son of the future George V and his wife, Mary of Teck.
Edward VIII became King on 20 January 1936 but by the end of the year would relinquish his title to his younger brother, Prince Albert, who became…
This summer the Queen’s wedding dress and coronation dress will be displayed together at Buckingham Palace.
The exhibit, titled “Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe,” opens in the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace on 23 July, and explores…
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, recently spoke with Danish newspaper BT about her quick divorce from second husband Martin Jørgensen revealing he was not her true love.
“I was quick and confident in my decision. I have not wavered. When it was taken, I was ready to…
There were big winners on the first day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show, including Queen Elizabeth herself.
The monarch, who is in Windsor to take part in the major event of her 90th birthday celebrations, received a £50 voucher to Tesco, a British grocery company when her horse, Barber’s Shop, won the Tattersalls & RoR Thoroughbred Ridden Show Series Qualifier, in the National Hunt…
