The Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand,
sent out a statement on 29 November stating that the dowager Queen
had been released from the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
after being treated for a fever and a lung infection. Queen Sirikit
returned to her home at the Chitralada Royal Villa on Tuesday,
which was one of her official residences that she shared with her
late husband, King Bhumibol…
Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York
was born on 8 August 1988, as the first child of Prince Andrew,
Duke of York, and his wife, Sarah, Duchess of York. Beatrice has a
younger sister, Eugenie, who was born in 1990. Princess Beatrice
was named after Queen Victoria’s…
A Bahraini politician was arrested for
comments he made during an interview with the American press while
the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall were on an official
visit to the country earlier this month. Politician Ebrahim Sharif,
the former leader of Bahrain’s…
Princess Charlene Attends Various Events in London Including Thanksgiving Service on Remembrance Day
16th November 2016
Princess Charlene of Monaco was in London
last week and attended various events, including the Remembrance
Sunday service at Westminster Abbey, and rugby events with Prince
Harry. The Princess of Monaco attended a Service of Commemoration
and Thanksgiving on Remembrance Sunday with her brother, Gareth
Wittstock, and Her Excellency Evelyne Genta, Monaco’s Ambassador in
London. The Prince’s…
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…
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 for her sixty-plus years of
fashionable moments, with a list of the key dressers and designers
that have influenced the style…
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…
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 Queen’s coronation date was
chosen reportedly because it was the most likely to be a nice day,
weather-wise, however, it…
