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 estimated £105,000. Sophie’s
engagement ring is set in 18-karat white gold and features a
two-carat oval diamond surrounded…
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…
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 the Queen’s 90 years and the history of the
nation via what she wore on state occasions, international tours
and during…
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…
Princess Charlotte is poised to follow in
her mother’s footsteps as a fashion icon, as it has
been reported that she’s worth £3.2 billion to the U.K.
economy. Brand Finance, a company that performs brand valuations,
estimated the cost of the “Charlotte Effect” and it outperforms
that of her mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, and her older
brother, Prince George. Her outfits, much like…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary
29th April 2016
Six years ago, on a beautiful April
morning, Prince William married his long-time girlfriend, Kate
Middleton in a lavish wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The
pair, who had been dating for nearly a decade, met at the
University of St Andrews in Scotland, in their first…
Burger King became Burger Queen for the
day to celebrate the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.
[getty src=”522827750″ width=”594″ height=”395″] The Tottenham
Court Road location changed its name and offered a special for
app…
Her Majesty The Queen isn’t the only one
celebrating a milestone birthday this year. Her husband, Prince
Philip, celebrates his 95th birthday on 10 June. On his birthday,
The Duke of Edinburgh will be seated beside the Queen at a service
of thanksgiving for her birthday in St. Paul’s Cathedral. The Queen
this year will celebrate her official birthday on 11 June. Her
Majesty was born on 21…
