Princess Ingrid Alexandra will spend a calendar year serving in the Norwegian military, the Royal Court announced on 26 June.
The future queen, who graduated from Elvebakken Upper Secondary School last week, will spend the autumn working at a school before beginning a full 12 months of military service at the Skjold Camp in Indre Troms, which is home to the Engineer Battalion, where she will…
The Princess of Wales chats art with Sir Paul McCartney at official reopening of the National Portrait Gallery
21st June 2023
The Princess of Wales has officially reopened the National Portrait Gallery.
The gallery has undergone an extensive three-year refurbishment programme.
The princess toured the new facilities—the most significant update of its kind at the National Portrait Gallery…
The Princess of Wales has sent a message marking Children’s Hospice Week, praising how these carers “help families and allow children to be children.”
In a letter from Kensington Palace, Catherine writes that children’s hospices “work tirelessly to provide…
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh return to chapel they were married in on their anniversary
20th June 2023
Garter Day was an especially poignant day for the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh.
Not only were they celebrating their first Garter Day as the newly-titled Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, but they were also returning to the site of their wedding ceremony 24 years later.
Edward and Sophie were part of Monday’s Garter Day ceremony, with Edward having been named a Royal Knight of the Order of…
The birthstone of June is the pearl and it’s been a favourite gem in royal collections for centuries. It stars in some of the best known pieces used by European ruling dynasties and in Spain it has a central part in some very famous jewels.
Asturias Fleur-de-Lys…
Queen Camilla gave the Household Cavalry’s newest Drum Horse its name in a ceremony ahead of Trooping the Colour.
At Clarence House, the Queen met with members of the Household Cavalry, including the newly-named mare, Juno. According to tradition, Drum Horses receive…
The Princess of Wales praises the role of health visitors for mums and babies
16th June 2023
The Princess of Wales visited Riversley Park Children’s Centre as her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood announced on Thursday that it had funded its first field study.
Catherine met with health visitors—the researchers working on the field study—and new mothers and their infants to hear about the support they’re receiving.
On her visit to Denmark a year ago, Catherine…
Pearls are the birthstone of June and for centuries they have taken a starring role in royal jewels. They now feature in some of the best known pieces worn by ruling dynasties across Europe. Among the Danish collection are some truly romantic and historic pieces.
Crown…
The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded in 1348 during the reign of King Edward III. It is the highest order of chivalry in the United Kingdom and membership is limited to 24 Knights and Ladies Companion.
The Sovereign has the sole discretion to fill memberships to…
Queen Máxima’s life story will soon grace television screens as filming for a series called Máxima Zorreguieta: Motherland began last week in New York City.
The series is a co-production between Millstreet Films and Videoland, and is based on the book Máxima Zorreguieta: Motherland by Marcia Luyten, published in 2021.
Máxima Zorreguieta: Motherland will trace the Dutch queen’s early…
