A generation of Swedish royal princesses
lived at Haga Palace, and the eldest among them lost her title for
love. Princess Margaretha Désirée Victoria was born on 31 October
1934, the eldest child of Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess Sybilla.
Women were barred from the Swedish throne at the time, and Princess
Margaretha was not born in the line of succession. Her father was
third in line to…
King Charles and Queen Camilla attended a
special church service at Crathie Kirk to mark the first
anniversary of Elizabeth II’s death and the King’s accession to the
throne. In a small service, the Reverend Kenneth Mackenzie led
attendees in a remembrance of…
White roses for Queen Elizabeth as Prince and Princess of Wales pay tribute
8th September 2023
It was a poignant scene inside St David’s
Cathedral as the Prince and Princess of Wales laid white roses at a
memorial in tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II on the first
anniversary of her passing. William and Catherine visited west
Wales for a series of…
A kiss from Gazza for the Prince of Wales as new phase of Homewards begins
7th September 2023
The Prince of Wales spent the day in
Bournemouth on behalf of his Homewards homelessness project,
meeting with local businesses and organisations who are committed
to the project. And he also bumped into one of Britain’s most
famous sports stars who popped in and gave the prince a kiss.
William’s first stop was a branch of Pret A Manger where he and
entrepreneur podcaster Steven…
After nearly 65 years carrying the title
of Prince of Wales, King Charles ascended the throne one year ago
and granted William the title he’d been so closely associated with
for most of his life. On 9 September, King Charles addressed the
nation for the first time since…
REVEALED: The details of King Charles and Queen Camilla's State Visit to France
7th September 2023
Buckingham Palace unveiled the programme
for King Charles and Queen Camilla’s upcoming State Visit to
France, revealing an itinerary that will see the royal couple visit
Paris and Bordeaux. The King and Queen will visit France from 20 to
22 September to “celebrate the…
'Our new Princess of Wales': how Catherine has made the title her own
6th September 2023
Last September, Catherine was bestowed
with a brand-new title and a task to make it her own. As the new
Princess of Wales—and the first woman to use the title since her
famous predecessor, Diana, Princess of Wales—she had an almost
impossible mission of carving her own path and creating the
association with her. Has she succeeded? Let’s look at Catherine’s
first year as Princess of…
Sapphires have been one of the favourite
jewels of the modern House of Windsor. The famous engagement ring,
worn now by two Princesses of Wales, is one of the best known regal
gems in the world. Meanwhile, Queen Camilla has made a sapphire
tiara the symbol of her first…
The odds were not in William’s favour
when the newborn son of the Prince and Princess of Wales was born
on 21 June 1982. In fact, the bookmakers predicted that the future
king’s name would be George, or James, or Charles, or Philip, or
Louis, but the bookmakers did not…
Nearly a year after her death, the
formation of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee to plan a
permanent tribute to the late queen has been announced. The Deputy
Prime Minister Oliver Dowden announced that the work is now under
way on a project focused on “designing a fitting tribute to her
legacy of service to our nation and the Commonwealth,” which will
be unveiled in 2026, the…
