Westminster Abbey has been entwined with
royalty since its foundation. There is a long and storied history
of the monarchs who rest at Westminster Abbey, stretching from the
1060s to the War of the Roses, into the Tudor era, and beyond.
Rulers and consorts lie together eternally. In total, 16 kings and
queens of England are buried at Westminster Abbey, although current
tradition favours St…
Princess Leonor was born in the early
hours of 31 October 2005, the first child of then-Prince Felipe and
Princess Letizia. Unusually for the time—though not out of place in
today’s tech-savvy world—her birth was announced to the press via
SMS messaging. She was the…
King Charles and Queen Camilla in Kenya: what to expect from an historic State Visit
26th October 2023
King Charles and Queen Camilla will
undertake their first Commonwealth visit when they visit Kenya
later this month. Buckingham Palace has announced that the King and
Queen have been invited to Kenya for a State Visit between 31
October and 3 November, and that they will…
A royal mystery from history - did a queen murder her love rival as political power slipped from her grasp?
26th October 2023
The fate of one of medieval England’s
most famous royal mistresses ahs fascinated historians for
centuries. What really happened to The Fair Rosamund? Much of
Rosamund Clifford’s life is now the stuff of legend and folklore
but, in her time, she was England’s greatest beauty and Eleanor of
Aquitaine’s greatest nemesis. For by the time Rosamund began a
relationship with Eleanor’s…
Queen Camilla helps celebrate one of the most successful sports stars of all time
23rd October 2023
Queen Camilla unveiled a statue of
Italian jockey Frankie Dettori as he retired from the sport in
Great Britain. At the Royal Ascot racecourse on Saturday for the
QIPCO British Champions Day, the Queen took a moment to recognise
one of the greats of the sport. She was…
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia lead the way celebrating communities in Asturias
22nd October 2023
Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofía led the
Spanish Royal Family in celebrating the parishes of Arroes, Pion
and Candana, which have been awarded the Princess of Asturias
Exemplary Town Award this year. Together, Arroes, Pion and Candana
make up Villaviciosa. They jointly…
King Charles sets his sights on cutting food waste in major new initiative
22nd October 2023
King Charles has formalised plans to mark
his 75th birthday in November and they don’t include glittering
banquets or any sort of pomp: instead, The King reportedly wants to
help end food waste. In a new report from The Sunday Times, The
King plans to launch the Coronation Food Project with a six-figure
donation and a series of engagements both in the capital and
outside to draw attention to…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia recreate romantic secret to mark a special anniversary
22nd October 2023
The King and Queen of Spain recreated a
photograph of their first public interaction 20 years later amidst
the recent celebrations of the Princess of Asturias Awards. Then
the Prince of Asturias, Felipe was photographed shaking the hand of
television journalist Letizia…
The Prince of Wales has spoken with fire
service representatives from across Canada following the worst
wildfire season in the country’s history. Prince William spoke with
six people from Nova Scotia, Quebec, British Columbia and the
Northwest Territories after a…
The suspicious death of a king which remains a mystery centuries later
20th October 2023
As the third son of William the
Conqueror, William II had already made his mark before he even
became king. His exact date of birth is not known but it is
accepted that it took place around 1056 in Normandy, France. He had
two older brothers, Robert Curthose and Richard, and a younger
brother named Henry. His early years aren’t covered in great detail
by chroniclers of the time although as the…
