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 predict that William would be the
child’s name. A week later, Buckingham Palace announced that the
future king was to be…
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…
We take a look at the godparents of each
of Europe’s heirs. The Prince of Wales [getty src=”852507926″
width=”396″ height=”594″] Prince William was born on 21 June 1982
and christened on 4 August of that year. His…
The steel of Sweden: how the consort and heir of King Carl Gustaf changed the royal image with help from history
2nd September 2023
The Swedish Royal Family has a knack for
jewellery, and that’s especially true of their steel tiaras. There
are two steel cut tiaras in their vault: the Steel Cut Tiara and
the Steel Cut Bandeau. The Cut Steel Tiara dates back to Queen
Hortense of Holland’s time—she was the granddaughter of Empress
Joséphine—and lived as queen consort between 1806 and 1810. The
steel tiara is…
The royals that everyone's talking about this summer: who are the Bourbon-Two Sicilies?
31st August 2023
They’ve been a fixture of the tabloids
this summer, holidaying with fellow royals and even at the centre
of rumours of a romance with a future king. If you’ve seen article
after article about the Bourbon Two-Sicilies and find yourself
wondering who they are, look no…
Emeralds are among the most striking gems
found in any collection and they feature in some of the best known
royal tiaras in Europe. And the Emerald Parure Tiara, owned by the
Dutch Royal Family, has a truly fascinating history. [getty
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Prince Christian has been named godfather
to the infant Prince Gustav Albrecht of
Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, who was christened over the weekend.
Prince Gustav is the child of Prince Gustav and Princess Carina of
Sayn-Wittengstein-Berleburg, and was born via surrogacy on 26 May
2023 in the United States. The baby’s other godparents are Princess
Theodora of Greece, Ellen Hillingsø…
The dazzling display of aquamarines that has only been worn by Queen Elizabeth II
27th August 2023
The Aquamarine Parure began as a
coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a
Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of
15 years, to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s most fashionable and
complete parures. And now that set of…
Moving speeches at a birthday celebration for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Norway
26th August 2023
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit hosted a joint 50th birthday party, welcoming people
from all over Norway to a ‘Bakgårdsfest’ at the Royal Palace in
Olso. Queen Sonja welcomed the guests with a speech, telling the
crowd that for their 50th…
Theirs is a love story that began amidst
the global spectacle of the Olympic Games and has continued for 50
years. As King Carl XVI Gustaf prepares for his Golden Jubilee next
month, let’s look at the enduring romance between the King and his
bride, Queen Silvia. Crown Prince Carl Gustaf was part of the
Swedish delegation at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
Unbeknownst to him, he’d been…
