She was renowned for her love of
jewellery and her style; and there was never a fashion moment Queen
Mary didn’t meet, so of course her coronation dress would be one of
the most magnificent gowns she ever wore. Queen Mary’s coronation
dress was a simple yet ornate work of cream-colour design. It was
designed by Reville and Rossiter and later embroidered by workers
at the Royal School of…
The Princess of Wales spent the weekend
advocating her new Business Taskforce for Early Childhood, speaking
with the chief executive of Iceland Food and writing an opinion
piece in the Financial Times. In a six-minute video shared on the
official social media channels…
King Charles was greeted with cheers when
he opened the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in
London. Upon his arrival at Canary Wharf, The King was greeted with
cheers of “We love you,” before he entered the bank’s new
headquarters in London. His…
The Prince of Wales is in Poland for an
unannounced visit to Polish and British troops defending the
country against the war in Ukraine. William, who arrived in Rzeszow
and carried out engagements with soldiers and civilians there,
released a statement through Kensington Palace, saying that he was
visiting “to personally thank the Polish and British troops working
in close and crucial…
The Princess of Wales has launched a new
business taskforce in support of the early years. The Business
Taskforce for Early Childhood is an initiative that will be run by
businesses for businesses to help them affect long-term change in
the field. Kensington Palace…
The coronation of a consort who might have been England's first queen regnant
18th March 2023
In another lifetime, perhaps she’d be
recognised as England’s first queen regnant, but Elizabeth of York
was fated to be a consequential queen consort instead, with her
popularity helping to sow peace in the aftermath of the Wars of the
Roses. Elizabeth holds a unique…
Princess Elisabeth follows in great-great-grandmother's footsteps on visit to Egypt
16th March 2023
A century after her ancestor walked the
same routes and stayed in the same hotels, Princess Elisabeth, The
Duchess of Brabant, has carried out a working visit to Egypt with
her mother. Queen Mathilde and Princess Elisabeth undertook a
three-day visit to Egypt to recreate the trip undertaken by Queen
Elisabeth in 1923. The Belgian queen consort had a passion for
Egypt and helped form the basis…
Prince William - Diana would be disappointed that homelessness still affects so many
16th March 2023
The Prince of Wales will take to
television screens during Comic Relief to appeal for an end to
homelessness. Kensington Palace said that William, Nawshin and
Miles will “share their own thoughts and feelings on an issue that
affects hundreds of thousands across the…
Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years and
lent her name to the era of political and social change, but it
began with a ‘botched’ coronation ceremony. When Victoria was
crowned on 22 June 1838, it was the third coronation ceremony of
the century; and she followed two…
For almost a millennium, kings and queens
have been crowned at Westminster Abbey. But perhaps the king most
intrinsically linked to the Abbey was never crowned there: Edward
the Confessor. Instead, Edward the Confessor was crowned at
Winchester Cathedral. He succeeded his older half-brother,
Harthacnut, in 1042 but delayed his coronation until Easter 1043.
Winchester Cathedral—or the…
