The Queen has been a fashion plate throughout her 70-year reign, and some outfits have become legendary. Among the most iconic is the bright pink dress The Queen wore at her first jubilee celebrations in 1977, when she decided to go bold to celebrate 25 years on the throne.
The Queen wore an instantly iconic bubblegum pink dress for the Service of Thanksgiving and subsequent events held in…
Prince William speaks of Prince Philip's influence on his passion for the environment in new podcast
14th April 2022
The Duke of Cambridge has joined world leaders across industries for a new Audible podcast series highlighting the work being done to tackle the Earth’s biggest environmental challenges.
In ‘Climate of Change,’ Prince William speaks about the environmental work of…
Queen Elizabeth II has often credited one person as the source of her strength throughout her historic reign: her husband, the late Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh. By her side for many of the milestones of her reign, this significant and sombre moment recognises the…
Queen Elizabeth II has welcomed a dozen Prime Ministers from the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand; she’s met nearly every American President of her reign; she meets the movers and the shakers of the arts, politics, science worlds—but has there been a more iconic meeting than when The Queen met Marilyn Monroe, the queen of mid-century Hollywood?
In October 1956, only four…
The Queen’s most infamous moment during Trooping the Colour occurred in 1981, when a teenager fired six blank shots at her during the procession.
Three days before Trooping the Colour, a letter arrived at Buckingham Palace. It read: “Your Majesty. Don’t go to…
The Queen has seen countries gain their independence from The Crown throughout her reign, with the most recent being Barbados’s transition to a republican country last November.
Barbados was claimed as a British colony during the reigns of James I and Charles I in the…
There have been moments of The Queen’s reign that have gone instantly viral, and her first meeting with then-First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009—where the two women were seen hugging—made headlines around the world.
Obama was accompanying her husband, US President Barack Obama, to the G20 Summit when she met The Queen for the first time.
In her memoir, Becoming, Obama describes the…
When her fashionista sister married at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960, all eyes were on the stunning wedding dress of Princess Margaret, but The Queen’s beautiful blue evening gown also drew accolades that day.
Designed by court designer Norman Hartnell, The Queen…
With The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s royal visit to Jamaica completed, let’s look at the sartorial choices Kate made during this two-day trip.
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Upon arrival in Jamaica, Kate sported a canary yellow midi dress by Roksanda and carried a…
“Twenty-five years ago my grandfather broadcast the first of these Christmas messages. Today is another landmark because television has made it possible for many of you to see me in your homes on Christmas Day.”
The Queen uttered these words on Christmas Day 1957 during her first televised Christmas Message, broadcast live from the Long Library at the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk.
In…
