Belgium recently had a royal wedding when
Princess Maria Laura wed William Isvy in Brussels in September. We
are taking a look at the two main options for royal wedding tiaras
that the Princess had on her wedding day. Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond
Bandeau Tiara It was heavily thought that Maria Laura would wear
the Queen Elisabeth Diamond Bandeau Tiara on her wedding day.
Unfortunately…
A cocktail race for William and Catherine on surprise Northern Ireland visit
6th October 2022
Shaken, not stirred! The Prince and
Princess of Wales couldn’t let their visit to Northern Ireland pass
without a little friendly competition, and so the royal couple
tried their bar skills at a cocktail competition. William and
Catherine visited the Trademarket, an…
The Countess of Wessex travels to Rwanda to continue work on conflict-based sexual violence
6th October 2022
The Countess of Wessex has continued her
visit to the African continent, with engagements in Rwanda on 5
October. Upon arrival, Sophie met with Rwanda’s Minister of State
for Foreign Affairs, Professor Nshuti Manasseh, and the Minister
for Gender and Family Promotion…
The Prince of Wales, the biggest football
fan in the Royal Family, helped mark ten years of St. George’s Park
as the home of English football. Prince William met with
representatives of various leagues within the Football Association
and watched training sessions for the men’s senior deaf team, the
men’s Powerchair development squad, young players from community
clubs, and members of the…
The Princess of Wales has made a surprise
visit to the maternity unit at the Royal Surrey Foundation Trust.
Catherine wanted to learn more about the holistic support provided
to new and expectant mothers. The Royal Surrey delivers 3,000
babies each year, according to its…
King Willem-Alexander will mark a decade
on the Dutch throne next year, the first king the Netherlands has
seen since 1890. Though the Dutch monarchy has largely been
female-dominant in the past century, the rules about who could
reign weren’t officially changed until the…
Queen Margrethe issues statement after drama surrounding her granchildren's titles
5th October 2022
After a week of controversy amidst her
decision to strip titles from her grandchildren, Queen Margrethe
has released a second statement apologising to Prince Joachim’s
family for how it was handled. In a statement released via the
Danish Royal Court on Monday, Queen Margrethe said: “There have
been strong reactions in recent days to my decision to the future
use of titles for Prince…
The Countess of Wessex highlights sexual based conflict violent on historic visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
4th October 2022
The Countess of Wessex has become the
first member of the British Royal Family to visit the Democratic
Republic of the Congo with her visit this week. Sophie is in the
African country on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and
Development Office and aims to address “the…
King Charles III is only a month into his
reign but the laws that governed his accession to the throne, and
the succession for the House of Windsor, date back centuries.
Today’s succession laws can be traced back to two documents: the
Bill of Rights of 1689 and the Act…
King Philippe is nearing the end of his
first decade as King of the Belgians, and the line of succession to
the throne includes Belgium’s first queen regnant. The laws of
succession are very straightforward in Belgium. The country
introduced absolute primogeniture—the first-born child, regardless
of sex, inherits the throne—in 1991, towards the end of King
Baudouin’s reign. The…
