The Netherlands

This pretty tiara inspired by a peacock is now a favourite of a future queen

It’s a tiara that is designed to grab all the looks you would expect that most beautiful of birds, the peacock, to get and it’s been a go to for queens for decades. Now a queen in waiting has become one of its biggest fans and she’s not afraid to show it! The Ruby Peacock Tiara has long been a favourite for the Dutch royals but it has come into the spotlight in the last few years as one…
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The forgotten queen who changed a country and a Monarchy

On 1 August 1714, a chapter closed in British history. Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, died at Kensington Palace at the age of 49, ushering the Hanoverian period. Anne is now largely thought of as an hysterical queen who wrapped up in her personal relationships thanks to the 2018 film, The Favourite. However, she was a fascinating figure who was so much more than the drama…
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Belgium

Belgium's King Albert criticised for past behaviour in hard hitting interview

Princess Delphine of Belgium, the half-sister of King Philippe, has done a podcast interview where she shared the details of her life as King Albert II’s illegitimate daughter.  The princess joined host Daniel Rosney on the It’s Reigning Men podcast this week for a two-part interview talking about her life as one of Belgium’s newest royals.  Delphine is the daughter of King Albert II…
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The birth of the House of Windsor

When King George V inherited the throne from his father, Edward VII, in 1910, he was the second monarch in the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. However, he would also be the last monarch of the dynasty.  Queen Victoria was the sixth monarch in the House of Hanover. In…
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The tragedy of Yekaterinberg: an imperial family murdered in desperation

It was an act that shocked the world and which is still seen as one of the most tragic royal ends of all. On 17 July 1918, the former Russian Imperial Family was executed by the new Bolshevik government.  Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna, and their children, Grand Duchess Olga, Grand Duchess Tatiana, Grand Duchess Maria, Grand Duchess Anastasia, and Tsarevich Alexei were first…
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