For the first time during her historic 70 year reign, The Queen was represented at the Maundy Thursday service by The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. The Prince handed out the traditional Maundy money, which was created specifically to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.
96 men and 96 women were chosen to receive Maundy money this year to mark Her Majesty’s 96 years. They…
Continuing on with a rota of tours to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Clarence House announced Monday morning that The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall would be visiting Canada in May.
No specific dates have been announced yet, but they will be visiting…
Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer, continues to be busy in his career. It was announced this week that his seventh book, the 2017 To Catch a King: Charles II’s Great Escape, will be developed for the screen.
Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, the duo behind The Lost…
Today the Duchess of Cornwall will be visiting Jane Austen’s House Museum in Chawton. The beloved English author spent the last eight years of her life in the cottage before her death in Winchester 1817. Austen is a rare author who still remains a favourite choice amongst royal readers over two centuries later.
King George IV
While George was the Prince Regent, he immediately…
The Queen's Reign in Jewels: Queen Alexandra's Kokoshnik Tiara
31st March 2022
While Queen Mary was known to be a magpie with a large jewellery collection, her mother-in-law also had a strong collection of her own. And amongst the most famous pieces is the gem now known as Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara.
In 1888, the then Prince and Princess of…
The Countess of Wessex has been granted an honorary position that her late father-in-law held for half a century, following the Service of Thanksgiving celebrating his life. It has been announced that Sophie will now hold the position of Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal…
The Queen has access to countless impressive tiaras, many that we know of and more that we don’t. However, one of her most worn and most beloved tiaras is “Granny’s Tiara”, also known as Queen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.
Lady Eve Greville formed a committee of society women in 1893 to raise funds to purchase a tiara for Princess Mary of Teck in honour of…
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent attended The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert held at Royal Albert Hall earlier this week in London.
The Queen’s Jubilee concert featured soprano Laura Wright who sang “God Save The Queen,” as well as many other…
One of the most significant milestones of The Queen’s historic 70-year reign was her May 2011 State Visit to the Republic of Ireland.
From 17 to 20 May 2011, Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, made a State Visit to Ireland. She was the first…
The Queen was incredibly close to her younger sister, Princess Margaret. However, the pair’s relationship suffered in the late 1950s when Margaret had hoped to marry Group Captain Peter Townsend.
Townsend had served as an equerry to King George VI, after serving in the RAF in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1950 he was made Master of the Household and in 1952 became the Queen Mother’s…
