A new exhibition at Hampton Court Palace
is exploring the standards of beauty around the royal court and how
those can be explored in a modern context. “Permissible
Beauty” opened at Hampton Court Palace last week in the
Communication Gallery and Cartoon Gallery. The exhibition features
the “Windsor Beauties”, a set of portraits by British artist Sir
Peter Lely featuring several women…
While Buckingham Palace has been making
changes with a new reign underway, some old royals are moving back
into the palace. The family who originally bought the
then-Buckingham House is returning again. A new Royal Collection
Trust exhibition focused on the Georgians…
Princess Birgitta reveals her thoughts on recent controversy in the Swedish royal family
17th January 2023
Princess Birgitta has spoken publicly
about the recent controversy in the Swedish royal family.
Princess Birgitta is an older sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf. The
King has recently made the news due to comments he made in a
documentary about the Swedish succession. The…
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens - the setting for the final part of a King's story
14th January 2023
On Tuesday, 10 January, King Constantine
II died in Athens, Greece, at Hygeia Hospital at the age of 82 from
stroke complications. His private funeral will be held in Athens on
Monday, 16 January, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation is informally known
as the Mētrópolis and is below the Acropolis in Athens. It is a
Greek Orthodox…
King Constantine II of Greece, the former
King of the Hellenes, died in Athens on Tuesday, 10 January. He
will be buried at Tatoi Royal Cemetery at the Greek Royal Family’s
former summer home in Greece. Tatoi Palace was the summer
estate of the Greek royals, less…
Christian Dior is one of the most famous
names in fashion. For over seventy years, “Dior” has been
synonymous with fashion, and Dior exhibitions across the globe
continue to draw record-breaking numbers of visitors. However, when
his collection first debuted in February…
Prince Richard - the spare who was unexpectedly called up for royal duties following the death of the heir
9th January 2023
While The Duke of Gloucester is not one
of the more recognisable members of The Royal Family, he has
dedicated himself to a role that he was never meant to have and
provided indelible support to his cousin, Queen Elizabeth II.
Prince Richard Alexander Walter George was born to Prince Henry and
Princess Alice, the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester on 26 August 1944,
nearly three years after his…
On 9 January, the Princess of Wales
celebrates her 41st birthday. To mark this occasion, we are looking
at some of her most famous jewellery choices. Catherine’s
introduction to royal jewellery came in October 2010 when Prince
William proposed to her with his…
Queen Elizabeth II was at Westminster
Abbey for Princess Alexandra’s 1963 wedding to Alexander Ogilvy and
had a bit of a run-in with another monarch. Footage from
Princess Alexandra’s wedding on 24 April 1963 shows The Queen
accidentally standing on King Olav V of…
The Royal Collection Trust has released a
new line of commemorative china to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s
life. The Queen’s personal history has been memorialised on a
new RCT line. The design features the late Queen’s personal cypher
as Princess Elizabeth. The cypher was included on The Queen’s State
Hearse used in September. In addition, the decorative border
that surrounds the…
