British RoyalsHistory

The unveiling of the Cenotaph: The day George V led a nation still recovering from war

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11th November 2021
On 11 November 1920, King George V led Britain in two minutes of silence to remember those lost in the First World War and to mark the exact moment when Armistices brought the Great War to a close. The king also unveiled the Cenotaph in Whitehall. In 1919, the government planned Peace Day for 19 July- a day to mark the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and to celebrate the work of…
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British RoyalsPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duchess of Cambridge opens two new galleries at the Imperial War Museum

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11th November 2021
On Wednesday, 10 November, ahead of Remembrance Sunday, The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Imperial War Museum in London. She was at the museum to open two different galleries, one which included some of her own photographs.  In an Alexander McQueen blouse that she first wore in 2012, a Catherine Walker coat and pair of trousers, and a poppy on her lapel, Catherine visited the museum to open…
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British RoyalsThe Edinburghs

Can Lady Louise really take the title of Princess on her 18th birthday?

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6th November 2021
On 8 November 2021, Lady Louise Windsor will turn 18. The elder child of Prince Edward, the Earl of Wessex, and his wife, Sophie, much of the conversation around her milestone birthday is about her styling. Louise is known formally as Lady Louise Windsor, as the daughter of an earl would be styled. However, as the grandchild of the sovereign in a male line, she has been entitled since birth to…
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British RoyalsKing Charles IIIPrince & Princess of WalesQueen Elizabeth II

Prince Charles Leads the Royal Family as They Host International Leaders at COP26

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2nd November 2021
The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have attended an evening reception on the opening day of the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is hosting the reception at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to mark the opening of the conference. Numerous world leaders, politicians, and activists are attending the…
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