The Queen has reached a new milestone in
her reign. For the first time in her 70 year-reign, The Queen’s
signature will appear on UK coinage. The Royal Mint have shared a
video on social media showing the process of Her Majesty’s
signature being stamped into new coins. We recently captured the
first coin in our special collection celebrating Her Majesty The
Queen's…
England has two royal duchies: the Duchy
of Lancaster and the Duchy of Cornwall. The Duchy of Cornwall is
the older of the two. The Duchy of Cornwall is inherited by
the eldest son of the monarch at their birth or when their parent
succeeds to the throne. It was…
On Sunday, 17 July, the Duchess of
Cornwall will celebrate her 75th birthday. Since marrying The
Prince of Wales in 2005, she has taken on a robust portfolio of
patronages. Sexual Violence and Domestic Abuse Although it is
a difficult topic to speak about, Camilla…
Carnival spirit for the birthday duchess as Charles and Camilla celebrate with Notting Hill
14th July 2022
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of
Cornwall were out in London for a festive afternoon in Notting
Hill. Charles and Camilla spent the afternoon at a preview event
for the Notting Hill Carnival. The massive cultural event was
cancelled in person in both 2020 and 2021 and held virtually due to
the ongoing global health crisis, but it is returning to an
in-person format in August. The…
Royal watchers in Belgium will have more
on their to-see lists this summer. Both the Royal Palace of
Brussels and the Royal Crypt in Laeken will be open to the public.
The Royal Palace of Brussels serves as the official home of the
King and Queen of the Belgians.
A new exhibition at Windsor Castle has
opened for the Platinum Jubilee and is celebrating The Queen’s
Coronation in 1953. The collection includes four prominent brooches
that have never been on public display. Platinum Jubilee: The
Queen’s Coronation is now open at…
The Royal Collection Trust has three
different exhibitions this summer in honour of The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee. The exhibition at Holyrood features three of Her Majesty’s
Jubilee looks from her reign. The Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977
was more understated than we have come to expect in the
twenty-first century but her style was not. The exhibition features
a bright pink day dress…
Both of The Queen’s historic outfits from
her Platinum Jubilee will be on display this summer at the Palace
of Holyrood. For Her Majesty’s first Platinum Jubilee
appearance, at Trooping the Colour, she wore a powder blue dress
and coat that features a white and…
A rare portrait of the late Princess of
Wales is currently on display this summer in London. The portrait
is an oil sketch done as a preliminary piece for Nelson Shanks’
full-length portrait. In it, Diana is wearing a dark green, velvet
military-style Catherine…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands had a
busy Thursday and was on an engagement literally close to
home. On Thursday morning, Máxima visited the TextielMuseum
in Tilburg. Conservators at the museum are currently working on
repairing and restoring curtains from the Chinese Hall at the
Paleis Huis ten Bosch, as well as creating new curtains. She
met with museum staff to discuss how the…
