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 Walker…
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…
In the past fiscal year, the Royal Family
spent more than £100 million on significant repair work on
Buckingham Palace, drawing large amounts of funding. The
Royal Family released its annual spending report for the last
financial year, released on Thursday, 30 June.
Several members of the Royal Family are
in Scotland for Holyrood Week, including The Earl and Countess of
Wessex. Edward and Sophie are known as the Earl and Countess of
Forfar in Scotland, and they were in Moray on June 28 2022 to meet
with volunteers and celebrate the…
Queen Margrethe of Denmark has had a busy
June this year and carried out another engagement on Friday, 24
June, in Copenhagen with an annual event. On Friday,
Margrethe visited the Life Guards’ barracks in Copenhagen to
present the Queen’s Clock. She attended the Royal Life Guards
‘Anniversary Parade in Gothersgade and presented the honour. The
Queen chose a bright pink skirt suit for…
The future Queen of Norway, Princess
Ingrid Alexandra, debuted a new-to-her tiara at her eighteenth
birthday celebrations. The pearl and diamond tiara belonged to
Ingrid Alexandra’s great-great-grandmother, Princess Ingeborg of
Sweden. Born Ingeborg Charlotte…
The Duchess of Cornwall has completed a
notable milestone in honour of her 75th birthday – she has graced
the cover of Vogue. The Duchess of Cornwall has had a long
road to get to where she is now. Quietly respected by those who
know her, her standing in the Royal…
Summer visits to royal palaces are
possible again, with a Dutch palace opening its doors.
According to the Dutch Royal Family’s official Twitter, tickets are
available to visit Noordeinde Palace on 23 July, 30 July, 6 August,
and 13 August. Visitors will be able to book tickets for both the
working palace and the stables. Tickets are available through
the official website here, along…
