As one of the hardest working couples in
the British Royal Family, the Earl and Countess of Wessex have had
a very busy 2021. There were several significant family events, as
well as countless engagements where they represented The Queen.
Edward and Sophie regularly carry out engagements, while their
children, Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn do not.
January As much…
Prince Charles walks in the footsteps of the past to preserve history for future generations
15th December 2021
ast week the Prince of Wales visited the
ruins of Abbey Cwmhir in the valley of the Clywedog brook in Wales
to highlight the area’s history and the preservation work
happening. Prince Charles visited the Abbey ruins to meet with
local historians and community…
Her Majesty’s Gold Medal for Poetry has
been awarded for 2021 to Grace Nichols, a Guyanese poet who moved
to Britain in 1977. Nichols’ first poetry collection, I Is a
Long-Memoried Woman, was published in 1983 and won the Commonwealth
Poetry Prize. Her work celebrates…
Queen Margrethe was in the audience last
night at the Pantomime Theatre, along with many of her family
members, to enjoy her work on The Snow Queen. Appropriately, it was
snowing as they arrived and were dressed for the weather. The Queen
has worked with Tivoli Ballet Theatre in Copenhagen on several
different projects, both as a set and costume designer. Two years
ago, she started working on a…
The Duchess of Cambridge has visited the
Victoria and Albert Museum in London to see a new exhibition with
royal ties. Catherine visited the V&A on Thursday morning to
see Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution, which recently
opened. The exhibition includes over…
Aiko, Princess Toshi, the daughter of
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, will reach the age of maturity on her
twentieth birthday on 1 December 2022. In the following days, she
will take part in specific ceremonies and will start attending
public engagements with her…
Inside the Jubilee Exhibition: The Queen's most famous portrait?
22nd November 2021
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee in
2022, the Royal Collection Trust will be staging three different
exhibitions in 2022. The exhibition at Buckingham Palace will focus
on her Accession, the Windsor Castle exhibition on her Coronation,
and the Palace of Holyroodhouse exhibition on her Jubilees. The
Buckingham Palace exhibition will feature some of the most famous
portraits of The…
The second season of The Great from Hulu
has premiered in the United States and Canada and will be
premiering in the United Kingdom on 5 December. The popular period
drama is a fictional take on Catherine the Great’s early
reign. The Great was written by Tony…
Inside the Jubilee exhibitions: Coronation on show at Windsor Castle
18th November 2021
The Royal Collection Trust will be
staging three different exhibitions in 2022 to mark The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee, at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and the
Palace of Holyroodhouse. The exhibition at Windsor Castle is set to
explore The Queen’s Coronation in…
The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara: an iconic royal jewel
17th November 2021
The Queen has numerous tiaras to choose
from for formal occasions. However, there are a few that she turns
to again and again. The Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara is
one of those pieces, and even features in the first portraits taken
during her reign. Queen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and Ireland
Tiara was given to Princess May of Teck as a wedding present.
Society hostess…
