The 13th of December is St. Lucia’s Day
and traditionally was celebrated in the holiday season. While it is
a less popular holiday in the United Kingdom and North America, it
is still widely celebrated in Scandinavia and Northern Italy. Like
many other Scandinavian families, the Swedish, Danish, and
Norwegian royal families all observe St. Lucia’s Day in
December. St. Lucia’s Day (also…
Princess Louise, the sixth child and
fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, holds an
interesting spot in history. She supported higher education for
women and feminist causes and was closely involved in the arts –
not at all common for a Victorian princess.
Princess Margaret, younger sister to
Queen Elizabeth II, passed away in 2002, shortly before their
mother. The later years of her life were quiet and difficult, due
to strokes, surgeries, and accidents. However, she was a popular
royal and led a busy life as sister to The…
Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the most
tragic figures in royal history. She inherited her crown at only
six-days-old and spent her childhood and adolescence in France.
After the death of her first husband, King Francis II died in 1560,
she returned to a turbulent and uncertain Scotland. With two
questionable Scottish marriages, she attempted to flee after an
unsuccessful uprising. Soon…
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
undertook a month-long tour of Canada in May and June of 1939,
visiting every province, the Dominion of Newfoundland, and they
also spent a few days in the United States. The tour was more
ambitious than any of the previous Canadian tours.
The Royal Family are associated with a
large number of organisations and charities, with these
relationships often dating back many years. This is particularly
true of the Not Forgotten Association, being celebrated this week
on the official Royal Family social media…
Margaret Greville is not a commonly known
name. However, her legacy can be seen on several members of the
British Royal Family to this day. Many of the tiaras, necklaces,
and brooches worn today in the royal family were originally owned
by The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville, but how did they end up in the
possession of the royals? Born in December 1863, Margaret Helen
Anderson was the daughter…
The Grand Duchess Vladimir Tiara is one
of the most impressive pieces in The Queen’s tiara collection. It
is one of her favourite tiaras and is frequently worn for different
events. It is notable, not only for its sheer size and brilliance
but for the fact that it can be…
Princess Louise, the sixth child and
fourth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, holds an
interesting spot in history. She supported higher education for
women and feminist causes and was closely involved in the arts –
not at all common for a Victorian…
George III is rather well-known as a
British monarch – The King who lost America, the father of a very
large family, the one who went mad. When people think of him, it
either tends to be as the devoted family man he was in his early
life or his quiet madness in later life. His marriage to Charlotte
of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was an enduring one, lasting 57 years until
her death in 1818 and…
