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 Queen. Princess
Margaret Rose was born to the Duke and Duchess of York on 21 August
1930, at Glamis Castle. The younger…
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…
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 accounts to mark Charity
Tuesday. The origins of the association began in 1919, when Marta
Cunningham, an American soprano…
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…
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 princess. In opposition to her
siblings, her mother wanted her to marry a British suitor rather
than a foreign one. Louise married the…
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.
There are a number of events in English
royal history that seem extraordinary and unbelievable, but the
warming pan scandal has to be at the top of the list. The son of
James II and Mary of Modena had a very interesting start to life
and would be questioned for…
For many people, Queen Elizabeth the
Queen Mother represented the very heart of Britain. Her
steadfastness and dedication to Britain during the Second World War
largely defines her legacy. However, she was also the Last Empress
of India. Early Life Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the
youngest daughter and second youngest child of a Scottish nobleman,
Claude Bowes-Lyon and Cecelia…
