Features

Which special royal jewels might be on display on the State Visit to Australia?

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18th October 2024
On Friday, 18 October, King Charles and Queen Camilla will be arriving in Australia to begin their tour. The late Queen Elizabeth II had several pieces of jewellery that she received from Australia; which might we see on this visit? The then-Princess Elizabeth received the Australian Opal Spray Brooch as a wedding gift in 1947 from the Returned Sailors’, Soldiers’, and Airmen’s Imperial…
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Norway

Royal Orders on full display at State Dinner

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16th October 2024
On Tuesday evening, King Harald and Queen Sonja hosted the Finnish President and his wife for state dinner on the first day of the three day Finnish State Visit to Norway. While the women of the Norwegian Royal Family wore several impressive tiaras, they also wore several…
British Royals

The princess who gave up being HRH for love

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16th October 2024
Many of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s grandchildren married into various royal families across Europe. Not all did, though. Princess Patricia of Connaught was the daughter of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Princess Margaret Louise of Prussia, and despite relinquishing her title, she left a powerful legacy- particularly in Canada.Princess Patricia was born 17 March…
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History

The fast and brutal end of an infamous queen

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16th October 2024
In October of 1793, the most famous French Queen in history met a swift and gruesome end.After the French Royal Family was seized by Revolutionary forces in August of 1792, they were held prisoner. The former King Louis XVI was executed on 21 January 1793, but…
Royal News

The queen who mixed brat green and haute couture to take Paris in style

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16th October 2024
Queen Mathilde began the State Visit to France on Monday with a strong berry red look inspired by Christian Dior’s 1947 “New Look”. She has continued on with more fashion forward ensembles as a nod to French haute couture while celebrating Belgian designers.For the State Dinner on Monday evening at the Élysée Palace, Her Majesty continued on with Christian Dior from head to toe.
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History

A royal mystery: where did the Amber Room go?

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13th October 2024
While there are many missing tiaras, necklaces, and rings, there is one missing piece of royal history that literally looms larger. The Amber Room from Catherine Palace went missing during the Second World War, and it has not been located to this day.The Amber Room was a large room in the Catherine Palace near St. Petersburg that was hung with amber panels (complete with gold leaf and…
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