Denmark

Princess Isabella of Denmark turns to mum, Queen Mary, for her summer style

Princess Isabella of Denmark has a fairly unique life. She and her friends are able to walk through the gate of the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen after a day out, waving at the royal guards that keep everyone else out. And one of the biggest benefits of being a princess? Being able to raid a queen’s closet. The 18 year old princess has started borrowing pieces from her mum’s wardrobe…
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Belgium

The unknown princess who just stole the style show on her royal family's big day out

One Belgian princess had made something of a public statement about what she’d be wearing to the royal family’s big day out but in the end it was another, far more discreet royal, who stole the style show.The Belgian Royal Family celebrated National Day and the half sister of King Philippe, Princess Delphine, had made public statements about what she planned to wear. However, from…
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Features

The birth of the House of Windsor

When King George V inherited the throne from his father, Edward VII, in 1910, he was the second monarch in the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. However, he would also be the last monarch of the dynasty. Queen Victoria was the sixth monarch in the House of Hanover. In 1840, she married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Their son, King Edward VII, took the throne in 1901 upon his…
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Features

An unexpected romance and glittering wedding that led to a very famous royal dynasty

it’s one of the most important royal weddings in history and led to the foundation of one of the most famous dynasties of all. But it began in controversy.In July 1893, the Duke of York married Princess Mary of Teck at St. James’s Palace. However, the duke wasn’t the bride’s first royal fiance.In December 1891,Mary had become engaged to another prince – the Duke…
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