King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain
have hosted author Luis Mateo Diez to present a literary prize. On
April 23rd, The King and Queen presented Diez with the 2023
Cervantes Prize. The Miguel de Cervantes Prize is the most
significant literary prize in the Spanish language; it is given to
an author to celebrate an author’s lifetime achievement in Spanish
language…
In the United Kingdom, one of the
monarch’s most important roles is that of Head of the British Armed
Forces. For King Charles, this is largely a ceremonial role where
decisions are made by the government and the leadership of the
armed forces. In many other countries, the…
The Prince of Wales has been made the
Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. The
appointment was confirmed by Buckingham Palace in a statement on 23
April with several new honours for members of the Royal Family. The
Royal Order of the Bath is a military…
Queen Silvia of Sweden pulled out a
historic tiara for a State Dinner in Stockholm. King Carl Gustaf
and Queen Silvia are hosting the Finnish President for a State
Visit, and Queen Silvia chose a notable piece. She wore the
Nine-Prong Tiara, also commonly referred to as Queen Sofia’s Tiara.
This tiara features 580 diamonds and has nine prongs to top off
burst and floral elements. Other gems…
The Order of the Garter is the oldest
chivalric order in Great Britain. King Edward III founded the
Most Noble Order of the Garter. It was officially founded in 1348
but may date back to 1344. Reportedly he was inspired by King
Arthur and his Round Table of Knights, but…
While most people tend to focus on the
first ten to twenty people in line for the British throne,
particularly when there is a new member of the family and the line
shifts, the line of succession is far longer than that. And there
are actually several monarchs of other…
11 April will be the 335th anniversary of
a very unique British coronation- the only joint coronation in
British history. Queen Mary II and King William III were crowned as
co-monarchs at Westminster Abbey after being offered the crown.
King James II became King upon his brother’s death in 1685. The
once beloved Duke of York was Catholic, though, and this would be
his downfall. After…
here 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…
He was the monarch who had to fight for a
throne but then relied on a mistress for advice with a queen who
arrived at court to find another holding power. And in the middle
of their marriage was a woman with ambition, brains and no sense of
self control. Our special read…
Eleanor of Aquitaine died on 1 April 1204
but after 800 years, she still holds our interest. She was Queen
twice and held titles in her own name, and she remains one of the
most interesting royal women in the mediaeval period. Eleanor was
born on 8 April 1124 to William, Duke of Aquitaine and Count of
Poitiers and Aénor of Châtellerault. Her father’s lands exceeded
those of the French…
