The King has appointed his youngest
brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, to the Order of the Thistle. Prince
Edward was given the honour to mark his 60th birthday on March 10th
2024. The Order is the highest chivalric order in Scotland.
Appointments to the Order are made solely on the discretion of The
King. Charles III receives no political advice about who to
appoint. King James VII founded…
Queen Mary acquired many of the tiaras
that are still worn by the extended British Royal Family. While
much of the public’s attention is on the tiaras worn by the late
Queen, the current Princess of Wales, and Queen Camilla, there are
other pieces worn by the Kent and…
While Queen Mary was known to be a magpie
with a large jewellery collection, her mother-in-law also had a
strong collection of her own. And amongst the most famous pieces is
the gem now known as Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara. In 1888,
the then Prince and Princess of…
On May 6th 2023 at Westminster Abbey,
King Charles III was crowned with St. Edward’s Crown, at the moment
of coronation. The Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown on His
Majesty’s head before declaring ”God Save The King.” The design of
St. Edward’s Crown dates back to the eleventh century, but the
crown itself is much younger. The original St. Edward’s Crown
reportedly…
The late Duke of Edinburgh was an anchor
of support for Queen Elizabeth II throughout her entire reign.
Although many considered him an outsider when the couple married,
he had his own royal pedigree. His mother, Princess Alice of
Battenberg was born on 25 February at…
The stunning turquoise tiara that passed from a queen to a duchess
9th February 2024
While The King has inherited a number of
stunning tiaras that he can loan out to the members of his family,
the other branches of the British Royal Family have their own
jewels. The Duchess of Gloucester has a substantial tiara, the Teck
Turquoise Tiara, that she wears…
Queen Mary’s Dolls’ house is celebrating
an important milestone- 2024 marks its 100th birthday. This
incredible dollhouse was created in 1924 and is now on display at
Windsor Castle. A friend of Queen Mary, Princess Marie Louise, came
up with the idea of a to-scale doll house to thank The Queen for
her dedicated support during the First World War. The Princess
called upon English architect…
Mary of Modena was Queen of England,
Scotland, and Ireland for less than four years but the Stuart
consort found herself at the centre of multiple scandals. Mary was
born to the Duke of Modena and his wife in 1658. In 1673, the
fifteen year old princess married the forty…
Following Queen Margrethe’s abdication on
14 January, King Frederik will take the throne and his wife will
become Queen Mary. They are not the only members of the Danish
Royal Family whose titles will change, though. Their eldest son
will also take on a new role. Prince…
As Queen Margrethe is only a few days
away from her abdication on 14 January, she is in the public
spotlight. She is often referred to as Daisy by both those who know
and the media but why? The Queen is named for her
grandmother, Crown Princess Margareta of Sweden. Margareta’s name
was quite close to the word for a very common flower in the
Scandinavian countries, the marguerite. The…
