One hundred years ago today, April 20,
was the last day before history. In the early hours of April 21
1926, a little girl was born in London. She would grow up to become
the longest reigning Monarch in British history, a Queen who
changed royalty and a country and whose long life and rule
reflected the changes of a whole world. This is how the royal story
was told in the last hours before…
Peter Phillips reveals the Royal Family all asked one question after Queen Elizabeth II surprised them
19th April 2026
Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest grandson,
Peter Phillips, has revealed that the Royal Family were all asking
the same question as everyone else in the world during one of the
most famous moments of her historic reign. As the Opening Ceremony
of the 2012 Olympics got…
Queen Camilla sums up royal history as she speaks in Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century
19th April 2026
Everyone’s talking about Queen Elizabeth
II. As the centenary of her birth approaches, there has been a
sudden shift towards telling her story. The King has announced who
will write the authorised biography of the late Queen. And just
hours after Anna Keay was…
Royal Ascot has just brought in a style twist and the Princess of Wales has already set the pace
17th April 2026
It’s one of the biggest royal fashion
guessing games of the year but it might be easier to win this time
round. Every summer, royal watchers and fashion pundits alike enjoy
predicting what colour royal women will wear as they head to Royal
Ascot, one of the stand out moments on the social calendar.
However, one day at this year’s meeting might be a shoe in when it
comes to shades…
A princess has turned eighteen with her
country’s royal family sharing special details of what’s proved to
be a double celebration. Princess Eleonore of Belgium, the youngest
child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, reaches the milestone on
April 16. As…
Queen Mary of Denmark seen in public for first time since death of father and her royal family make special gestures to her grief
16th April 2026
Queen Mary of Denmark has made her first
public appearance since the death of her father. Mary joined her
royal family in Copenhagen as they marked the birthday of Queen
Margrethe. The father of Queen Mary, John Dalgleish Donaldson, died
at the weekend in his hometown…
New details of King Charles and Queen Camilla's State Visit to the US revealed and it contains a moment of history
14th April 2026
King Charles and Queen Camilla’s State
Visit to the US will include a truly historic moment. Charles III
will become the first King of the United Kingdom to address
Congress. Queen Elizabeth II was the first British Monarch to
address a joint meeting and her son will become the second. It will
be part of a significant time in Washington which will include a
glittering…
New stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth II begin final countdown to centenary of her birth
14th April 2026
The final countdown to the centenary of
Queen Elizabeth II is under way and brand new stamps have been
released to mark the special anniversary. Royal Mail have launched
eight stamps commemorating the life and reign of Elizabeth II,
shown to the public for the first time…
King and Queen of the Netherlands are first royal visitors to the White House in a busy month
14th April 2026
There will be plenty of kings in the
official home of the US President this month and the Dutch monarch
was the first to cross the threshold. King Willem-Alexander of the
Netherlands, along with Queen Maxima, was welcomed to the White
House by Donald Trump as they began…
These are the historic royal tiaras Queen Camilla can't wear during her State Visit to the USA
13th April 2026
With just weeks to go until King Charles
and Queen Camilla are set to head to the US for a State Visit,
final preparations are being made. The trip is expected to include
a State Banquet, the only moment during the trip that The Queen
could wear a tiara. However, two historic jewels are already out of
the reckoning and one has symbolic ties to the UK’s relationship
with President Donald…
