British Royals

Queen Camilla's touching tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Camilla has made a touching tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, linked to a shared military connection. The Queen planted 100 trees in memory of Her Late Majesty with the help of the Royal Lancers. Queen Camilla is now Colonel in Chief of the Royal Lancers, a role she took over from Queen Elizabeth II. The soldiers helped Her Majesty plant 100 oak saplings at Sandringham. The Queen…
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The future queen who decided to accept the possibility of a crown over tea at a London hotel

On a summer’s day in 1818, a young German princess walked into one of the most famous hotels in London to meet a man twice her age. Just a year earlier, Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen and her suitor, William, Duke of Clarence, would never have considered chatting let alone taking the step that would inevitably follow this brief exchange. But after a short time together, with chaperones, of…
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A sparkling State Visit and a queen with hedgehogs - the royal week, in photos

All the pomp and pageantry of a State Visit that turned into a huge success, one of the biggest K-Pop bands getting a special honour and a long lost tiara all helped produce a week to remember. Oh, and there’s a queen with a hedgehog. Welcome to the royal week, in photos. State Visit Success Picture by Stephen Lock / i-Images King Charles and Queen Camilla welcomed the President and…
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British Royals

The history of the Strathmore Rose tiara which has just been worn for the first time in almost a century

A tiara that began as a wedding present from devoted parents to a daughter about to marry a king’s son has made a surprise appearance after almost nine decades tucked away in the royal vaults. The Princess of Wales chose the Strathmore Rose tiara for the State Banquet given in honour of the President of South Korea at Buckingham Palace at the end of the first day of his State Visit to the…
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