The Queen has made her visit to the Royal
Lancers since becoming their Colonel-in-Chief and it proved to be a
poignant meeting. For the regiment is the one to which her later
father, Major Bruce Shand, belonged and Her Majesty found several
reminders of her beloved dad during her visit. Queen Camilla was
shown one of Major Shand’s tunics as she toured barracks at
Catterick in North…
King Harald of Norway is scaling back his
public engagements on a permanent basis. The king, who is 87, will
continue with his constitutional duties and will still hold
audiences and meetings at the Royal Palace as well as undertake
visits around Norway. But the number of…
Not all kings and queens are born in
castles. The tale of the longest reigning Monarch in British
history began in a London townhouse. To be precise, No 17, Bruton
Street, Mayfair – for that iswhere Elizabeth II was born. In the
1920s this now famous…
The Prince of Wales has put the spotlight
on food waste as he began public engagements for the first time
since the Princess of Wales announced she is being treated for
cancer. Prince William headed to Surplus to Supper in
Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey to see how they make sure food and goods
that shops and wholesalers would otherwise throw away is put to
good use. The Prince spent time meeting…
The Prince of Wales promised to keep
looking after his wife as he was handed a card for Catherine on his
first public engagement since she announced she is being treated
for cancer. Prince William was given get well message for his wife
by Rachel Candappa, one of the…
The ultimate royal wedding dress: the gown worn by Grace Kelly as she became a princess
19th April 2024
It is perhaps the most talked about royal
wedding dress of them all. When Grace Kelly, Oscar winning actress
and Hollywood superstar, married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on
April 19th 1956, she did it in a gown for the history books. The
outfit became an instant classic and…
It was a ground breaking and glamourous
royal wedding and the images of it remain as familiar now as they
have ever done. The world watched, enthralled, when Grace Kelly
married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on April 19th 1956. Her
wedding dress has become one of the most celebrated royal outfits
of modern times. And her bridal bouquet is just as well known. For
her religious wedding, Grace chose a…
The King of the Belgians had to take a
break from the State Visit he was hosting for the Grand Duke of
Luxembourg as another important international gathering took place.
King Philippe opened the doors of the Royal Palace in Brussels to
EU leaders as an extraordinary…
Why Queen Letizia had to take a seat at an important moment in State Visit to the Netherlands
19th April 2024
The Queen of Spain had to sit down for
the traditional greetings at the State Banquet held in her honour
as she visited the Netherlands with her husband, King Felipe. Queen
Letizia was seated for the line up which saw the royal guests and
their hosts meet dozens of guests…
The King of Norway will take up his
official duties again after an absence of almost two months caused
by illness. King Harald, 87, hasn’t carried out any engagements
since the middle of February when he was taken ill during a holiday
to Malaysia. He was treated in hospital there after contracting an
infection and had to have a temporary pacemaker fitted before he
was well enough to…
