Lydia Starbuck

The last major Windsor wedding of the 20th century became something of a turning point for Queen Elizabeth II and her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of previous royal marriages. The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, on June 19th 1999, seemed to mark a change in direction following a tumultuous…

She was the royal who insisted she would only marry for love while he was a prince with a broken heart and no desire to wed again. However, on a summer’s day, exactly a century ago, they fell in love in London and began a royal romance that would lead to a crown and change the attitudes of a whole royal family. The love story of Lady Louise Mountbatten and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden…

Ian Wright leads the field of sports stars recognised in the first Birthday Honours list of the reign of King Charles III.The former England and Arsenal player is made an OBE for his services to football and charity.Another football legend, John Grieg, is made a CBE. He spent decades with Rangers as a player, manager and director and has been named the greatest ever by the club’s…

The first King’s Birthday Honours of the reign of Charles III include a knighthood for one of Britain’s most famous novelists that was conferred just before he died.Sir Martin Amis received his honour the day before he passed away. The Cabinet Office made the unusual move of conferring the knighthood ahead of the release of the list to ensure that Sir Martin was honoured.The…