It is the longest line of succession in
the world with thousands in it, including monarchs of other
nations. The path to the throne of King Charles III contains many
names but the main focus falls on the few dozen most closely
related to the monarch. The line has already altered once in His
Majesty’s reign and will no doubt change again. Here are the first
thirty people in line to the…
Sparkling with diamonds and studded with
creamy pearls, it is a perfect fit for bridal white so it’s no
surprise that a rather impressive royal necklace was created for a
marriage. Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace is a rarely seen royal
gem but it has a…
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…
A is for Anne but why did the Queen’s
only daughter end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual
one for members of the Royal Family? The answer can perhaps best be
found in the summer of 1930 and the arrival of another princess. In
August that year, the future George VI and his Queen Elizabeth
(later the Queen Mother) welcomed their second daughter. The baby
girl was born…
It’s been quite the week for tartan. The
King was fully kilted out as he headed to John O’Groats for a wee
dram at the start of his Scottish holidays. Meanwhile his heir,
Prince William, found his own Scottish style under scrutiny as
conversations began about…
It will be a poignant day, tinged with
sadness and The King will spend the first anniversary of his
accession to the throne privately. His Majesty will pass the day in
Aberdeenshire. His base there, Birkhall, is on the Balmoral estate.
Queen Elizabeth II died in the main…
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother lived
most of her adult life in the spotlight and yet one very basic
detail of her story is shrouded in mystery. For no one is really
sure exactly where the Queen Mother was born. And no one did more
to get people guessing than the Queen Mum herself. In 1980, as
preparations were under way for her eightieth birthday
celebrations, a Clarence House press officer…
The story of the society superstar whose jewels continue to sparkle on the Royal Family
4th August 2023
Margaret Greville is not a commonly known
name. However, her legacy can be seen on several members of the
British Royal Family to this day. Many of the tiaras, necklaces,
and brooches worn today in the royal family were originally owned
by The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville, but…
How the House of Windsor paid tribute to the reign of its founder at the Platinum Jubilee celebrations
3rd August 2023
As the Royal Family arrived for the
Service of Thanksgiving at St. Paul’s Cathedral during the Platinum
Jubilee celebrations in June 2022, one colour stood out. Many of
the women in the royal party chose to wear pink. And there may well
have been a rather special…
She was the beautiful princess who had
been the subject of endless royal wedding speculation, he was the
handsome prince with a crown waiting in his future. When Marie-Jose
of Belgium married Umberto, heir to the throne of Italy, in January
1930 their marriage had all the echoes of history about it, a union
of dynasties that would secure a throne. Tens of thousands flocked
to Rome to see the…
