The King has presented a brand new colour
to the Royal Guard at Balmoral Castle. The regimental flag was
handed over by His Majesty in a short ceremony at Balmoral as he
began his residence there for the summer. Accompanied by The Queen,
King Charles presented the ‘Ballater Colour’ which is used by the
Royal Guard who patrol the castle. This new colour marks the new…
It’s rare to see a royal engagement ring
with a flash of green about it. Emeralds aren’t the most popular
pick for royal betrothals but the few that have hit the headlines
are all rather striking. Here’s our rundown of that rarest of royal
sparklers…
Picked as a royal bride by Queen Victoria
herself, Princess Mary of Teck would find her way to the altar in
the most unusual circumstances. For Mary ended up saying ‘I do’ to
the second king in waiting selected as a husband for her. But her
marriage proved to be…
As she stepped into the Royal Opera House
for a concert marking one of the biggest political events of her
reign, Elizabeth II was the picture of serenity. But just minutes
earlier she had had to perform a tiara swap as her jewels fell
apart in the back of her royal car. Queen Elizabeth II was on her
way to attend the Fanfare for Europe gala in central London on
January 3rd 1973 when the…
It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment…
It’s not often the bridal bouquet gets
its own name but that’s just what happened at the first major royal
wedding of the 21st century. When Mette-Marit Tjessem Hjoiby
married Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, on August 25th 2001 in Oslo,
she carried an unusual…
As 1922 got under way, newspapers began
to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of
King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every
moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess
Mary’s wedding dress, choice of venue and honeymoon destination
were pored over even if actual details were hard to come by (sound
familiar?) but one…
The princess who wore blue to say 'I do' to a prince who waited decades to marry her
24th August 2023
It’s one of my all time favourite royal
wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so
slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a
lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a
masterclass in elegance and…
The State Visit of King Charles and Queen
Camilla to France will now take place in September. Their Majesties
will visit Paris and Bordeaux between September 20th and 22nd 2023.
The King and Queen were due to make the official trip in March 2023
but had to cancel…
The gowns worn by royal bridesmaids can
often be overlooked but the creations made for the attendants at
Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960 had a very special meaning.
For they were a link between the bride and her beloved father, who
had died almost a decade before her marriage. Margaret had turned
to Norman Hartnell for her wedding ensemble and entrusted him with
creating perfect…
