The Prince of Wales has said there can be
no pause in the work to protect endangered species as he presented
the annual Tusk Conservation Awards in London. Prince William, who
has been patron of the Tusk Trust for almost 20 years, also praised
rangers working to stop poachers and illegal traders targeting
animals in the wild. The Prince said, in his speech, that they are
”guardians working on…
The future queen who decided to accept the possibility of a crown over tea at a London hotel
27th November 2023
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…
If ever a wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
26th November 2023
It was the last Windsor wedding of the
20th century and a turning point for the Royal Family after a
troubled time. The bride chose a modern gown with nods to history
and it soon became a classic. If ever a royal wedding dress summed
up its wearer, it was the gown chosen…
The princess who wore blue to say I do to a prince who waited decades to marry her
26th November 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 chic, it was also the wedding dress of
a princess decades in the making. It’s now forty four years since
Prince Bertil of Sweden…
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…
The royal wedding of an obscure prince and princess that ended up creating a new monarchy
25th November 2023
Almost 120 years ago, a prince and
princess stepped off a ship and set a new monarchy afloat. Just a
few months before their arrival, neither had had any expectation of
a crown. But in November 1905, Prince and Princess Carl of Denmark
began their sea journey to a new life…
Two heirs to the throne to enjoy one of the oldest royal entertainment shows in the world
23rd November 2023
The Prince and Princess of Wales will
attend this year’s Royal Variety Show – with some special guests of
their own. Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden will
also be at the gala event at the Royal Albert Hall. The
performance, one of the high points of the showbusiness year, takes
place on November 30th 2023, during the official visit that the
Swedish heir and her husband…
The history of the Strathmore Rose tiara which has just been worn for the first time in almost a century
22nd November 2023
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…
The tiara of a future queen that's just been seen for the first time in nearly a century
21st November 2023
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…
Queen Letizia has made her mark on the
royal scene over the past two decades and her name counts as one of
the more unusual among royalty. But the Queen of Spain isn’t the
first Letizia on the regal scene. Two hundred years ago, the man
who dominated Europe and made himself Emperor of France gave an
important royal title to his mother. And as he made that
declaration, Letizia Ramolino became…
