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 arrangement of flowers that had a title all
of its own. The creation was called ‘Brudeloperen’ and it remains
one…
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…
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 because of strikes and protests at pension
changes planned by President Emmanuel Macron. The State Visit to
France was to have…
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…
For a princess who claimed a bit of a
royal first at the baptismal font, it’s perhaps not surprising that
Patricia of Connaught – known for most of her adult life as Lady
Patricia Ramsey – ended up changing plenty of regal rules on her
way. The little…
Queen Letizia has helped present the
World Cup trophy to Spain after a famous win in Sydney and ended up
in the middle of a soccer scrum as celebrations continued. The
Queen of Spain attended the final with her younger daughter,
Infanta Sofia. They cheered as Spain beat England 1-0 in the final
at Stadium Australia. Queen Letizia and Infanta Sofia commiserate
with England at the…
The Prince of Wales has sent a good luck
message to the Lionesses with a little help from a young royal
football fan. Princess Charlotte, who has shown her support for the
England team in the past, joined her dad for a video just hours
before the match in Sydney which…
Prince William and the World Cup - do you think the Prince of Wales should be in Australia for the big game?
19th August 2023
So should he stay or should he go? As
England’s footballers prepare for their first World Cup final in
almost sixty years, tactics have been put on the back burner while
a far more heated debate takes place. Never mind who lines up on
the pitch for the match against…
The King leads congratulations for the Lionesses as England reach the World Cup final
16th August 2023
King Charles III has congratulated the
Lionesses as England scored a famous win that sent them into the
World Cup Final. A 3-1 victory over Australia put Sarina Wiegman’s
team into the last two – they will play Spain for the World Cup.
His Majesty sent a message to the Lionesses to celebrate their win.
However, Charles, King of Australia, also had commiserations for
the losing…
