The Duchess of Gloucester has presented
one of the first trophies at Royal Ascot on a special day – her
77th birthday. The Duchess was on hand to award the prizes in the
Coventry Stakes, which was won by River Tiber. She is with her
husband, the Duke of Gloucester. The couple arrived in the royal
procession as day one of Ascot got under way. Their Royal
Highnesses were in the third…
For the first time, Edward and Sophie mark their anniversary with the titles promised on their wedding day
19th June 2023
For the first time, the royal couple who
married on June 19th 1999 are marking their anniversary with the
titles promised to them on their wedding day. When Prince Edward
and Sophie Rhys-Jones exchanged vows at St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor in the last big British…
Charles III and Felipe VI have a linked
history with roots in centuries past. The pair share several
bloodlines including ties to two of the most famous matchmakers in
royal history. Here are the different ways Charles III and Felipe
VI get to call each other cousins. The…
Royal Wedding Bouquets: the symbolic choices of Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
19th June 2023
June is royal wedding month in Sweden and
one particular date is filled with regal marriage memories. King
Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wed on June 19th 1976 and their
eldest child and heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, chose
the same date for her marriage to Daniel Westling in 2010. Mother
and daughter wore the same tiara for their marriages and selected
cream and green blooms for…
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…
It was an historic royal wedding which
created a consort. When Silvia Sommerlath married King Carl XVI
Gustaf of Sweden on June 19th 1976, she became the country’s queen
as she said her vows. The couple are now marking their 45th wedding
anniversary. Let’s rewind…
The Duchess of Edinburgh is thrilled by the surprise at the end of Trooping the Colour
17th June 2023
It was a special tribute to The King,
kept secret from him, to round off Trooping the Colour but it was
the Duchess of Edinburgh who seemed most thrilled with the event.
As the flypast over Buckingham Palace came to an end after the
first Sovereign’s Birthday Parade for Charles III, planes formed a
‘C R’ in the skies above London. His Majesty looked touched and
almost…
A nod to their roles as Colonels from The Queen and the Princess of Wales at Trooping the Colour
17th June 2023
Queen Camilla and The Princess of Wales
both chose outfits acknowledging their roles as Colonels for the
first Trooping the Colour of The King’s reign. The Queen was in a
red coat dress inspired by the uniform of the Grenadier Guards, of
which she is Colonel. Her…
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…
Princess Charlotte appeared to enjoy
every moment of Trooping the Colour as she watched the parade from
a balcony with the Duchess of Edinburgh. The Princess of Wales,
Colonel of the Irish Guards, was sitting on the dais on the parade
ground with The Queen and the Duke of Kent, so it was great aunt
Sophie who kept the youngsters of the Royal Family entertained
during the ceremony. Princess…
