It’s been seven decades since the UK
witnessed the Coronation of a Monarch. As the final countdown to
the crowning of King Charles III gets under way, we look at some of
the facts you may – or may not – know about the last Coronation –
that of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952. The weather didn’t get the memo
The date for The Queen’s coronation, Tuesday 2nd June…
The spectacular robe that King Charles will wear after his Coronation - the Robe of Estate
21st March 2023
The Coronation of King Charles will see
the Monarch wear two crowns and two spectacular velvet robes. While
Charles III will begin the ceremony in the Robe of State, he will
leave Westminster Abbey as a crowned King and wearing a sumptuous
Robe of Estate. There might be…
It was a royal wedding for the history
books, the marriage of a future king and a regal love match to
boot. On this day in 1929, Olav of Norway married Martha of Sweden
in Oslo. The couple’s romance had captured the public imagination
while their rather glamourous…
It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit,
a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a
princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to
Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the
help of Karl Lagerfeld. Charlene and Albert’s civil wedding took
place on July 1st 2011, at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. For the
event, the first part of what…
As well as wearing several crowns at his
Coronation (well, this is a once only event after all), King
Charles will also be clothed in a variety of robes. The first out
of the royal wardrobe will be the Robe of State and while The King
won’t wear it for the whole of the…
''Colonel Catherine'' on parade for traditional St. Patrick's celebration with Irish Guards
17th March 2023
The Princess of Wales has spoken of her
pride in the Irish Guards in her first major speech as their
Colonel. The Princess told the regiment that her new role was a
”true honour” and she promised to ”listen to you, to support you,
and to champion you in…
King Charles III has sent a special
message to the President of Ireland to mark St. Patrick’s Day. King
Charles wrote to President Michael D. Higgins to express his
”warmest congratulations” on the day. In his message, His Majesty
said ”St. Patrick’s Day has global resonance, not least across the
United Kingdom, which speaks to the warm friendship and strong…
Prince Joachim of Denmark and his family
are moving to the United States. The prince, sixth in line to the
Danish throne, will begin a new job in Washington D.C. in
September. Ahead of that, Prince Joachim, along with his wife,
Princess Marie, and their two children…
One thing has been certain about the
Coronation of King Charles III from the very start. Even before the
date was known, the location of the crowning of the new Monarch was
set in stone. For Charles III, like every King and Queen for almost
a millennium, will be crowned at…
It is one of the most striking portraits
of George VI painted in his reign and contains all the symbols of
his kingship in a dramatic and historic setting. But this famous
image had to wait for completion because of war. The famous
portrait by Sir Gerald Festus Kelly was commissioned by the king in
early 1938, just a few months after he was crowned at Westminster
Abbey. It shows him in his…
