It was a wedding fit for a queen in
waiting but the bride and groom only made it to the altar after a
wave of protest, some of it angry, that threatened to stop their
romance in its tracks. When Beatrix of the Netherlands, then heir
to her country’s throne, wed Claus van Amsberg in 1966, the recent
past proved more than problematic. The couple overcame those
troubles and enjoyed a successful…
The reign of King Charles III is now six
months old. His Majesty took the throne on September 8th 2022 on
the death of Queen Elizabeth II. By the end of her reign, Queen
Elizabeth II counted 23 descendants in the line of succession to
her throne. That has changed. Now…
Westminster Abbey will close its doors on
April 25th 2023 ahead of the Coronation. It will remain closed
until May 8th and in the meantime, some services will take place,
instead, at nearby St. Margaret’s Church. And while not as famous
as its neighbour, St.
Westminster Abbey announces when it will close its doors to prepare for the Coronation
9th March 2023
Westminster Abbey is being prepared for
the Coronation of King Charles III and it’s now been announced when
its doors will close ahead of the ceremont. The Abbey will shut its
doors to the public on April 25th 2023, twelve days before King
Charles and Queen Camilla are crowned within its ancient walls. It
will open again on May 8th 2023 when hundreds are expected to make
their way to…
It’s now six months since King Charles
took the throne and the start of his reign has seen plenty of
questions about the titles of his family. Now, just days after one
pressing query was answered as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
decided they want their children to be…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has gone
back to royal duties after heart surgery and his return has had a
rather royal ring to it. The King of Sweden welcomed Her Majesty
Margareta, Custodian of the Crown of Romania to the Royal Palace as
she visited Stockholm. Queen…
Buckingham Palace has changed its website
to show the titles that the children of the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex will now use. The site now shows them as Prince Archie of
Sussex and Princess Lilibet of Sussex. The alteration came after
the Duke and Duchess decided they wanted their children to use
their royal titles. Archie and Lilibet had the right to be known as
Prince and Princess…
It’s a typo that might have had
constitutional consequences. As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
announced that their daughter had been christened, they said the
ceremony had been overseen by the Archbishop of Los Angeles. There
was only one problem with that. The…
Exactly six months on from acquiring the
most royal title of all, Queen Camilla has been given another
crown. On International Women’s Day, she’s been named the most
influential woman of the year by the Independent. To mark #IWD,
it’s drawn up a list of…
Queen Camilla has praised some of the
”remarkable” women she has met in the past twelve months on
International Women’s Day. In a statement, Her Majesty said
”International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate female
achievement, to encourage and inspire one another, and to thank the
women in our lives for their contribution to society.” Queen
Camilla added…
