We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon
with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But
rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A
princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the
Pathe newsreels of the time presenting trophies and cheering on the
tennis stars of the day. This granddaughter of Victoria was a good
sport and she needed…
The Princess of Wales will be on Centre
Court to hand over the trophies at Wimbledon as this year’s
competition comes to a close. The last few years have seen the
Princess become a regular at the presentations but a whole host of
royals have done the honours over the…
The royal box at Wimbledon was packed as
the competition intensified with plenty of princesses in place to
enjoy the semi-finals of the Men’s Singles Championship. Princess
Beatrice followed in the famed footsteps of the Princess of Wales
with plenty of expressive…
The Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg
have shared their joy at the news they are to become grandparents
again. In a short statement, the Grand Ducal Court said Grand Duke
Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa had ”the great joy of
announcing that Prince Felix and Princess Claire are expecting
their third child.” Felix, second son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand
Duchess Maria Teresa, and…
Sixteenth century kings, even those that
had worked their way through a quintet of queens, had a somewhat
preconceived idea of what a consort should bring to their royal
marriage. Henry VIII might well have been in love with the idea of
love but he also had a concept of…
t was a famous royal love story that
shocked as much as it thrilled. John of Gaunt was the
ultra-ambitious prince whose desire to be a king almost cost him
his life, Katherine Swynford was the mysterious commoner who
supplanted a queen in his affections. Their relationship…
When King Charles & Queen
Camilla announced their engagement in February 2005, they
wasted no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They
immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a
civil ceremony at Windsor Castle followed by a service of blessing
at St. George’s Chapel later the same day. Yet just a week later,
they had to move their civil marriage out of…
The royal box at Wimbledon was packed as
the competition moved into its final stages. On day eight of the
2023 Championships, also known as July 10th 2023, a future king
rubbed shoulders with a prince and a duchess as they joined a crowd
treated to some top notch…
Protocol and the President: how Joe Biden's hand on The King's shoulder is far from a rule breaker
10th July 2023
He’s about to head to a NATO summit but
it would appear that US President, Joe Biden, has weightier matters
to deal with. After popping in for tea at Windsor Castle with King
Charles III, POTUS is caught up in a debate about whether he broke
royal protocol by putting his…
The King and the US President have met at
Windsor as Joe Biden’s brief visit to the UK continues. His Majesty
greeted the President to the castle in a ceremonial welcome that
included an inspection of a Guard of Honour. President Biden flew
by helicopter to Windsor before being driven to the Quadrangle
where His Majesty was waiting. King Charles walked to the
President’s car to welcome…
