The last king of Greece, Constantine II,
remains in a serious condition in hospital but he has now been
moved from intensive care. The former monarch is in a ‘serious but
stable’ condition and his family remain at his bedside, according
to latest reports on CNN. Constantine, who is 82, has been in
hospital for five days. It’s understood he has suffered a stroke.
His…
On a cold, January day in 1937, a happy
young couple stepped out into the chilly air to make royal history.
Princess Juliana of the Netherlands married Prince Bernhard of
Lippe-Biesterfeld before a royal guest list and surrounded by
thousands of her fellow Dutch citizens who…
The royal past is peppered with
milestones, those major moments that take on an importance all of
their own, and Britain’s queens have provided plenty of history
worth talking about. From the reigns that started to the rules that
came to an end, from the happy arrivals…
If ever a wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie for her marriage to Prince Edward
6th January 2023
On January 6 1999, Prince Edward and
Sophie Rhys-Jones announced that they were engaged to be married.
To celebrate the occasion, 24 years on, Lydia Starbuck takes a look
back at the Countess of Wessex’s striking wedding dress. If ever a
royal wedding dress summed up its wearer, it was the gown chosen by
Sophie Rhys-Jones for her marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999
at St George’s…
As 2023 gets under way, special
anniversaries loom for several of Europe’s consorts. Two will mark
a decade as queens of their country while another has a special
royal celebration ahead of her. As a new year begins, we look at
Europe’s current consorts. Queen…
for the first time in decades, the royal
landscape of Europe looks somewhat different as the New Year gets
under way. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning Monarch and
the oldest for many years but now, all that has changed. As 2023
begins, this is how Europe is…
Another year, another Jubilee. We’ve got
used to these monarchical milestones in recent years. However, the
celebrations in Sweden this September for the half century of King
Carl XVI Gustaf’s rule have their own claim to fame. For the
Swedish monarch is marking a true Jubilee. On September 15th 2023,
the longest reigning king in Europe will mark the 50th anniversary
of his reign.
As Charles III begins a New Year, a
milestone is beckoning in the summer months of 2023. For in August
this year, His Majesty’s reign will overtake that of a king with a
famously truncated rule. And that milestone will take him one step
further away from having one of…
The year 2022 has left its mark on royal
history. The past twelve months have changed much and the United
Kingdom has lived under the reign of two Monarchs. Elizabeth II’s
record breaking rule reached another magnificent milestone as 2022
began. Her Late Majesty…
It was taken on the off chance but became
one of the most famous photos in history. As Queen Elizabeth II
waited for the fifteenth Prime Minister of her reign to arrive at
Balmoral for the traditional kissing of hands, she posed for quick
picture. It wasn’t shared until later that afternoon, once the
images of The Monarch and PM had been released. And so, this
charming image became the final…
