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 had come to share her
special day. But this was more than just a royal wedding. Juliana
was then heir to the throne of the…
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…
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 Silvia of Sweden Queen Silvia is
the longest reigning consort in Europe(Photo: Linda Broström/The
Royal Court of…
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…
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 shortest reigns in British
history. As of January 1st 2023, His Majesty has reigned for 125
days. That places him…
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…
King Charles has hailed Pope Benedict
XVI’s efforts to promote peace and goodwill as he paid tribute to
the former Pontiff following his death. Pope Benedict, who retired
as leader of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013, died on New Year’s
Eve 2022 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican City. King
Charles, who met Pope Benedict in 2009, sent a message of
condolence to Pope…
