One of the most fascinating yet largely
forgotten queens of the 20th century has been given the TV movie
treatment. Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain, great grandmother of
King Felipe, will have her story brought to life in a drama series.
However, it’s taken two years for Spain’s national broadcaster,
RTVE, to put on the show which it commissioned and that’s led to…
There’s a lead role for the husband of
the Princess Royal in a portrait taken to mark a special day. Vice
Admiral Sir Tim Laurence is photographed with his wife in the
official image for Princess Anne’s 75th birthday. The couple, who
have been married for…
The Princess Royal has worn a festoon of
diamonds as she begins celebrations for her 75th birthday. With a
week to go until Anne reaches three quarters of a century, the
Princess has starred in an official birthday portrait and chosen
one of her favourite tiaras for the…
The Duke of Cornwall has sent a special
message to a history making group. The footballers of Truro City
received a special good luck message from their county’s duke ahead
of an important day. Truro City are the first football team from
Cornwall to reach the National League, the fifth tier of English
football. They are also the first Cornish side to go fully…
At a glittering state banquet in
Helsinki’s Presidential Palace earlier this year, Queen Mary of
Denmark stunned observers when she chose to wear a poetic relic of
royal history: a 200‑year‑old gold tiara and accompanying bracelet,
both steeped in classical romance and…
Princess Anne began birthday countdown at world famous event that's turning 75 this summer too
7th August 2025
The Princess Royal will celebrate her
75th birthday this summer and she began the final countdown to this
milestone birthday with a visit to a world famous event that began
life in the same year she did. Princess Anne is a regular at the
Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo…
Princess Anne's practical approach on show once again and it involves her brother's nemesis, a fountain pen
6th August 2025
The King has gained quite a reputation
for his love/ hate relationship with fountain pens and it appears
his younger sister has decided a much firmer attitude is needed in
her family’s attitude to writing. As she was asked to sign the
visitor’s book as she arrived at the official residence of the
President of Ireland, Princess Anne picked up the pen and was just
about start writing…
The Princess Royal has visited Dublin to
see the President of the Republic of Ireland just before he leaves
office. President Michael D. Higgins is set to step aside shortly
at the end of his second term as he isn’t permitted to seek a third
stint in office by the…
The Princess of Wales has spoken of the
”sacred opportunity to transform our societies for the better” as
her early years foundation launches new work focused on how
children’s brains develop. A set of films focuses on unpacking
brain science to explore…
King Felipe of Spain has brought in a big
change to a long established rule for royal events and he had a
pressing reason to do it. One of the biggest events in the Spanish
royal calendar is the annual evening for dignitaries in Mallorca,
held in the gardens of the Marivent palace. It’s a formal event and
men are usually asked to wear a suit with tie for the evening.
However, in 2024…
