On an autumn day, over 500 years ago,
Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII, marriedthe French king, Louis
XII. The spectacular ceremony in Abbeville in Northern France
transformed Mary into the Queen of France. No other English
princess held that title after her. In fact, only one other
daughter of a King of England had married a King of France when
Eadgifu of Wessex married…
The historic milestone the Queen will pass just days before the Platinum Jubilee weekend
10th September 2021
The date is set, the bunting is being
dusted down and plans for the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II are
well under way. Between June 2nd and 5th 2021, The Queen will take
centre stage in a series of events marking her 70 year long reign.
She is the first British Monarch to…
The Duchess of Cambridge congratulates Emma Raducanu on her historic Grand Slam moment
10th September 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has already sent
a good luck message to British tennis star, Emma Raducanu, ahead of
her appearance in the US Open Final this weekend. Kate tweeted
congratulations to the teenager following her semi final win
against Maria Sakkari, a victory which…
Diamonds once worn by Marie Antoinette
are going up for auction later this year. Two diamond bracelets
belonging to the ill fated queen are set to go under the hammer in
Geneva in November. The gems form part of the collection that Marie
Antoinette had sent from France to her family in Austria as the
Revolution took hold. They are still in their original box and have
handwritten notes…
Around the same time that the UK
introduced new succession laws that allowed girls the same rights
as boys, the country also passed same sex marriage legislation. But
royal laws haven’t caught up with that yet. In the future, as is
the case in most European countries, a…
Within the walls of one of England’s most
picturesque castles, a queen gave birth to her only child and set
in motion a chain of events that would become one of Tudor
England’s most intriguing mysteries. The birth had been much
anticipated and much talked…
Reports have emerged that Princess
Charlene has been rushed to hospital in South Africa. Channel 24
reported that the Princess was taken to a hospital in Durban on
September 1st 2021 after collapsing. The channel shared a comment
from the Prince’s Palace in Monaco which said that Charlene was
”due to undergo another procedure on September 3rd before she
suddenly…
Prince Albert says his wife, Princess
Charlene, is ”ready to come home”, just days after the couple were
photographed together during a reunion thousands of miles from
Monaco. Charlene has been in South Africa since May and has been
unable to fly back to the…
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the
Belgians have cancelled their forthcoming engagements after an
unnamed member of their family tested positive for coronavirus. The
king and queen will limit all their contacts in the coming days as
a precaution after a…
The Queen of Denmark has ended her summer
tour on board the royal yacht by decking the boat with the many
bouquets she was given during her visits. Queen Margrethe has spent
several days touring different parts of Denmark on the Dannebrog as
well as hosting receptions on board the ship. Margrethe II began
her tour in Thisted Municipality on August 30th 2021 where she
visited a World War Two…
