It is perhaps the most famous royal
wedding dress of them all. The gown worn by Lady Diana Spencer for
her marriage to the Prince of Wales on July 29th 1981 at St Paul’s
Cathedral has a special place in royal history. Designed by David
and Elizabeth Emanual, it came to symbolise the fairytale wedding
that hundreds of millions of people around the world tuned in to
watch. The ending was far…
In the end, it wasn’t the fairytale
marriage the world had hoped for, but on 29 July 1981, Prince
Charles, the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer married in a
glittering ceremony that could best be described as a fairytale,
watched by an estimated one billion people.
The Queen of Spain has lost one of the
most influential figures in her life. Queen Letizia’s grandmother,
Menchu Alvarez del Valle, has died at the age of 93. Letizia was
extremely close to her paternal grandmother and followed in her
footsteps as a journalist. The…
The line of succession to the throne of
the longest reigning Monarch in British history has seen as few
changes in the past months and will undergo at least one more shake
up before 2021 is out. The arrival of the Queen’s twelfth great
grandchild later this year will see the order move around for the
fourth time in less than a year. As she approaches her Platinum
Jubilee in 2022…
The Countess of Wessex has made a return
trip to a Navy destroyer of which she is sponsor. Sophie spent a
morning touring HMS Daring as it is moored in Portsmouth for a
refit. She has been the ship’s sponsor since 2006 and has kept a
close eye on its work ever since.
The Duke of Kent has paid a poignant
visit to a military cemetery to pay tribute to those who lost their
lives in conflict. And, for the first time on such a trip, he was
accompanied by the Countess of Wessex. The Duke and the Countess
visited Brookwood Military Cemetery…
The Princess Royal has sent a good luck
message to Team GB as the final countdown to the Tokyo Olympics
gets under way. Princess Anne, who is President of the British
Olympic Association, told the team ”This is your Olympics. It will
be different, but not in its importance to you. Savour it, and
above all, enjoy it.” The Princess, who will be watching from home
rather than…
For over twenty years, it was accepted
that Prince Edward would one day be Duke of Edinburgh. Prince
Philip’s youngest son was lined up for the title by the man himself
and the decision was shared on the day that Edward got married, in
June 1999. However, it’s…
Henry VIII is famous for many things but
perhaps the most talked about is his penchant for weddings. The
king with six wives clearly enjoyed being married even if those he
tied the knot with ended up less than impressed. However, Henry
didn’t like to make a fuss about…
The early life of the Duchess of Kent - from minor aristocracy to becoming one of the most respected royals
13th July 2021
She has long been one of the most popular
and well respected members of the Royal Family, even thought she
stepped back from public life many years ago. The Duchess of Kent
is held in warm regard by many and her calm demeanour and devotion
to charitable causes turned her into a cornerstone of the House of
Windsor in the late 20th century. However, her early life gave no
indication of the royal…
