When Sophie Rhys Jones married Prince
Edward on June 19th 1999 at St. George’s Chapel, she carried a
bouquet with more than a hint of the past about it. The couple who
starred in the last big Windsor wedding of the 20th century had
gone for something of a medieval theme in the look of their big day
and the flowers carried by the bride fitted right in. From the
pageboys and bridesmaids in…
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 Chapel,
Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor
bridal dress of the 20thcentury…
June is royal wedding month in Sweden and
one particular date is filled with regal marriage memories. King
Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wed on June 19th 1976 and their
eldest child and heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, chose
the same date for her marriage to…
The King of Spain has celebrated the
seventh anniversary of his reign by overseeing a special ceremony
in the Royal Palace in Madrid, the place where the transfer of
power from his father began. Felipe VI presented the Order of Civil
Merit to the Palace to 24 Spanish citizens on June 18th 2021,
exactly seven years after he had entered the same room as Prince of
Asturias to watch King Juan…
Denmark’s royal family turned out in
force for their side’s latest match at the Euros in Copenhagen. But
despite the support of two future kings and a row of princes, the
Danish team ended up with another loss in what’s been a difficult
campaign for…
The Queen missed day one of Royal Ascot
but she sent back up. Several senior members of the Royal Family
were in attendance as the famous meeting got under way with
spectators allowed in for the first time since 2019. There was no
carriage procession and the main fashion…
King Felipe heads to the football as controversy springs up around his constitutional role
15th June 2021
King Felipe of Spain has watched his
country’s football side begin their Euro 2020 campaign in Andalucia
as a heated political debate about his constitutional role
continues. King Felipe attended their first group match against
Sweden, played at La Cartuja stadium in Seville on June 14th 2021
while politicians in Madrid, and elsewhere, sustained their
arguments over whether he should…
It was the first royal wedding of a new
reign but one filled with poignancy. Princess Christina, fourth
sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married in June 1974, just eighteen
months after the death of her mother, Princess Sybilla. Her wedding
also began a hat trick of regal…
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess
Mary have sent their best wishes to the Danish international,
Christian Eriksen, after he was revived on the pitch during the
team’s Euro 2020 opening match in Copenhagen. The royal couple took
to their official Instagram to…
The Prince of Wales urges governments and businesses to work together on climate change
12th June 2021
The Prince of Wales has called on
politicians and business leaders to tackle climate change in the
same way they have tackled the global pandemic. Speaking at a
special meeting at the G7 summit in Cornwall, Prince Charles said
”The global health emergency has shown us what a truly borderless
crisis looks like. Of course, we did not fully see Covid
coming. Yet climate change and…
