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 about. The baby, a little girl, was
immediately taken off to a nursery decked in scarlet and gold where
a string of…
A blue plaque is to be put up outside the
London residence that Diana, Princess of Wales called home in the
months leading up to her engagement. English Heritage is to put up
one of the prestigious markers at Coleherne Court in London at the
site of the flat where Diana…
Whenthe Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwallannounced their engagement in February 2005 they wasted
no time in setting a date or venue for their marriage. They
immediately told the world they would marry in April that year in a
civil ceremony at Windsor…
The day the Queen Mother died and the newsreader with a burgundy tie who announced the story
30th March 2021
Peter Sissons was a BBC newsreader who
worked on some of the biggest royal stories of the 20th and 21st
centuries in his role as one of the UK’s leading newscaster. His
most high profile involvement with royal stories came in 2002 when
he was working the BBC on the afternoon that the Queen Mother died.
Peter Sissons broke the news of her passing to BBC audiences but
did so in a grey suit…
King Felipe and Queen Letizia have
travelled to a tiny town in the heart of Aragon to celebrate the
work of a Spanish artist whose impact on the development of modern
painting was huge. The royals spent a day in Fuendetodos to mark
the 275th anniversary there of the birth of…
The King and Queen of Spain have brought
their State Visit to their neighbours, Andorra, to an end with a
focus on tourism, culture and education. A royal round of applause
for some of the pupils who met King Felipe and Queen Letizia during
their visit to the Maria…
The King and Queen of Spain are in
Andorra for their first State Visit since the outbreak of the
coronavirus pandemic. Felipe VI and Letizia arrived in the tiny
principality, which neighbours their country, on March 25th 2021
for a two day trip. The couple took part in a formal departure
ceremony at Barajas Airport in Madrid ahead of the short journey to
the Principality, which nestles in the…
Princess Eugenie has shared a new photo
of her baby son, August Brooksbank, as she marked her birthday this
week. Eugenie turned 31 on March 23rd and the following day, she
released two new images of her family via her Instagram page with a
message of thanks for the…
The heir to the Spanish throne, Princess
Leonor, has taken on her first solo royal duty by overseeing
anniversary celebrations for an important Spanish cultural
institution. The Princess of Asturias, who is 15, visited the
Cervantes Institute in Madrid to donate a copy of…
Zara Tindall and her husband, Mike, have
welcomed their third child, a baby boy. Zara gave birth to her son
on March 21st 2021. He weighed 8 pounds and 4 ounces and has been
named Lucas Philip. The baby boy is a first son for Zara and Mike
Tindall who already have two daughters, Mia, 7, and Lena, who is
now 2. Lucas Tindall is a tenth great grandchild for The Queen and
The Duke of…
