It was a quiet country affair, far
removed from the pomp and ceremony we’ve come to expect from royal
weddings. The setting was an English parish church, the regal guest
list only filled a couple of pews, and the bride walked in several
minutes late carrying her own train to protect it from the rain.
The marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, on 8 July 1972,
was a royal wedding with a…
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…
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 20th century and…
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 Daniel Westling in 2010. Mother
and daughter wore the same tiara for their marriages and selected
cream and green blooms for…
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…
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 them. Crown…
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 focus was on masks rather
than hats but, after the big regal turnout in Cornwall for the G7
summit and Trooping the Colour just…
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…
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 share a special message, accompanied
by a photo of the Danish team who had stood by their colleague’s
side as he received CPR…
