The King of the Belgians is back on the school run. King Philippe accompanied his youngest child, Princess Eleonore, as she made her way to classes on Friday as Belgium’s educational establishments began a partial reopening following months of closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Philippe was driven with 12 year old Eleonore to her school in Brussels on Friday morning and the two…
Europe’s newest royal has made his official debut. The first official photos of Prince Charles, the newborn son of the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg, have been shared on the day his father registers his birth.
Baby Charles is seen in the arms of…
Buckingham Palace won’t be opening its doors to the public this summer. Ongoing coronavirus restrictions mean that the annual tourist season for the Queen’s London home is off for 2020.
The Royal Collection Trust, which oversees the opening, has just announced…
The UK government could allow small weddings to take place in England as they continue to review lockdown restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, the change to the current ban on marriages won’t take effect until June 1st 2020 at the earliest – too late for Princess Beatrice of York’s plans.
Beatrice was set to wed her fiance, Edoardo Mapelli…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge could soon be back on the school run – but only for one of their three children. New government plans revealed on Sunday night mean that Princess Charlotte could be back in class within weeks.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced…
We all love a royal what if and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. What if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now?
There are two roads to go down here. The first…
In the end, the Queen didn’t just follow in her father’s footsteps – she gave the floor to him. As people across Britain settled down to watch Elizabeth II mark 75 years since VE Day, they didn’t see their Monarch but the man who went before. The special broadcast to mark this historic moment was very much the King’s Speech, interpreted by his devoted daughter.
We…
As Victory in Europe was declared, on May 8th 1945, a shy man who had found himself at the centre of the efforts to defeat the Nazis prepared to speak to millions by radio. At his side was the wife who had played just as crucial a role throughout World War Two. The words of…
They were the words spoken by a king as a country looked to him for inspiration and, legend has it, they were handed to him by the heir who would go on to make history. During Britain’s first Christmas of World War Two in 1939, George VI broadcast to the country and…
It is one of the most famous pictures in royal history, a moment when a Monarch and his people were completely united. As World War Two came to an end in Europe, King George VI and his family stood on the balcony of Buckingham Palace surrounded by the cheers of thousands. With them, the wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, whose leadership had already made him a legend. On the 75th…
