Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack
Brooksbank, are just weeks away from welcoming their first child.
The couple, who wed in 2018, will become parents as 2021 gets
underway. Their baby, thought to be due in February, will be
eleventh in line to the throne and although they won’t have a royal
title, they’ve got an impressive royal ancestry which might just
end up influencing the names their…
This year will see several royal couples
around the world mark very special wedding anniversaries. From
first big landmarks to marital milestones, here’s a run down of the
biggest anniversaries in 2021. A marital milestone Tenth wedding
anniversaries are usually…
He is one of the 20th century’s most
famous fashion designers who became involved in a fairytale royal
wedding through loyal links to a proud patron. Cristobal
Balenciaga, who was born on January 21st 1895, created the regal
gown worn by Queen Fabiola of the Belgians on…
We’ve got used to seeing royals live and
direct from their front rooms during the pandemic but they usually
keep the dress code smart casual as they go about their virtual
engagements. However, Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip and Prince Daniel
have raised the digital bar by turning up to an online event in
full black tie, even though they were both joining in from home.
The princes chose tuxes for…
And then we came to the end. The
controversial presidency of Donald J. Trump finishes at noon on
January 20th 2021 but will be talked about for years to come. In
his four years in charge of the United States of America, President
Trump has had several brushes with royalty…
It was a quiet country house, described
by several who knew it as ‘’little’’ and a ‘’pied a terre’, given
as a wedding present to a royal couple who were expected to linger
on the fringes of regal life. Yet on July 2nd 1903, it became the
birthplace of one of…
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has
received the vaccination against coronavirus. Underlining his
belief in the importance of the jab, the monarch was photographed
as he was given the injection . King Carl Gustaf received the
vaccination on January 15th at Stenhammar where he has been staying
through this latest phase of the pandemic with Queen Silvia. Her
Majesty also received the jab although…
Amongst the prettiness of rolling
countryside and the gentle sound of sheep grazing sits a castle
with its own little chapel. The walls are golden yellow while
around it grow sweet scented flowers and glossy, regal trees. But
behind this calm serenity lies the tomb of a…
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young
widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took
many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry
VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July
12th 1543, his five previous unions and…
One of the best known inhabitants of the
Tower of London, a raven called Merlina, has disappeared and is
feared to have died. The bird, who has been part of the Tower’s
roost since 2007, hasn’t been seen for weeks and her keepers now
believe she is dead. Taking to social media, the team at the Tower
of London said ”We have some really unhappy news to share. Our
much-loved raven Merlina…
