The role of consort can make or break a
monarchy. Some have seen their reign saved by the energies of their
spouse while others have seen their power waver because of their
consort’s actions. Here, we look at the consorts of the House of
York. Queen Elizabeth, 1464 – 1470; 1471 – 1483 Many of her enemies
would rather Elizabeth Wydville had never been queen at all.
Instead, she is the…
The Duchess of Cambridge will unveil the
results of the landmark survey on children’s early years later this
week. The Duchess announced that the findings of the ‘Five Big
Questions’ project, focused on improving life for the under fives,
will be shared in the…
The devastating fire which swept through
Windsor Castle on November 20th 1992 led to a massive salvage
operation and a restoration that lasted five years. And in the
process of saving the ancient residence, experts discovered some
intriguing royal secrets. In the kitchen…
Royal weddings tend to have a lot in
common. They usually take place in huge, historic churches with
brides decked in acres of white fabric and heirloom tiaras and
grooms in military uniform, followed down the aisle by hoardes of
bridesmaids and pageboys. Traditions must be observed while
protocols are dug out and dusted down as the familiar pattern of
this family celebration turned into a…
Close up on the card that George, Charlotte and Louis sent their Gan-Gan
20th November 2020
As The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh
celebrated their 73rd wedding anniversary, they had a rather
important letter for their big day. In the portrait of the happy
couple, released to mark the occasion, they are seen enjoying a
card made by Prince George, Princess Charlotte…
Maybe it was lockdown, maybe it was
always on the cards but one of the most famous royal style icons of
modern times has turned heads again with her latest move. Princess
Caroline of Hanover has gone grey. The princess showed off her
locks, as nature intended them, as she…
A sparkling nod to royal romance in the Queen's latest official portrait
20th November 2020
The Queen has added a romantic touch to
her latest official photograph. For in the image taken to mark her
73rd wedding anniversary, Her Majesty has given pride of place to a
sparkling brooch which links this new picture to others captured at
deeply personal moments in her historic reign. The Chrysanthemum
brooch has featured in some of the most significant portraits taken
during the marriage…
Michael J. Fox shares secret of his film premiere night out with Diana
19th November 2020
Michael J. Fox has described sitting next
to Diana, Princess of Wales as a dream and a nightmare combined.
Speaking of his experience hosting the royal during the premiere of
Back to the Future in 1985, the star said he couldn’t fully enjoy
his royal meeting as he started…
It’s the other outfit that everyone wants
to see at a royal wedding, the one chosen by the Queen. While
anticipation was huge seven decades ago for the bridal gown worn by
the future Elizabeth II for her own marriage to Prince Philip, in
the intervening years her style…
It might be over a year away but plans
are already being drawn up to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee. Elizabeth II’s historic reign will be feted in a long
weekend of parties in June 2022. We can expect Europe’s ruling
houses to be involved but they will have to co-ordinate diaries
well because the continent’s royal families have some pretty big
milestones of their own coming up…
