Monaco

Princess Caroline of Hanover wins new fans as she goes grey

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 attended events marking Monaco’s National Day in Monte Carlo. Her familiar dark hair has now faded to a sleek silver and…
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The Queen at her grandchildren's weddings

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 picks for the nuptial celebrations of her grandchildren have become just as talked about. From bold bronze to pretty pastels…
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The other major royal milestones of 2022

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…
British Royals

The Prince of Wales shows thanks for birthday wishes with unseen photo

The Prince of Wales has taken to social media to show his gratitude for the good wishes being sent to him as he celebrates his 72nd birthday. Clarence House has shared a new image of the Prince to mark his big day. The photo shows Charles against a backdrop of vibrant autumn trees with the message ”Thank you for all the well wishes on The Prince of Wales’s 72nd Birthday!”. The heir to…
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Royal Wedding Flowers: Princess Anne

The only daughter of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh is known for her down to earth, no-nonsense approach to life and in many ways, the flowers chosen by Princess Anne for her wedding in 1973 to Captain Mark Phillips were that attitude in petal form. As she became the…
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Princess Anne's royal wedding dresses

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was the first of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s children to wed and she was also the first to contract a second marriage. For both ceremonies, she chose striking outfits which would take their own places in royal wedding…
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Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips

She was the first of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh’s children to marry and her big day set the template for the royal celebrations that would follow in its wake. Princess Anne’s wedding to Mark Phillips, on 14 November 1973, was a huge state occasion with a massive television audience that captured imaginations around the world. The bride might be famously down to earth but her first…
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