Royal wedding bouquets are often
overlooked but they are often filled with significance. As well as
the myrtle that’s been a tradition since the time of Queen
Victoria, these posies are filled with blooms that nod to history
and highlight the romance that has brought a bride and groom
together. Here’s a look back at the floral choices made by some of
the House of Kent’s royal…
The King and Queen of Sweden have started
celebrations for their country’s National Day with a flag ceremony.
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Carl Philip then followed with
similar ceremonies as the Royal Family began a series of events for
the special day. King…
The much reduced version of Trooping the
Colour, being held at Windsor Castle to mark the Queen’s official
birthday, will be shown on TV. The BBC have confirmed they will
cover the special ceremony on June 13th 2020. The traditional
pageant of Trooping the Colour…
The Duchess of Sussex speaks out on George Floyd: ''the only wrong thing to say is to say nothing''
4th June 2020
The Duchess of Sussex has told high
school students that they can make a difference as she spoke about
the death of George Floyd. In a message to the virtual graduation
ceremony at her former school, the Duchess of Sussex said that she
had thought long and hard about whether to address the issue before
adding ”I realised the only wrong thing to say is to say nothing.”
Meghan was…
Museums and art galleries in the
Netherlands are beginning to reopen after long closures caused by
the coronavirus pandemic. However, new government guidance is for
people to visit local attractions so Queen Maxima cycled through
The Hague, where she lives, to see how one of…
The Queen of Denmark has welcomed her
brother in law to an exclusive club as she led royal birthday
celebrations for Constantine of Greece. The former king has turned
eighty just weeks after Margrethe marked her own eight decades. The
Danish royals took to their official…
For a woman who had such a profound
effect on a whole country, she is surprisingly enigmatic. Catherine
of Valois changed royal history forever but even now, centuries on,
the prevailing image of her is the one created by Shakespeare for
whom this French princess was a pretty pawn in a political drama.
But what little we do know seems to indicate that the ‘fair Kate’
of Henry V was…
The Coronation of The Queen, on June 2nd
1953 at Westminster Abbey, was hailed as the start of a new
Elizabethan Age. The Monarch’s Coronation dress, created by Norman
Hartnell, was a masterpiece of symbolism that has become an
historic artefact. But there was just as…
Prince Joachim’s parents have said they
won’t be discussing the row surrounding their son after he was
diagnosed with coronavirus during a trip to Spain. Princess Astrid
of Belgium, Joachim’s mother, told press that she had no comment on
the controversy…
Authorities in Andalusia have criticised
Belgium’s Prince Joachim after he was found to have attended a
party in the region last weekend. Joachim’s attendance at the event
in Cordoba was confirmed by the Royal Household in Brussels as it
announced that the prince had been diagnosed with coronavirus.
Prince Joachim, who is a nephew of Belgium’s King Philippe, was one
of 27 people who…
