He’s been at her side for over seven
decades and as the Duke of Edinburgh marks his 99th birthday, the
Queen added a special tribute to the celebratory photograph. For
the picture, taken at Windsor Castle, Her Majesty wore the Cullinan
V brooch with its famous heart shaped diamond. The brooch is one of
the Queen’s favourite pieces. It’s been part of her collection
since 1953…
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…
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 had to be cancelled because of the
coronavirus pandemic. Instead, Buckingham Palace announced that a
military salute would take…
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…
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 social media to send birthday
wishes to Constantine, who is married to Margrethe’s younger
sister, Anne-Marie. They…
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…
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 which began this weekend after it was confirmed the
prince had been at a party in Cordoba, breaking rules in place to
stop the…
