A special royal tradition that sees the
Swedish Royal Family give their support to children in need has had
a very different look this year because of the coronavirus
pandemic. The annual event, which sees Queen Silvia welcome
fundraisers to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, has gone online.
Queen Silvia usually invites school pupils selling mayflower pins
to her home as the annual campaign gets…
The Queen Mother’s determination to keep
her distance from Wallis Simpson is well known, with Her Majesty
once writing a letter describing the American socialite as a
‘’naughty lady’. The description of Wallis came in a letter penned
by Elizabeth to her own…
It was a famous royal love story that
shocked as much as it thrilled. John of Gaunt was the
ultra-ambitious prince whose desire to be a king almost cost him
his life, Katherine Swynford was the mysterious commoner who
supplanted a queen in his affections. Their relationship…
In February 1308, England welcomed its
new queen to her realm for the first time. Isabella, consort to
King Edward II, arrived with her husband at Dover after an
elaborate wedding in her home country. Isabella expected adulation
and respect. Instead, she watched as Edward showered kisses on a
court favourite. It would set the template for a marriage that
ultimately led to betrayal, a fight for the…
The Duke of Cambridge has joined in a
national fundraising effort with a surprise appearance in a comedy
sketch. Prince William starred opposite Stephen Fry in a spoof that
saw the second in line to the throne confess he’d lost his trousers
– all in a good…
He’s just turned two but Prince Louis of
Cambridge is more than ready for his close up. Just hours after his
official birthday photos were shared by his parents, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, the little royal starred in two more photos
revealing life behind palace…
The Order of the Garter ceremony won’t go
ahead this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Buckingham
Palace has just announced that the annual service, held at St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor, has been cancelled. The decision to put
off this ancient tradition has been confirmed as has the
cancellation of all investitures until the end of June at least.
Royal officials said it was…
The Queen’s 94th birthday is proving to
be very different from others. Her Majesty is spending the day in
isolation at the ancient royal seat of Windsor with only her
husband of 72 years, the Duke of Edinburgh, for company. The Queen
has been isolating at Windsor…
April brings spring, brighter weather, a
flurry of flowers and an array of anniversaries. The fourth month
of the year has been the backdrop for some milestone events
involving England’s queens, both regnant and consort. Here’s our
Calendar of Queens for…
It’s all the rage at this stage of
lockdown. People are posting photos of themselves at the age of
twenty across social media and reflecting on how things used to be.
Many of the throwbacks appear to involve bad perms and rather lurid
clothes while some show that we all seemed to look older in the 70s
no matter what age we actually were. In the spirit of fun, and with
a royal version of the…
