It was a very different National Day for
Belgium’s Royal Family today. A day of celebration became a moment
for commemoration as King Philippe, Queen Mathilde and their
children paid tribute to those who have lost their lives to
coronavirus and to those who have worked over the past months to
fight the disease and support others. Masks and social distancing
replaced the celebratory aspect of…
The King and Queen of the Belgians led
commemorations for those who have lost their lives to coronavirus
as Belgium marked its National Day. King Philippe, Queen Mathilde
and their four children bowed their heads in remembrance as they
joined a three minute silence for…
King Philippe of the Belgians has praised
his fellow citizens for their ”courage and creativity” in
confronting the many challenges of the coronavirus pandemic in an
emotional and hard hitting speech to mark his country’s National
Day. Speaking on July 20th 2020…
Newlyweds Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and
Princess Beatrice have shared more photos of their wedding day. The
couple, who got married on July 17th at Windsor, added two more
images to their official album. They were taken by Benjamin Wheeler
who also took the two photos already shared which captured the
couple straight after their wedding ceremony. Photograph by
Benjamin Wheeler. The new…
It was a secret wedding that was all over
before we even knew it was on. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi took us all by surprise by marrying discreetly at
Windsor on July 17th 2020. The bride and groom emerged from their
ceremony beneath a huge arch of bloom…
In the end, this was a royal wedding all
about the special bond between a grandmother and granddaughter. As
Princess Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, she wore a gown
that had once belonged to her granny and the tiara that the Queen
had chosen for her own wedding over…
It’s become one of the big questions in
the run up to a royal marriage – which tiara will the bride wear?
It’s now an accepted part of any Windsor wedding and the decision
of Princess Beatrice to wear the same tiara as her grandmother did
as a bride for her big day is both sentimental and rather
significant. For Beatrice is now the third generation of the
Queen’s family to wear this all…
Elizabeth II has reigned for 25,000 days,
another milestone in a reign already filled with history The Queen
took the throne on February 6th 1952. Since then she has become the
longest reigning Monarch in British history as well as the longest
lived Monarch that the…
Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised over
£33 million for the NHS at the height of the coronavirus pandemic,
has received his knighthood at Windsor Castle. The Queen conferred
the honour in a special investiture ceremony on Friday afternoon.
The 100 year old was accompanied…
Princess Beatrice of York amazed everyone
by getting married in secret and her choice of venue is perhaps
just as much of a surprise. The princess and her new husband,
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, tied the knot at the little known Royal
Chapel of All Saints at Windsor. The church is situated in the
grounds of Royal Lodge at Windsor and is also known as Queen
Victoria’s Chapel. Beatrice’s…
