The Royal Family has taken to social
media to celebrate the Duke of Edinburgh’s 99th birthday. A series
of special photographs have been shared on official accounts to
mark Prince Philip’s big day. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
were first to send birthday wishes. Early on the morning of June
10th 2020, they added two photographs showing Prince Philip with
Prince William and with…
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…
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 Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia were filmed
watching Sweden’s flag being raised in a special ceremony at their
current…
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…
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 city’s most
famous museums is tackling the task of welcoming back visitors.
Queen Maxima toured the Kunstmuseum…
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…
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 much significance in the
bouquet of flowers carried by Elizabeth II on the day she was
crowned Queen. While the famous…
