George I became an international name in 1714 when he became King of Great Britain and Ireland. Until then, he was one of many German princes and dukes with their own patch to rule but not much reason for the rest of the world to take notice of them. George had acquired some notoriety because of his action-packed private life, but nothing could have prepared him for the changes that inheriting the…
Maria of Modena was born in October 1658 and is the last queen consort, so far, to have celebrated a birthday in that month
When being a queen meant that you had married a king, rather than being a ruler yourself, life stories were told very differently. The queens of…
October is truly the king of all the autumn months as the leaves turn to gold and regal red and the fading sun adds a gentle sparkle to all it touches. And it’s marked the beginning of five royal roads that ended with a crown – although all five monarchs had very…
William IV was the man who left his throne to Queen Victoria, but he was king for just seven years and heir to the throne for only three years before that. And yet he holds the record, at the moment, as the oldest person ever to inherit the British crown.  William IV was a truly unexpected king but a good one, a popular one and a man whose reputation continues to grow. In many ways, he laid the…
Prince Daniel of Sweden is a very rare royal indeed. For at the moment he is the only man in Europe lined up to be a prince consort to a queen regnant in waiting. While the youngest generation of the continent’s royals is dominated by girls who will grow up to rule, the…
The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Princess Victoria Melita of Edinburgh
29th July 2015
Honey golden sun and the sweet smell of Mediterranean flowers – when the Ancient Greeks arrived in Malta they calledit ‘honey sweet’ and the Romans used the same namefor the island, Melita. In the 19th century, this pretty and picturesque…
While the second birthday of Prince George may have grabbed many of the headlines, he’s not the only prince blowing out candles in this hot part of July. For as the third in line to the throne goes to bed after lots of presents, cake and partying there are two other royal men in Europe looking back on memorable birthdays.
Sharing the actual day is Prince Felix of Denmark, who on 22 July 2015…
It’s a week that the Swedish Royal Family will never forget. Early this afternoon, Princess Madeleine gave birth to a son. His arrival comes less than 48 hours after her brother, Prince Carl Philip, married Sofia Hellqvist in Stockholm.
Princess Madeleine and her husband…
It was a very modern take on a traditional event. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden married Sofia Hellqvist in a ceremony in Stockholm on June 13th that mixed old with new to produce a royal weddinglike no other.
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden following…
Royalty from around Europe will gather in Sweden in June 13th for the Royal Wedding of the year. Kings, queens, princes and princesses will all be present at the Royal Chapel of the Royal Palace in Stockholm to see Prince Carl Philip, the only son of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, marry Sofia Hellqvist.
Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist
The Earl and Countess of Wessex will be present…
