He regularly clocks up several hundred
engagements a year but the Duke of Gloucester remains one of the
more low key members of the Royal Family. His recent visit to
Morocco is a case in point. The duke spent several days in the
north African country, carrying out a series of cultural and
community based visits. And while it may not have grabbed the
headlines, it’s an important part of the…
The beer tents have been put away, the
dancing is done and nearly all of the hangovers have faded.
Oktoberfest, the huge beer and folk festival that takes over Munich
for several weeks in early autumn, has come to a close just days
ahead of a special anniversary. For October…
A year ago today, Princess Eugenie and
Jack Brooksbank were married in a ceremony at St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor. And while the couple are celebrating behind closed doors,
the royals are marking the occasion with some previously unseen
footage of the wedding on their…
In the early autumn days of1537,King
Henry VIIIwas celebrating as his court welcomed a prince. His
longed for son and heir, Edward, had been born on October 12th at
Hampton Court Palace to widespread rejoicing. Preparations were in
full swingfor an elaborate christening and bonfires were being lit
around the little boy’s future kingdom. But while the parties…
It is thought to be the only surviving
remnant of the famous wardrobe of Elizabeth I. Now visitors to
Hampton Court Palace can see a fragment of one of her most famous
dresses for themselves. The exquisitely embroidered fabric is now
on show at the Tudor palace, next to…
Well, what else was it going to play? It
turns out that, for today anyway, visitors arriving at the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex’s front door are regaled by a rather familiar
tune. Yes, Harry and Meghan’s doorbell is the National Anthem.
Well, as far as we know.
The mother of the bride has answered one
of the big questions over the next royal wedding of the year.
Sarah, Duchess of York has been speaking about the engagement of
her elder daughter, Princess Beatrice, and has confirmed that her
marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi will be held in the UK. There had
been growing speculation since Beatrice and Edoardo announced their
engagement that they would…
The Editors' Debate: Yes - The Queen should wear the Crown to the State Opening of Parliament
8th October 2019
A week, they used to say, is a long time
in politics. Right now, in the UK, make that fifteen minutes. But
we do now know that there will be a Queen’s Speech on October 14th
2019 after Parliament was prorogued, without legal issue, on
October 8th. And a Queen’s…
A king, two queens in waiting and a
monarch who never was at all take centre stage in a brand new photo
released to mark the moment Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden changed his
royal family forever. As the Swedish ruler confirmed that five of
his seven grandchildren would lose…
The Swedish Royal Court has added further
details to the announcement made on Monday that five of the
grandchildren of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia are to lose
their royal status. The Deputy Marshal of the Realm, Fredrik
Wersäll, gave a press conference soon after the news was made
public. He confirmed that the two sons of Prince Carl Philip and
Princess Sofia and the three children…
