Soft, striking and above all, symbolic.
The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia
Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with
significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest
ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.
At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily,
closely associated with the House…
It’s a magic moment in every royal
wedding, a rather regal gesture in a special day filled with
ceremony. But this time round, we all missed out on seeing it. As
the Duchess of Sussex curtsied to The Queen for the first time as a
member of the Royal Family, the TV cameras…
It’s been used once before and yet we’ve
all been talking about it for months as if it were a royal regular.
After a gap of almost two centuries, we have a new Duke of Sussex.
The Queen has granted that title to Prince Harry who becomes just
the second man to hold the…
Tulle and organdie were layered to create
a cream and blush effect It was a closely guarded secret but now we
know. Lady Gabriella Windsor’s wedding dress had caused plenty of
speculation ahead of her big day but in the end the only daughter
of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent chose a romantic design
along classic lines for her marriage to Thomas Kingston at St.
George’s Chapel…
It’s a special moment for any mum and as
Princess Michael of Kent arrived to see her only daughter, Lady
Gabriella Windsor, get married, she looked as if her emotions might
get the better of her. Wearing lightest lavender and silver,
Princess Michael was clearly…
The brides of the House of Kent have
shown a penchant for pastel wedding flowers and the latest to join
their number, Lady Gabriella Windsor, is no different. For her
marriage to Thomas Kingston, at Windsor, Lady Ella added some
colour to her petals, just as her Kent…
It’s his third high profile appearance in
less than two weeks and the Duke of Edinburgh seemed on top form as
he arrived at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor for the royal wedding of
the year. Prince Philip, who celebrates his 98th birthday next
month, smiled broadly as he stepped into the church with the Queen
for the marriage of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston. The
Duke…
The Queen has brought a burst of spring
sunshine to Windsor as she opted for a coral for the big royal
wedding of the year. Her Majesty wore chose a coat and hat in the
shade, worn with a floral print dress, for the marriage of Lady
Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston at…
And so we finally have it, the most
talked about piece of paper in the land. Since the moment his birth
was announced, the registration of Archie Harrison
Mountbatten-Windsor has got everyone very excited indeed. Much of
that eagerness to see the record has come from the…
Sir Andy Murray has received his
knighthood at Buckingham Palace. The tennis star was honoured by
the Prince of Wales with his wife and parents watching on. Sir Andy
was given his knighthood in the New Year’s Honours List at the end
of 2016 for services to tennis and to charity. The announcement
came just months after he claimed his second Wimbledon men’s
singles title and his second…
