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 different royal careers. Here
are the men who became the October kings. King Richard III was born
in October 1453…
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…
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…
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 spotand the honey golden walls of its famousSan Anton’s
Palace was brieflyhome to one of Queen Victoria’s sons…
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…
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 their marriage in
Stockholm on June 13th 2015 (photo Mattias Edwall and
Kungahuset.se) The setting was the Royal Chapel at the…
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…
Like many a princess before her, William
and Kate’s little girl Charlotte will one day have access to some
of the most glittering jewels around. As a senior royal, we will no
doubt see the new princess in some of the best known royal sparkle
when she reaches an age to wear…
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