All brides need a bouquet and a royal
bride is no different. Flowers are as much a part of a
wedding as the dress, the cake and the first kiss but they are
usually filled with special meanings that add a personal as well as
regal element to the whole day. And the flowers carried by the
Princess of Wales for her marriage to Prince William in April 2011
had a very special nod to her groom among…
This royal is reaching a milestone birthday but keeping the celebrations very low key
29th April 2025
She’s second in line to the throne of
Spain but this royal teenager is keeping a big birthday very low
key. Infanta Sofia of Spain, younger of the two daughters of King
Felipe and Queen Letizia, turns 18 on April 29 but there are no big
glitzy celebrations planned…
This royal wedding cake weighed more than the average human and is still being eaten today
29th April 2025
It’s the cake that keeps on giving. The
flower strewn bake that took centre stage at the wedding of the
Prince and Princess of Wales on April 29th 2011 still makes its
presence felt with slices of it popping up at auction with what
seems like an almost metronomic…
Royalty has joined world leaders at the
funeral of Pope Francis. Kings, queens, princes and princesses
joined hundreds of thousands of mourners in St. Peter’s Square for
the solemn Mass. Pope Francis’s coffin was carried from St. Peter’s
Basilica into the Square for the Mass which took place in bright
spring sunshine. Among the mourners were the Prince of Wales who…
A tea party at the Palace to mark 80 years of peace with King Charles and Queen Camilla hosting
25th April 2025
The King and Queen will host a special
tea party at Buckingham Palace to mark 80 years since VE Day. Their
Majesties will open the Palace doors to veterans and members of the
World War Two generation on May 5th as a week of commemorations get
under way. Other members…
King Charles and Queen Camilla to be joined by Royal Family for VE Day commemorations.
25th April 2025
The King and Queen will lead national
commemorations for the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Their Majesties
will attend a Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey on May 8
2025, exactly 80 years after Victory in Europe Day was declared.
King Charles and Queen Camilla…
Prince William has revealed that one
recent high profile move from his father, King Charles, has left
him rather surprised. In March, The King released his own Apple
Music Playlist to mark Commonwealth Day and his heir says that the
royal picks weren’t what he expected. Charles III gave his royal
approval to Kylie Minogue’s The Locomotion, Love Me Again by RAYE
and Crazy in Love…
Prince William to attend funeral of Pope Francis as royalty confirms presence in Rome
22nd April 2025
The Prince of Wales will attend the
funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican City. Prince William will
represent King Charles at the service which will take place on the
morning of April 26th 2025. The heir to the throne will join kings,
queens and politicians at the…
Queen Sonja of Norway has been discharged
from hospital after a dash by air for treatment after she fell ill
on holiday. The Queen of Norway, who is 87, was taken to hospital
in Oslo by air ambulance on the afternoon of Easter Monday after
developing shortness of…
She’s starred in gala portraits that
might have come from a history book and glittered at a sparkling
evening of culture put on just for her but perhaps the most
realistic moment of Princess Isabella’s 18th birthday celebrations
was caught by one of the people who knows her best of all – her
mum. Queen Mary of Denmark took the photo used by Isabella to say
thank you to the many who have…
