The heir to the throne took part in live
shooting exercises on a visit to one of his regiments. The Prince
of Wales spent a day training with the Welsh Guards on Salisbury
Plain as their role shifts. The Prince of Wales took part in
training exercises with the Welsh Guards(Kensington Palace/ X
still) The Welsh Guards are now returning to life as a Field Army
having spent the past two years…
Portraits of a king and queen: Felipe VI and Letizia, by Annie Leibovitz
26th November 2024
New photos, taken as historic portraits
of the King and Queen of Spain, have been revealed for the first
time. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are shown in the Royal
Palace of Madrid in two images commissioned by the Bank of Spain as
a permanent record of this royal…
The Hollywood star turned TV foodie who's about to rustle up dinner for King Charles
24th November 2024
He’s the Hollywood star who unexpectedly
became a celebrated foodie and cook book author and now he’s set to
create a dinner fit for a king for, well, The King. Charles III is
to be entertained to an Italian extravaganza selected by Stanley
Tucci. The actor…
The modern mystery surrounding the death of one of history's most controversial queens
24th November 2024
Her story is amongst the most
controversial of all the Queens of England and centuries after her
death, a new twist appeared in the tale of Elizabeth Woodville. An
expert at the National Archives in London found a document
suggesting that the consort who revolutionised royalty may have
died of the plague. Euan Roger is a records specialist at the
National Archives and while looking through 16th…
Three royal weddings, two princesses and just one dress - the sisters who shared a glittering gown
24th November 2024
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown that would end up being worn at three ceremonies. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden married Baron Niclas Silfvershiold sixty
years ago, she took wedding thrift to new levels by borrowing a
dress that one of her sisters had worn…
The cost of the Coronation of King
Charles and Queen Camilla has been revealed. The figure is inside
the annual review of the government department which took the lead
role in supporting the celebrations. The Department of Culture,
Media and Sport worked with the Royal…
The Princess Royal knows the regal rules
and when Queen Camilla graciously suggested she go against them,
there was an equally gracious no from Anne. The Queen and the
Princess were at the University of London’s Senate House where HRH
presented Her Majesty with an honorary doctorate. Princess Anne is
the Chancellor of the University and was overseeing the ceremony.
And so, The Queen…
The Princess Royal presented her
sister-in-law, The Queen, with an honour for her work to promote
reading. Queen Camilla was given an honorary doctorate in
Literature by the University of London and Princess Anne, as the
institution’s Chancellor, was tasked with its…
The ultimate floral symbol of love that starred in Queen Elizabeth II's royal wedding bouquet
20th November 2024
Royal weddings tend to have a lot in
common. They usually take place in huge, historic churches with
brides decked in acres of white fabric and heirloom tiaras and
grooms in military uniform, followed down the aisle by hoardes of
bridesmaids and pageboys. Traditions must be…
The simple and unexpected gift Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip gave to royal guests at their wedding
20th November 2024
It’s seven decades and counting since the
royal wedding that built the modern House of Windsor. On November
20th 1947, at Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth II married Prince
Philip in a ceremony that would lead to one of the most successful
royal unions in history. And in the run up to their wedding, the
papers were filled with tiny details of a ceremony that caught the
popular…
