It’s the third Christmas of the new
Carolean age at Holyroodhouse but it’s another king called Charles
who has a star role in this year’s festive celebrations. As the
Edinburgh palace unveiled its trees and decorations for the season,
King Charles II had a starring role. The Throne Room at
Holyroodhouse is dominated by John Michael Wright’s portrait of
Charles…
The royal wedding dress designed to glitter that ended up hidden behind palace walls
28th November 2024
Take a royal bride who refused to follow
rules and an ambitious young designer waiting for the ultimate big
break. Put them together and it should have been a style sensation.
Instead, a personal tragedy meant that what was meant to be a royal
wedding gown to set London…
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…
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 reign. One of the world’s most
famous photographers, Annie Leibovitz, was responsible for the
portraits which will be…
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…
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 already to her two wedding
ceremonies. The bride, Princess Desiree, was the second of the four
sisters of Carl Gustaf of…
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…
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 presentation. The two
shared a smile as the Princess, towering over The Queen from her
Chancellor’s stage, adjusted…
