The Countess of Wessex has paid tribute to Suffragette leaders at a special event in London. Sophie officially renamed three towers at the London School of Economics after some of the most high profile campaigners, one hundred years after women were first granted the right to vote in Britain.
The countess attended a ceremony at Clement’s Inn in the capital on Friday November 23rd to name the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving out of Kensington Palace
24th November 2018
Harry and Meghan will start their family life in a new home. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to move to Frogmore Cottage, Windsor which will become their official residence ahead of the arrival of their first child next spring. Confirmation of their plans came from…
Being Elizabeth I: Margot Robbie talks about her new royal role
24th November 2018
With just weeks to go until cinema viewers get to see Margot Robbie in action as Elizabeth I, the Hollywood star has been talking about what it’s like to play one of the most famous royals in history. The Oscar-nominated actress plays the Tudor monarch in the new…
The Portland Tiara, commissioned for a duchess to wear at a glittering and hugely important royal occasion, has been stolen. The diadem, made by Cartier in 1902 ahead of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, was taken on Tuesday night from the gallery where it is on display.
Thieves broke into the Portland Collection Gallery on the Welbeck Estate in Worksop, Nottinghamshire…
It was the beginning of a royal chapter which would make history time and time again. But on November 20th 1947, the ceremony which joined Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip as wife and husband was described by one of the clergy involved as ”in all essentials…
If you’ve not yet had your guess on what Baby Sussex will be called, then help might just be at hand. There’s been plenty of speculation already about what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex might call their first child, due in the spring, but a little bit of history…
Once upon a time, there was a queen who tried to help children live happily ever after – by encouraging them to read. And this isn’t the stuff of fairytales. Queen Mathilde of the Belgians spent a day telling stories to babies and toddlers as she gave her backing to a literacy scheme focused on helping the very youngest to read.
Mathilde visited a nursery in Boutersem in the province…
It’s been a busy week for the Earl and Countess of Wessex which has seen them support some major medical initiatives, give their backing to the rural economy and meet Queen Victoria. It’s also been a week which has seen Edward and Sophie cover a large part of the UK on…
Prince Charles celebrates his birthday with some special septegenarians
15th November 2018
The Prince of Wales spent part of his birthday celebrating with seventy other men and women who all turn seventy this year. Charles, along with the Duchess of Cornwall, attended a party in London organised by The Sun which invited along readers born in the same year as the…
Sweden's Royal Family welcomes Italy's President on State Visit
14th November 2018
The King and Queen of Sweden have welcomed the President of Italy to their country at the start of a three day State Visit. Sergio Mattarella and his daughter, Laura, will be accompanied by the Royal Family throughout much of their tour which will take them to Stockholm and Skane, in the south of Sweden.
The visitors were given a welcome filled with pageantry as they arrived on November 13th 2018.
