On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most interesting…
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, the youngest granddaughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is currently revising ahead of her summer exams at the University of St. Andrews. With a couple of years to go until she graduates, any possibility that she might…
It’s elegant, timeless and yet very much suited to its wearer. And three decades on, it’s still irresistibly beautiful. Which begs the question, is Lady Sarah Chatto’s bridal gown the best royal wedding dress of them all?
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We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December 11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson. But what if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now?
There are two…
The Prince of Wales has admitted he’s had little chance to keep up to date with the hit movies in contention for awards this year and for a very good reason.
As he arrived at the BAFTAs, the Prince was asked if he had seen the films in contention for the much…
It was perhaps the biggest royal wedding style surprise of all. After months of speculation that Princess Eugenie would wear the York Tiara for her wedding, the bride surprised us all and what a surprise it was. Eugenie wore emeralds for her wedding.
The Princess borrowed…
The Princess Royal has heard about the impact of a community initiative on tackling knife crime. Princess Anne visited Off the Streets North Northamptonshire which has been instrumental in the rollout of a scheme designed to save lives.
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Off the Streets provides bleed control kits to be…
Kings, queens and princes show the world how they see themselves
16th February 2024
Norway’s royals have opened up their private photo collection for a brand new exhibition.
Images taken by kings, queens, princes and princesses are all on show in a new display called ”Royal Photographers: snapshots from 1890 to 1990”.
The exhibition…
Queen Sofia of Spain has been awarded a special honour.
The queen, who remains one of the most popular members of her royal family, will be given the Gold Medal of the Balearic Islands, the highest award that autonomous community can present.
It is a recognition of the…
The jewels of a queen in waiting transformed by an historic consort
16th February 2024
It’s one of the best known tiaras of a royal family but this regal sparkler only became a crowning glory almost two centuries after it was created.
Queen Silvia of Sweden is often seen in a regal purple tiara made of huge amethysts surrounded by diamonds but until she became consort, in 1976, these gems were a necklace and had a far from starring role in the royal jewellery…
