The story behind some of the iconic
images that shaped royalty in the modern age is about to be shared.
Cecil Beaton took some of the most famous photos of royals
including the celebrated Coronation portraits of Queen Elizabeth
II. Now, a leading royal historian is set to reveal how these
celebrated images came about. Hugo Vickers will draw on his own
conversations with members of the…
The Royal Family has celebrated one of
its most discreet yet dedicated members, the Duke of Gloucester, as
he turns 80. Prince Richard, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, marked
the start of his ninth decade on August 26th 2024. The Duke and
Duchess are among the hardest…
Norway's king and queen won't appear in magazine photos of Princess Martha Louise's wedding
25th August 2024
The King and Queen of Norway won’t be
seen in the exclusive photos taken by a magazine of the wedding of
their only daughter. Princess Martha Louise marries Durek Verrett
on August 31st in Gerainger in Norway. Hello magazine and its
sister publication, Hola, have…
August will bring us this year’s big
royal wedding as Princess Martha Louise of Norway weds Durek
Verrett. The couple tie the knot in a private ceremony that will
cap a weekend of celebrations. And while there’s plenty of
speculation about what this uber stylish couple will wear for their
big day, never mind the salsa themed celebration the night before,
one important part of the…
In August 1968, all eyes were on Oslo for
one of the biggest and most talked about royal weddings of recent
times. The heir to the throne of Norway, Crown Prince Harald,
finally married Sonja Haraldsen, after seeing off opposition from
those who felt a future king…
The future queen who went Victorian with orange blossoms instead of diamonds at her wedding
22nd August 2024
She might have been marrying the then
heir to the Belgian throne, but when Paola Ruffo di Calabria said
‘I do’ to Albert, Prince of Liege, she had absolutely no
expectation that they would ever end up as Belgium’s king and
queen. So Paola’s wedding look was a…
In recent years, abdication has become
increasingly common among Europe’s monarchies but one king has just
been told by his country that they’d rather he didn’t consider it.
A new opinion poll in Norway has found that almost three quarters
of those asked don’t want King Harald V to step aside. The King of
Norway is now 87 and has experienced some health problems in…
For the first time ever you might be
about to find a pound coin with a king on it in your pocket. Brand
new pound coins are entering circulation this week and as well as
being the first of the reign of Charles III, they are also the
first pound coins to bear the image of…
Legend has it that if the ravens ever
leave the Tower of London, the kingdom will fall. Now, the man
who’s just taken charge of ensuring their safety, and with it that
of the realm, has revealed just what The King thinks of the
tradition. Yeoman Michael Chandler…
A tiara that began as a wedding present
from devoted parents to a daughter about to marry a king’s son got
a new chapter in its royal history after decades of being hidden
behind palace doors. The Princess of Wales chose the Strathmore
Rose tiara for the State Banquet given in honour of the President
of South Korea at Buckingham Palace in November 2023. It was the
first time that the…
