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…
Prince William joins Welsh Guards for training
27th November 2024
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 King's Coronation revealed
21st November 2024
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…
Princess Anne says a very polite no to a command from The Queen
21st November 2024
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 Queen is given honour by the Princess Royal
21st November 2024
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…