Prince William and Prince George were on
hand to cheer on their team as one of Europe’s top football
competitions reached a crucial stage. The first and second in line
to the throne watched Aston Villa aim for glory in the UEFA Europa
Conference League. [getty src=”2147727882″ width=”594″ height=”396″
tld=”com”] William and George are…
The ultimate royal wedding dress: the fairy tale gown worn by Grace Kelly as she became a princess
11th April 2024
It is perhaps the most talked about royal
wedding dress of them all. When Grace Kelly, Oscar winning actress
and Hollywood superstar, married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on
April 19th 1956, she did it in a gown for the history books. The
outfit became an instant classic and…
I’ve always felt rather sorry for the
mistress known as Mrs Jordan. For two decades, she lived alongside
the third son of King George III. Her partner is known to history
as King William IV but for their duration of their relationship he
was the somewhat dodgy Duke of…
Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother lived
most of her adult life in the spotlight and yet one very basic
detail of her story is shrouded in mystery. For no one is really
sure exactly where the Queen Mother was born. And no one did more
to get people guessing than the Queen Mum herself. In 1980, as
preparations were under way for her eightieth birthday
celebrations, a Clarence House press officer…
Queen Sofia of Spain is being treated in
hospital for an infection. The queen, who is 85, was admitted to a
clinic in Madrid on the night of April 9th 2024 after developing a
urinary tract infection. The Spanish Royal Household said Queen
Sofia is already making a…
Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa
of Jordan are expecting their first child. The heir to the
Hashemite throne and his wife will welcome their baby in the
summer. The new arrival will make King Abdullah II and Queen Rania
grandparents for the first time. In a…
The royal bride of Munich whose wedding inspired the world's most famous beer festival
9th April 2024
It’s now one of the most popular parties
in Europe with thousands descending on Munich every year for
Oktoberfest and thousands more heading to festivals inspired by the
original in cities across the continent. Oktoberfest is all about
music, mood and fabulous beer but it actually started as a
celebration for a royal wedding for a bride who had almost become
an empress. On October 12th…
was one of the most talked about royal
weddings in decades and now it is the marriage of a monarch and
consort. On April 9th 2005, King Charles III and Queen Camilla
married in Windsor. Millions were watching and they saw a bride
with not one but two different wedding…
The wedding bouquet carried by Queen
Camilla on her wedding day, April 9th 2005 were a riot of early
blooms that matched her pale blue and gold dress to perfection. But
the flowers were also filled with personal touches that had their
own place in a royal romance that made…
From queen's necklace to wedding tiara - the sparkling story of one of the most famous royal gems of all
5th April 2024
It’s become one of the big questions in
the run up to a royal marriage – which tiara will the bride wear?
It’s now an accepted part of any Windsor wedding and the decision
of Princess Beatrice to wear the same tiara as her grandmother did
as a bride for her big day is both sentimental and rather
significant. For Beatrice is now the third generation of Queen
Elizabeth…
