It was a low key royal wedding, set
against a backdrop of family illness and impending drama. But the
marriage of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu
Douglas Scott, on November 6th1935, began a royal partnership that
would become a bedrock for the House of Windsor as it faced some of
its most challenging times. Prince Henry, third son ofKing George V
and Queen…
It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit,
a style statement worn as a much talked about bride became a
princess. Charlene Wittstock arrived at her civil marriage to
Prince Albert II of Monaco in a trouser suit she designed with the
help of Karl Lagerfeld. Charlene and…
The other royal family caught in an unwelcome spotlight after an unexpected health issue
5th March 2024
The Royal Family has had to deal with
plenty of speculation and questions in the past weeks as The King
and the Princess of Wales were both treated in hospital. And their
friends and relations in Oslo are experiencing their own issues as
the ill health of King Harald led to…
The ballot is now open for those hoping
to get tickets to attend this year’s Trooping the Colour. The King
is expected to take the salute at the annual parade which takes
place on June 15th 2024. The British Army website has now opened up
the ballot for attendance. Demand is usually high. Applicants can
ask for up to four tickets with each costing £30. The ballot is
open until…
They were real pieces of history, The
first Maundy coins to bear the image of King Charles III were
handed out at a special service at York Minster where His Majesty
distributed them in a tradition that stretches back centuries. The
King handed out the first Maundy money…
Army announces Princess of Wales set to oversee important military event although palace is yet to confirm
5th March 2024
The Princess of Wales is set to take the
Colonel’s Review at Trooping the Colour this year. Her Royal
Highness is expected to oversee the parade on June 8th 2024 at
Horse Guard’s, exactly a week before The King is due to take the
salute at the…
The Duchess of Edinburgh has said it’s
time to put the rights and voices of survivors of sexual violence
in conflict at the heart of efforts to eradicate the crime. Sophie
made her plea in a video speech to the Restoration of the
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors’ Rights Conference held
in Ukraine. Addressing delegates including the First Lady of
Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, the…
The Duke of Kent has attended a special
service marking 200 years of the RNLI. [getty src=”2050034707″
width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”] The ceremony took place at
Westminster Abbey and saw three lifeboats brought to…
Queen Camilla will distribute Maundy
Money this year on behalf of The King. The Monarch traditionally
hands out purses of coins at a special ceremony dating back
centuries. King Charles continues to restrict himself to private,
constitutional duties as he is treated…
The stunning aquamarine and diamond
diadem of Sweden’s royal family is an unusual jewel and it has a
rather poignant history to go with it. But it’s become most famous
in recent years as the tiara that a popular princess wore to create
a modern day fairytale. Princess Madeleine has a soft spot for the
aquamarine tiara held in her family vaults. She’s worn it several
times at the Nobel…
