He created some of the most famous royal looks of the 20th century and he’s still producing talked about style picks. Sir Norman Hartnell was already a sought after wedding dress designer when he was first commissioned to produce a bridal outfit by the House of Windsor. Over eight decades on, and long after his own death, he was responsible for another famous royal marriage look. We look…
They are the people who will one day reign and their role has an importance that pervades every element of their lives. Being the heir means preparation for a throne that starts early and only ends with accession. From the first in lines who grew up in pole position to those…
Belgium's royals alter State Visit plans as security threat level raised in Brussels following terror attack
17th October 2023
The opening day of the State Visit of the President of Portugal to Belgium has been changed after a gun attack in Brussels saw the security threat level raised.
It now stands at the highest level in the Belgian capital and that’s impacted how the State Visit will…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads back to June 1964 for the wedding of Desiree and Baron Niclas Silfvershiold.
The princess was the second of the four sisters of Carl Gustaf of Sweden to marry…
The exiled princess and popular prince whose glittering royal wedding made history
17th October 2023
It was a wedding featuring two very popular royals and two ceremonies and it led to one of the most influential unions of the 20th century. The marriage of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, on November 29th 1934, was a day that changed the House of…
Prince George joins Prince William to cheer on Wales but big day out at the Rugby World Cup ends in disappointment
15th October 2023
The Prince of Wales made support for the country’s rugby team a family affair as he travelled to France to cheer them on in the World Cup quarter finals.
Prince William took Prince George with him to the crucial match in Marseille but the double dose of royal…
How a wedding anniversary inspired one of the most famous royal celebrations of all
13th October 2023
It’s now one of the best known phrases in royal history and it was inspired by a celebration of sixty years of marriage. Without a Diamond Wedding anniversary, there would be no Diamond Jubilee. This sparkling celebration of sixty years of rule, rare even in modern times, owes its name to the celebrations for six decades of marriage.
The term ‘Diamond Jubilee’ was coined in the early…
The jewels of the Royal Family are some of the best known in the world but every now and again, even the Windsors can pull off a sparkling surprise. When Princess Eugenie got married, in October 2018, no one saw her tiara pick coming. This royal bride walked down the aisle…
While some links between royal houses are well known and rather close, others are a little more distant and perhaps all the more interesting for that. The ties between the House of Windsor and the House of Grimaldi might be stretched, they are still there.
The connection…
King Charles and Queen Camilla are about to make a State Visit to Kenya and it will be a poignant moment. As well as being the first trip to Commonwealth country of his new reign, the visit will see His Majesty in the country where his own mother’s reign began. For on February 6th 1952, it was there that news reached Treetops that King George VI had died in his sleep and Elizabeth II was now…
