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Royals out in force for one of racing's most stylish days
14th March 2024
The Queen was at the Cheltenham Festival
for one of its most important days. Her Majesty attended the races
on Style Wednesday, one of the highlights of the annual meet.
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The lesson of royal history and International Women's Day
13th March 2024
Royal history is peppered with stand out
women. In the annals of all monarchies are queens and princesses
who packed a punch and made a mark. But there is still a tendency
to categorise the girls as the also rans, the second bests, the
pretty and sometimes witty but when…
In a week where speculation over the
Royal Family reached new heights, or should we say lows in some
cases, it was left to The Queen to set some sparkle on the
situation. As Her Majesty arrived at Westminster Abbey for the
annual Commonwealth Day service, the jewels pinned to her blue coat
led to plenty of questions, fortunately with far less crazed
answers than the ones offered in some social…
The royal bride chosen by a queen to wear a consort's crown
13th March 2024
Picked as a royal bride by Queen Victoria
herself, Princess Mary of Teck would find her way to the altar in
the most unusual circumstances. For Mary ended up saying ‘I do’ to
the second king in waiting selected as a husband for her. But her
marriage proved to be…
Lady Gabriella Kingston has led mourners
at the funeral of her husband, Thomas, alongside his parents,
Martin and Jill, and his sisters, Joanna and Emma. Mr Kingston died
last month at the age of 45. Lady Gabriella was supported by her
parents, Prince and Princess…
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the
future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy
in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was
known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where
princes were expected to wed regally. However, love prevailed and
Sonja married the then Crown Prince Harald in front of crowned
heads from across Europe. This…
Queen Camilla and Prince William side by side as Royal Family attend Commonwealth Day service
11th March 2024
The Queen has led the Royal Family at the
Commonwealth Day Service in London. Her Majesty was joined by the
Prince of Wales as the royals made their way through Westminster
Abbey for the annual service. BBC still/ fair use They watched a
video message recorded by The…
The King has spoken of how touched he is
by the many messages of support he has received from around the
Commonwealth following his cancer diagnosis. His Majesty expressed
his thanks as he delivered his Commonwealth Day message. This
year’s message was recorded…
The fairytale dress chosen by the bride at the 21st century's first major royal wedding
10th March 2024
It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment it became public knowledge.
But by the time they took their vows, in front of the ruling houses
of Europe, their romance had…

