The Duke of Edinburgh has been given a
special honour by The King to mark his 60th birthday. Prince Edward
is appointed to the Order of the Thistle, the highest order of
chivalry in Scotland. The Duke of Edinburgh is 60 on March 10th
2024 (Photo by Chris Jelf) His Royal Highness is one of four
appointments to the order which are made on the sole discretion of
The King. The others are…
The Duchess of Edinburgh has made a sweet
comparison between her husband and her late father in law in a
moving speech to mark the 60th birthday of Prince Edward. As she
began a heartfelt tribute to her husband, Sophie told the audience
he would be ”horrified”…
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…
Within the walls of one of England’s most
picturesque castles, a queen gave birth to her only child and set
in motion a chain of events that would become one of Tudor
England’s most intriguing mysteries. The birth had been much
anticipated and much talked about. The baby, a little girl, was
immediately taken off to a nursery decked in scarlet and gold where
a string of attendants…
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…
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 a situation that caused
controversy. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has said his family will
reflect on the situation that…
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…
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 Sovereign’s Birthday Parade. Number 9 Company Irish
Guards will Troop their Colour this year. The Colonel of the
regiment trooping…
