It was well hidden from view until the
official Coronation photographs appeared but the necklace worn by
the Princess of Wales on the day King Charles III was crowned
provided a rather special touch to this historic event. The
sparkling set of diamonds, often referred to as the King George VI
Festoon Necklace, was a gift from a father to a daughter, from a
king to an heir and it became a…
King Harald of Norway has left hospital
after several weeks of treatment. The Norwegian monarch, 87, was
discharged from the Rigshospitalet in Oslo on March 14th and went
home to the Royal Palace where he will continue to recuperate. The
Royal Court said King Harald…
It’s perhaps the most famous and talked
about royal wedding bouquet of all. The flowers carried by the
Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at her marriage in
April 1923 have entered regal folklore after the bride used them to
begin a royal wedding tradition known…
The King has received the Commonwealth
Secretary General at Buckingham Palace for an audience. [getty
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Scotland of Asthal met King Charles in an important week for the
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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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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…
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…
