Queen Camilla has worn one of the most
famous tiaras in the Royal Family’s collection for the State
Banquet in honour of the President of South Korea. Her Majesty
chose the very modern ruby tiara which was created in the late 20th
century for Queen Elizabeth II. It features rubies which were given
to Her Late Majesty as a gift and which are said to bring good
luck. [getty…
The prince born in obscurity who went on to be one of the most famous royals in the world
17th November 2023
He ruled a tiny principality and came to
his throne in a convoluted way yet Rainier of Monaco went on to
become one of the most famous royals in the world in the 20th
century. Marriage to a film star turned an obscure prince into a
global superstar and Rainier and Grace…
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, the
youngest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, is
celebrating her twentieth birthday. And she’ll do it as a student
as she continues her course at the University of St. Andrews. With
several years to go until she…
Princess Charlotte of Wales was the queen
that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the
Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged
just 21, she was deeply mourned by the British public, yet her
story is so often consigned to a footnote in history. Princess
Charlotte was the only child of the Prince Regent – later King
George IV – and his estranged…
Queen Margrethe has attended a service at
a synagogue in Copenhagen to show support for the Jewish community
in the aftermath of the Hamas attack in Israel. The Queen of
Denmark was joined by the country’s Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister at the service in…
The famous ‘black sheep’ jumper worn by
Diana, Princess of Wales has set several records at auction. It
sold for $1.1 million dollars when put under the hammer by
Sotheby’s – more than fourteen times its initial estimate. The
previous record for knitwear…
Have we got the title of one of Britain’s
most controversial kings right? If you think you know the answer,
this special feature by Liam Foley might make you think again. One
aspect of the evolution of monarchy that I find interesting is the
development of Ordinal numbers, or regnal numbers, and also called
post-nominal numbers used to differentiate between monarchs of the
same name…
Princess Charlotte of Wales was the queen
that Britain never had, and easily the most popular member of the
Royal Family during her lifetime. When she died in childbirth aged
just 21, she was deeply mourned by the British public, yet her
story is so often consigned to a…
Leopold III was the fourth King of the
Belgians (the Belgian King is known as the King of the Belgians
rather than King of Belgium). In the early years of his reign, he
was a popular figure; however, he became a divisive figure after he
surrendered the Belgian army to the…
How many kings called Edward have there
been? If you think you know the answer, this special feature by
Liam Foley might make you think again. One aspect of the evolution
of monarchy that I find interesting is the development of Ordinal
numbers, or regnal numbers, and also called post-nominal numbers
used to differentiate between monarchs of the same name within the
same territory. In the…
