Queen Victoria’s beloved residence at
East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, was the place where she spent her
final Christmas. Built in the style of an Italianate villa, Osborne
House was purchased in March 1845 and was bought together with its
estate of approximately 1,000 acres. The original house was
demolished and a new foundation stone laid on 23 June 1845, the
design having been done by…
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…
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 graduates, any possibility that she
might become a working royal remains on ice. But one debate that
continues is around her title.
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…
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 at auction was held by a green
cardigan once worn by Kurt Cobain which sold for over $334,000 in
2019. And the sheep…
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…
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 invading German forces in 1940
without consulting his government. After the end of the war, he
would eventually agree to…
