Bangkok’s Royal Palace has issued a
statement on the health of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s daughter.
Princess Bajrakitiyabhawas reported to have fallen ill on December
14th 2022 at Khao Yai. On the morning of December 15th 2022, the
Royal Palace confirmed that the 44 year old princess was unwell,
saying that she had lost consciousness. Journalist Andrew MacGregor
Marshall, a…
It was a wedding that made royal history
and brought cheer to a nation still recovering from the Second
World War. When Elizabeth, then heir to the British throne, married
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, hundreds of thousands turned out to
celebrate with them. Royalty from around…
"Dear, oh dear" - What could King Charles do if confidence in the Prime Minister continues to plummet?
14th October 2022
As they met for their weekly get
together, King Charles III was heard to mutter ‘back again, dear oh
dear,” as Prime Minister, Liz Truss, made her entrance. It may have
been a comment on the Prime Minister’s somewhat unusual style of
curtseying although…
The Queen's first major event at Buckingham Palace - her christening
15th September 2022
On 29 May 1926, the christening of the
future Queen Elizabeth II, took place. The baptismal service was
performed at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace and the
occasion of HM The Queen’s 91st birthday provides a pleasant
opportunity to revisit this important event. Photographs were made
of the Duchess of York leaving 17 Bruton Street in her wedding
attire to make her way to Westminster…
Princess Claire of Luxembourg, née Claire
Lademacher, married Prince Felix of Luxembourg in September 2013.
The couple met during their studies at Collège Alpin International
Beau Soleil, a private boarding school in Switzerland. Before that,
Claire was enrolled at the…
Diana, Princess of Wales, was born Diana
Frances Spencer on 1 July 1961, in Park House on the Sandringham
Estate in Norfolk, the fourth of five children of John Spencer,
later the 8th Earl Spencer, and his first wife, Frances. She was
initially home-schooled by her…
Queen Máxima, née Zorreguieta, was born
in 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thus, she started her studies
in her birth country. She studied at Northlands School, a bilingual
school (English and Spanish) in Olivos, where she obtained her
baccalaureate in 1988. After that, she enrolled at the Pontifical
Catholic University of Argentina, studying economics; she graduated
in 1995. Queen Máxima…
In May 1955, Buckingham Palace made an
unprecedented announcement: Prince Charles would be the first heir
to the throne to be educated outside the palace and would begin
school in January 1957, at the age of eight. Previous princes had
received their early education from…
The Queen personally intervened to ensure
the safety of her cousin, the Duke of Kent, after information came
to light that the IRA was planning to kidnap him. The Duke had been
posted to Northern Ireland with the Royal Scots Greys in 1971.
However, the former Northern…
THE DEBATE: Should Prince Andrew have walked with The Queen into one of the biggest royal events of 2022?
31st March 2022
Since Prince Andrew walked alongside his
mother into the Service of Thanksgiving for the Duke of Edinburgh,
his appearance at the Monarch’s side at one of the highest profile
royal events of the year has been the subject of debate. Critics
say it’s a seal of approval for a man in the midst of a terrible
controversy, others argue that a few minutes of familial support
are no one’s…
