With the announcement that Frogmore
Cottage will become the residence of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
at Windsor, it is perhaps interesting to briefly review Frogmore
Cottage’s history. Contrary to popular imagination, it is not the
first time that the building has served as a residence for royalty.
‘Bark writes that you offer me a Cottage at Windsor. Words fail me
to express all I feel…
The Story of the Effigies of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
3rd December 2018
The effigy of Queen Victoria has its own
story. It rests next to that of the Prince Consort in the Royal
Mausoleum at Frogmore, one of the most remarkable buildings that
was ever to be built in Victorian Britain, constructed as a burial
place for Prince Albert and Queen…
Fit for a King: Prince Charles's christening sponsors, 15 December 1948
2nd December 2018
Born just three-and-a-half years after VE
Day 1945, HRH Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh was
very much a post-war baby. Even his christening, on 15
December 1948, was a reminder of the impact of the war. It
could not take place in the Private Chapel at…
Ah yes, the talking hat. Any life is made
of moments, some poignant, some funny, some profound, some light.
Much has already been written of the political contributions of
George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States of America,
who has died at the age of 94. But among the moments that make up
his legacy is the time he helped turn the Queen into a talking hat.
Embed from Getty…
In the latest instalment of our autumn
series, looking at what led to the fall of various monarchies
throughout history, Royal Central looks at the end of the monarchy
in France. The most well-known episode regarding the ending of
France’s monarchy is the 1789…
The Portland Tiara, commissioned for a
duchess to wear at a glittering and hugely important royal
occasion, has been stolen. The diadem, made by Cartier in 1902
ahead of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, was
taken on Tuesday night from the gallery where…
It was the beginning of a royal chapter
which would make history time and time again. But on November 20th
1947, the ceremony which joined Princess Elizabeth and Prince
Philip as wife and husband was described by one of the clergy
involved as ”in all essentials, exactly the same as it would have
been for any cottager who might be married this afternoon”. And
just like everyone who said…
Displayed as part of the London Science
Museum’s exhibition on the Russian Imperial Family, The Last Tsar:
Blood and Revolution is a pearl earring. This extraordinarily
poignant object has its own silent story to tell, concerning the
fate of the Romanovs. Believed to have…
If you think that royal baby mania is a
new thing, think again. Seventy years ago this week, ahead of the
birth of Prince Charles, the papers were filled with plenty of
stories about his parents, their plans and a very regal pregnancy.
As the then Princess Elizabeth prepared…
Currently displayed in the special
exhibition at London’s Science Museum, The Last Tsar: Blood and
Revolution – exploring the role of medicine in the lives of the
Russian Imperial Family as well as the use of modern science
involved in the investigation concerning their murder – is a
chandelier, but no ordinary one. I first encountered this
chandelier nearly twenty years ago, as a black…
