Princess Elisabeth of Belgium has paved
the way for a new generation of heirs in Europe to embrace their
roles in a continuously changing landscape. Elisabeth Thérèse Marie
Hélène was born at 9:58 pm on 25 October 2001, the first of four
children born to the then-Duke and Duchess of Brabant. As it
happens for many firstborns, she shaped the education path for the
rest of her…
The mystery around a royal tiara that's proved popular with princesses
6th February 2024
The stones at the heart of this
Luxembourg tiara have long been a mystery to royal watchers: are
they topazes or are they citrines? The Grand Ducal Household has
never officially declared which gemstones are used in the tiara, so
nearly every article about it calls it the…
She was the queen who tried to save her
dynasty with nothing more than a bouquet of flowers. Maria Amelia
saw her husband and eldest son mortally wounded at close range in
an assassination that would hasten the demise of their dynasty. She
had done all she could to save the…
The new Queen of Denmark has chosen a
very special image to mark her first birthday since becoming
consort. Queen Mary shared a photo from her private album showing
her with her beloved father, John Donaldson. The image was taken by
her younger son, Prince Vincent, as the family enjoyed time in
Australia at the end of 2023, just before Mary found out she was
about to become queen. The…
Queen Margrethe has won a prestigious
arts award for her work on an acclaimed film. Just weeks after her
abdication, Her Majesty was presented with the Robert Award for
Costume Designer of the Year for ‘Ehrengard – The Art of
Seduction’. The trophy…
She was the ‘May Queen’ whose reign
lasted little more than a month but left its mark in royal history.
Marie-Jose was always a bit of a maverick who had her own views and
no fear of sharing them. Those opinions would become a saving grace
for the dynasty she…
Queen Letizia wears long hidden jewellery with a romantic history
31st January 2024
Queen Letizia has worn a very special but
rarely seen set of jewellery for an important royal event. The
diamond and sapphire necklace was a wedding gift from her parents
in law, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia, but it hasn’t been worn
publicly for almost twenty years. The last time it was seen was at
the glittering reception held in Madrid on the eve of the wedding
of the then Prince…
While King Frederik heads to Poland for
his first official visit as head of state, back in Denmark, Crown
Prince Christian will undertake an important royal duty for the
first time. The Danish Royal Court confirmed to royal tabloid
Billed Bladet that Crown Prince…
She was the royal who insisted she would
only marry for love while he was a prince with a broken heart and
no desire to wed again. However, on a summer’s day, exactly a
century ago, they fell in love in London and began a royal romance
that would lead to a crown and…
The dazzling tiara that remained hidden for decades and is now a favourite of a queen
22nd January 2024
It’s perhaps the most talked about tiara
in the Dutch royal collection and it was chosen by Queen Maxima for
and official portrait to mark a moment of history. The queen wears
it in a set of photos marking the tenth anniversary of the
accession of her husband, Willem-Alexander, as King of the
Netherlands. And this diadem packs plenty of history for some truly
historic pictures. The Stuart…
