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It’s a very famous royal wedding outfit and a style statement that defied regal expectation. And there was a lot of expectation for this bride. She was to become consort of a country that had been home to one of the most famous royals the 20th century and everyone wanted to know what she would wear as she assumed the title. She surprised everyone – meet the royal bride who wore…

When being a queen meant that you had married a king, rather than being a ruler yourself, life stories were told very differently. The queens of yesteryear might have ended up as some of the best known personalities of their time but the start of their stories were often as forgotten as the early years of many of the other women who lived in their realms.  Royal princes may have had their every…

Just weeks after it went on show in England for the first time in almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is being put under a protection order it really doesn’t need. As people queue round the block to see one of the most famous art works in the world, the British Museum has said visitors are no longer allowed to take photos. It’s completely the wrong decision. The Museum, which…

When King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrated his Golden Jubilee on September 15 2023, he made history by becoming the first monarch of his country to reach the milestone. And the royal women at the king’s gala dinner on 15 September that year made it a romantic celebration, it was another opportunity to wear their best jewels. For a handful of them, it was the chance to re-wear their respective…