King Charles has continued the
long-standing tradition of spending part of every August at the
Castle of Mey, the remote Caithness retreat loved by his
grandmother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. But alongside its
royal history, the castle is also home to one of Scotland’s most
enduring ghost stories. For generations, visitors and staff have
spoken of “The Green Lady”, a mysterious…
The event that meant Prince William had to swap one ancient title for another
1st August 2026
William and Kate are known around the
world as the Prince and Princess of Wales. In Scotland, they
actually use a different title – the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay.
As they visited the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, that’s a name
they both had to get used to…
Diana, Princess of Wales went against royal norms at her wedding and even Buckingham Palace commented
29th July 2026
The flowers chosen by Diana, Princess of
Wales for her wedding day are among the most memorable of royal
bouquets. The tumbling, trailing mix of cream, green and yellow
blooms that the bride carried into St. Paul’s Cathedral on July
29th 1981 for her marriage to the then…
This is why Queen Elizabeth II had to wait to wear the tiara that the Princess of Wales made famous again
29th July 2026
The Princess of Wales pulled a jewel
suprise when she wore one of the most valuable tiaras in the royal
collection but it’s a mystery gem to most people and for a very
good reason. The gem in question hasn’t been seen in public for
over twenty years and that’s because it had become so heavily
associated with a queen who wasn’t meant to have it that no one
else really felt happy wearing…
Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester,
carried an extraordinary burden for the final years of her
husband’s life – choosing never to tell Prince Henry that their
eldest son had died. The deeply personal decision followed the
tragic death of Prince William of…
How to follow in William the Conqueror's footsteps as medieval kings and queens become the royals everyone wants to know
25th July 2026
The arrival of the Bayeux Tapestry in
England for the first time in almost 1000 years has put a different
kind of royalty in the spotlight. This summer is about to get
medieval as the Conqueror, his queen and the crown he won and made
his own are all anyone wants to talk…
There are some names that just scream
royal – George, Edward, Elizabeth, Anne. Kings and queens have a
tendency to keep it in the family when it comes to christening
their offspring and so a certain quota of names have become
associated with royalty. Alphonso isn’t one of them but for over a
decade, it was actually the name of England’s heir to the throne
and one of the most regal names in…
The decision to strip Sir Jeffrey
Donaldson of his knighthood has shone a spotlight on one of the
least-used parts of Britain’s honours system – the forfeiture of
royal honours. While knighthoods are among the country’s highest
honours, they are not necessarily held…
As summer approaches, royal watchers are
once again looking ahead to one of the most established traditions
in the Royal Family’s calendar – King Charles III’s annual stay at
Balmoral Castle. While Buckingham Palace does not announce the
exact date of the King’s…
The most powerful woman you've probably never heard of – this is who runs the government when Britain has no Prime Minister
20th July 2026
For a brief period on Monday, lasting
around half an hour, the United Kingdom will be without a Prime
Minister as Sir Keir Starmer resigns before Andy Burnham is
appointed by King Charles III. Sir Keir will formally tender his
resignation to The King during a private audience at Buckingham
Palace, leaving the office of Prime Minister vacant until Mr
Burnham is invited to form a new…
