A restaurant where a king entertained
some of his many mistresses is now protected for future generations
after it was donated to the National Trust. Rules, in Covent
Garden, is the oldest restaurant in the country and has been
entertaining diners since the end of the 18th century. Opened in
the reign of King George III, it became a favourite of his great
grandson, Edward VII, who used to…
This is how Princess Charlene overturned royal wedding rules at her first marriage ceremony
12th October 2026
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…
This is the royal bride whose wedding inspired the most famous beer festival in the world
12th October 2026
It’s now one of the most popular parties
in Europe with thousands descending on Munich every year for
Oktoberfest and thousands more heading to festivals inspired by the
original in cities across the continent. Oktoberfest is all about
music, mood and fabulous beer but…
October is truly the king of all the
autumn months as the leaves turn to gold and regal red and the
fading sun adds a gentle sparkle to all it touches. And it’s marked
the beginning of five royal roads that ended with a crown –
although all five monarchs had very different royal careers. Here
are the men who became the October kings. Henry III was the first
king of England to have…
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…
This is how the story of Angela Kelly, confidante of Elizabeth II, could hit the screen despite confidentiality clauses
1st October 2026
Buckingham Palace is on alert after an
unexpected plan by broadcasters made the possibility of events that
took place behind palace walls making it to the screen. Angela
Kelly, one of the closest confidantes of Elizabeth II in her later
years, is having her story filmed…
This is how the latest jewellery surprise from the Princess of Wales links her to three queens
27th September 2026
The Princess of Wales pulled a major
jewellery surprise this week when she chose a century old piece
that’s rarely been seen in recent years for a star studded film
premiere. Kate rubbed shoulders with some of the biggest names in
Hollywood, including Tom Cruise, at the first showing of Digger,
held at Leicester Square in central London complete with red carpet
and big crowds. The…
The British Museum is wrong to ban photos of the Bayeux Tapestry - history belongs to everyone
24th September 2026
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…
The romantic royal wedding of a couple whose love survived the fall of a crown and exile
18th September 2026
It was a marriage that sealed a famous
love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th
1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the
continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned
eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and…
Copies of Earl Spencer's new book on Diana, Princess of Wales reported stolen just days before publication
16th September 2026
Four copies of a new book about Diana,
Princess of Wales written by her younger brother, Earl Spencer,
have been reported stolen just days before official publication.
The copies of the book were taken from a lorry in the Netherlands.
It’s understood the lorry had left a printing plant in central
Europe and had made its way to the Netherlands where it was parked
in a remote area while…
