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Harriet Sperling has turned to a favoured royal designer for her wedding dress: Emilia Wickstead. Speaking to British Vogue, Wickstead said, “We aligned on something authentic, traditional and modern.” Sperling’s stunning Italy ivory crepe wedding dress features a square-neck column underdress, a lace over jacket, and a three-metre train. The Leavers Lace lacework is a nod to the…

It’s not the most talked about royal wedding of all time but the marriage that took place on a cold, January day in 1967 has proved to be an important one for the Dutch Royal Family. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, aunt of the current monarch King Willem-Alexander, wed Pieter van Vollenhoven in a regal setting and the couple have gone on to be among the most solid supporters of their royal…

The portrait of a beautiful queen loomed large over King Felipe today. The royal in question was his great grandmother, Victoria Eugenia, who had to leave Spain when her husband, King Alfonso XIII, was forced into exile. She only returned when Felipe was born to act as his godmother. Now, her story is being told in a huge new exhibition in Madrid and it’s quite a tale. In fact, it’s hard to…

Queen Mary acquired many of the famous jewels that form the collection of the Royal Family. One of her choker-style emerald and diamond necklaces has become one of the most iconic pieces in the jewellery box and it was brought right into the 21st century by the Princess of Wales. However, it began life over a century earlier when it became a favourite piece of Queen Mary. Mary loved jewels and…