It goes without saying that all royals live a decidedly grander life than the rest of the world. They don’t know the feeling of worry or anxiety when they go to use their credit cards. They won’t ever be declined. And living quarters? Forget one small apartment or cozy house; they live in palaces with servants and staff to do their every bidding. Let’s not forget vacations; it’s no drive…
Prince George, elder son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and third in line to the throne, was christened in October 2013. We take a look back at the special day.
On 23rd October 2013, three months after his birth, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge took their…
Princess Marie has opened an exhibition of Danish art in her home city of Paris.
The Danish royal, 44, attended the Petit Palais on Friday where she opened ‘The Golden Age of Danish Painting’ exhibition. The large-scale exhibition features more than 200…
The inside story of when Diana pushed her stepmother down a flight of stairs following a 'furious row'
19th September 2020
Diana, Princess of Wales, once pushed her stepmother down a flight of stairs following a ‘furious row’ at Althorpe.
According to the documentary ‘Princess Diana’s wicked stepmother’, the young Princess of Wales ‘flew into a rage’ at a party which was being attended by both her mother and her step-mother.
Raine, Countess Spencer, married Diana’s…
The other christening of a prince called Charles, born to rule
19th September 2020
They share the same name and the same destiny but over seven decades separates them. Prince Charles of Luxembourg, second in line to the throne of Luxembourg, has been christened, surrounded by his family in a low key ceremony which everyone wanted to see. Back in 1948…
As Prince Charles of Luxembourg is christened today, we’re looking at the godparents of Europe’s heirs.
The Prince of Wales
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Prince Charles was born on 14 November 1948 and christened on 15 December of that year.
His godparents…
Queen Elizabeth II is known for making an annual visit to the Women’s Institute at West Newton near her Sandringham estate in Norfolk. The Queen started to attend meetings back in 1943, taking over as President from the Queen Mother who had taken over the role from Queen Mary. But what exactly is the link between the Royal Family and the Women’s Institute?
First founded in Canada…
While some royal christenings appear to be very formal, others are more relaxed, as in the case of the Danish, Dutch and Swedish royal families. Of course, we see these royal children more relaxed in christening settings because the baptisms are aired live on television…
Unlike the christenings of Queen Victoria’s children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, the christening of the future Queen is an event about which far less is known. It was not the subject of a painting, nor was much written about it as the ceremony itself was a…
Seven years ago, on 17 September, Prince Felix of Luxembourg, (then 29), the third son of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, married Claire Lademacher, (then 28), in the bride’s hometown of Frankfurt, Germany.
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Several days later, on 21 September, the two had their religious wedding in the Provençal town of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume in the…
