This week, Buckingham Palace announced
that King Charles had appointed Queen Camilla to the Order of
Thistle. The Order is the highest chivalric order in Scotland. King
James VII founded the first confirmed iteration of the Most Ancient
and Most Noble Order of the Thistle in 1687. He claimed that he was
reviving an earlier order; it may have been an order under King
James III (who reigned from…
The Duchess of Edinburgh is thrilled by the surprise at the end of Trooping the Colour
17th June 2023
It was a special tribute to The King,
kept secret from him, to round off Trooping the Colour but it was
the Duchess of Edinburgh who seemed most thrilled with the event.
As the flypast over Buckingham Palace came to an end after the
first Sovereign’s Birthday Parade…
A nod to their roles as Colonels from The Queen and the Princess of Wales at Trooping the Colour
17th June 2023
Queen Camilla and The Princess of Wales
both chose outfits acknowledging their roles as Colonels for the
first Trooping the Colour of The King’s reign. The Queen was in a
red coat dress inspired by the uniform of the Grenadier Guards, of
which she is Colonel. Her…
She was the royal who insisted she would
only marry for love while he was a prince with a broken heart and
no desire to wed again. However, on a summer’s day, exactly a
century ago, they fell in love in London and began a royal romance
that would lead to a crown and change the attitudes of a whole
royal family. The love story of Lady Louise Mountbatten and Crown
Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden…
Ian Wright leads the field of sports
stars recognised in the first Birthday Honours list of the reign of
King Charles III. The former England and Arsenal player is made an
OBE for his services to football and charity. Another football
legend, John Grieg, is made a CBE.
The King's Birthday Honours list: knighthood was conferred on Sir Martin Amis just before his death
17th June 2023
The first King’s Birthday Honours of the
reign of Charles III include a knighthood for one of Britain’s most
famous novelists that was conferred just before he died. Sir Martin
Amis received his honour the day before he passed away. The Cabinet
Office made the…
The birthstone of June is the pearl and
it’s been a favourite gem in royal collections for centuries. It
stars in some of the best known pieces used by European ruling
dynasties and in Spain it has a central part in some very famous
jewels. Asturias Fleur-de-Lys Tiara [getty src=”469827298″
width=”396″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Queen…
The order of the Garter is considered the
oldest and most senior Order of Chivalry in Britain. Created over
700 years ago by King Edward III, the Order was inspired by King
Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Today the 24 Knights of
the Garter are men and women…
How much has changed in just four years - the last traditional Trooping of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II
16th June 2023
This year will see the Sovereign’s
Birthday Parade, better known as Trooping the Colour, held in
honour of King Charles III for the first time. It will also be a
return to a more familiar Trooping, for the final years of the
reign of Queen Elizabeth II saw the…
Pearls are the birthstone of June and for
centuries they have taken a starring role in royal jewels. They now
feature in some of the best known pieces worn by ruling dynasties
across Europe. Among the Danish collection are some truly romantic
and historic pieces. Crown Princess Mary’s Wedding Tiara [getty
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