The Royal Family of Sweden does love a
June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken
place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish
royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June
30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her
sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
When many think of the late Queen
Elizabeth II, they might think of someone who was constantly at her
side. Not her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, or other members of
the Royal Family. They might be thinking of one particular type of
dog, a Corgi. Corgis have been a part…
It’s a single pearl set among dozens of
diamonds but despite that sparkling competition, it still shines.
And now it’s added a new chapter to its history. For this pearl is
part of a brooch that was given to the Royal Family in times of war
in the hope that it…
Not many people know that the continent
of Europe is home not to one but two principalities recognised by
most international organisations. While most people have
heard about Monaco, the Principality of Andorra remains mostly
hidden from the majority of the public. The Pyrenees-nestled
microstate was founded in 1278 with the same political arrangement
with which it is managed today…
Charles III and Felipe VI have a linked
history with roots in centuries past. The pair share several
bloodlines including ties to two of the most famous matchmakers in
royal history. Here are the different ways Charles III and Felipe
VI get to call each other cousins. The…
Royal Wedding Bouquets: the symbolic choices of Queen Silvia and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
19th June 2023
June is royal wedding month in Sweden and
one particular date is filled with regal marriage memories. King
Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia wed on June 19th 1976 and their
eldest child and heir to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria, chose
the same date for her marriage to…
The last major Windsor wedding of the
20th century became something of a turning point for Queen
Elizabeth II and her family. It wasn’t just that this royal
celebration was more informal and more relaxed than the spectacular
ceremonial of previous royal marriages. The wedding of the Duke and
Duchess of Edinburgh, on June 19th 1999, seemed to mark a change in
direction following a tumultuous…
The future queen of Norway’s first tiara
was always going to excite interest and when Princess Ingrid
Alexandra debuted a diadem at a special birthday celebration, it
hit the headlines. The gem chosen for this monarch in waiting had a
dramatic and poignant history that…
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…
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 for Charles III, planes formed a
‘C R’ in the skies above London. His Majesty looked touched and
almost…
