Some royal moments really make their
mark. When the Prince and Princess of Wales visited Pakistan
several years ago, they spent time at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
They met with many children with serious illnesses including Wafia
Rehmani, a seven-year-old girl battling a kidney tumour. Wafia had
set up a fun tea party complete with tiaras. William and Catherine
joyfully participated, and…
The good luck gift turned into one of the most famous pieces of modern royal jewellery
8th July 2023
The Royal Family has many notable pieces
of jewellery in its collection and rubies feature heavily.
Considered one of the traditional cardinal gems along with
amethyst, sapphire, emerald, and diamond, the ruby is known as the
birthstone for July. The word…
It was the wedding that brought a
fairytale ending for a princess who had given up a great love for
the Monarchy but Princess Margaret’s marriage also put the
spotlight on London as the city was about to boom as the Swinging
Sixties got under way. Here, Royal Central…
The British love of dogs is, of course,
well established, the royal affection for them as faithful
companions being no exception to the rule. Corgis officially
entered the British Royal Family when George VI, then Duke of York,
gave two corgis named Dookie and Jane to his daughters, Princesses
Elizabeth and Margaret in 1933; Dookie being a name that the dog
was given after the Duke of York. The…
We will never see a 'Princess Catherine' - can we please have the grace to use her correct title?
7th July 2023
Many people assume that because the
Princess of Wales is a member of the Royal Family (and is married
to a prince), she automatically takes the title of ‘Princess
Catherine’. In this post, we will explain why this isn’t the case
and why, to the disappointment of many…
Amongst the prettiness of rolling
countryside and the gentle sound of sheep grazing sits a castle
with its own little chapel. The walls are golden yellow while
around it grow sweet scented flowers and glossy, regal trees. But
behind this calm serenity lies the tomb of a…
A portrait of Katherine Parr has just set
the record for the most expensive Tudor portrait ever sold at
auction. It comes at a time of revived interest in the life of
Henry VIII’s last queen. And her story is a fascinating one.
Written off as a nursemaid to Henry, Katherine was, in fact, one of
the most influential people of the king’s reign, as Lydia Starbuck
explains. On a hot…
A rare portrait of Katherine Parr has set
a record for the most expensive Tudor portrait to be sold at
auction. The painting, attributed to Master John, went under the
hammer at Sotheby’s and fetched over four times the highest
pre-sale estimate as bidding heated…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign to marry…
A rare portrait of Katherine Parr is
about to be sold in one of the most anticipated auctions of the
year. Sotheby’s will sell the work, believed to be the only
contemporary rendering of the queen, online on July 5th 2023. The
painting is thought to be the work of Master John, an artist
recorded in the Privy Purse expenses of the time. Courtesy of
Sotheby’s Katherine Parr…
