Every year, the Norwegian King and Queen
celebrate Christmas at the grand royal lodge called “Kongsseteren”
in the expensive neighbourhood of Holmenkollen in Oslo. Let us take
a look at this magnificent royal property. “Kongsseteren”, formerly
called The Kings Villa, is a property and timber lodge which is
under the Norwegian Royal Family’s private ownership. The property
is mainly…
Queen Victoria’s winter sledge became
synonymous with the Windsor Christmas, at least during the lifetime
of Prince Albert, who is rightly credited with popularising
Christmas traditions in England, including that of the Christmas
tree. The royal trees were decorated with…
It’s a monarchy known for glitz and
glamour, but one of the biggest and best Christmas traditions in
Monaco is actually quite sweet and heartwarming. Started by
Princess Grace and Prince Rainier in the 1950s, the Christmas Gifts
Distribution Party takes place at the…
Prince Albert is generally credited with
introducing the Christmas tree to Britain, but in fact, it was the
work of his wife’s grandmother, Queen Charlotte. Like Prince
Albert, Charlotte was born and raised in Germany, where the
tradition of bringing a tree inside at Christmas time, decorated
with lights and sweets, is believed to date back to the 16th
century. As a child, Charlotte’s family…
The Royal Family's links to the secretive society of Freemasonry
5th December 2022
It is often dubbed as one of the world’s
most secret societies – the world of Freemasonry. From covert
handshakes to Masonic rituals, mystery surrounds the organisation
which has connections to the British Royal Family. Many members of
The Royal Family are rumoured…
The last coin to feature the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II revealed
5th December 2022
The final ever coins to feature the
portrait of Queen Elizabeth II have been revealed by the Royal
Mint. A 50p coin depicting the Hogwarts Express from the Harry
Potter franchise will be the final coin minted featuring the late
monarch’s face. Soon after, coins will…
Each family has its own Christmas
tradition and royal families are no exception. For seven decades,
Elizabeth II enjoyed the celebrations of a family Christmas which
she shaped into a traditional all of her own. As the Windsors
prepare to mark their first festive season since her death, we look
at how Elizabeth II made Christmas a very special time for family.
A Very Big Family Lunch A week…
The Princess of Wales pulled a sparkling
surprise as she attended the Earthshot Awards in Boston. For the
first time, Kate chose an emerald and diamond necklace famously
worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. The choker necklace has a long
royal history and made its first…
It was green in more ways than one.
Vibrant and verdant, and a perfect match for a famous necklace, the
dress worn by the Princess of Wales for the Earthshot Prize
ceremony in Boston was also rented for the evening. The Princess
chose a gown by Solace London featuring an…
Queen Victoria spent her last Christmas
at Osborne in 1900. It was forty years exactly since Prince Albert
had celebrated his final Christmas in 1860 at Windsor, the setting
for so many happy family festivities in the past. Prince Albert did
not live to see Christmas 1861, dying on 14 December in the same
room in which with strange historical prescience, George IV and
William IV had also died, in…
