In May 1982, Pope John Paul II visited
the United Kingdom marking the first visit there by a reigning
Pope. The visit was organised and largely funded by the Roman
Catholic Church. It’s estimated it cost around £7 million at the
time. This visit would be a pastoral visit rather than the state
visit made by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. During the visit, the
Church offered the public free…
There has long been a close relationship
between fashion and royalty. One of the most notable relationships
between designer and royal is between Louis Vuitton and Empress
Eugénie de Montijo. Louis Vuitton was born in 1821 in France
and ran away from home to escape…
Throughout The Queen’s seventy year reign
she has hosted dozens of world leaders on State Visits. And it all
began with a meeting with friends in 1954. In June that year, Her
Majesty welcomed King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen Louise of Sweden as
they made the first…
On this day in 2011, the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge were married at Westminster Abbey. Let’s take a look
at the day through the lens of the grandmother who witnessed her
grandson’s nuptials but also saw an heir begin his own family and
dynasty. Prince William had been dating his long-time girlfriend
Kate Middleton for roughly eight years off and on before he
proposed in the autumn of…
Milestones of a Monarch: The Queen presents the World Cup to Bobby Moore
28th April 2022
On 30 July 1966, an estimated audience of
32.3 million viewers tuned in to watch the World Cup Final between
England and West Germany at Wembley Stadium. Of the thousands who
got to watch the match in person were The Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh were in attendance.
It’s been more than a century since
restaurateur and caterer Searcys created the extravaganza that was
Princess Maud of Wales’s wedding cake. It was such a big occasion
that it brought the company’s founder, John Searcy, out of
retirement. Now, the company…
In November 1983, Queen Elizabeth II
presented an honourary Order of Merit to Mother Teresa in
recognition of her outstanding service to humanity. The Nobel Peace
Prize winner became the fifth non-British citizen to win the Order.
During the simple ceremony on the lawn of the Presidential Lodge in
New Delhi, India, The Queen handed Mother Teresa a scarlet metal
insignia. There were no citations…
The Queen has many impressive suites in
her jewellery vaults. The King George VI Victorian Suite is one of
the most sentimental sets in her collection and has a short but
meaningful history for Her Majesty. King George VI gave his
eldest daughter, the then-Princess…
We know that sometimes monarchs choose a
different regnal name than the one they have gone by throughout
their life—King George VI is a famous example of this, having gone
by Bertie (or Albert, his given name) until he became King – but
what about those who go by…
Details of star-studded show marking The Queen's Platinum Jubilee are revealed
22nd April 2022
With the Platinum Jubilee weekend inching
closer, ITV has announced its plans for a star-studded Celebration.
Dame Helen Mirren, who has played Her Majesty in the theatre and on
film, is set to lead The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebration. Tom
Cruise and Damian Lewis, Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham
will host the special which is set to be broadcast live from
Windsor Castle on 15…
