The Festival of Remembrance is one of the main events on the Royal Family’s calendar every November, a chance to pay tribute to the soldiers who have served and sacrificed their lives in service to Great Britain and the wider Commonwealth.
This year’s event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, 13 November, with members of the Royal Family in attendance, though The Queen will miss it due…
King Philippe pays tribute to war fallen in homage to Unknown Soldier
12th November 2021
Every year, on the 11th of November, the world falls silent, as many nations observe Armistice day (or veterans Day, or Remembrance Day, depending on the country), the day on which the treaty that marked the end of World War I was signed.
King Philippe of the…
When you think of Asian monarchies, Japan, Bhutan, and Thailand come to mind. However, Korea was once a monarchy, as well.
A united Korean Empire (before the Korean War that led to the split into North and South Korea) existed from October 1897 until Korea was annexed by…
As he turns 40, how is Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume of Luxembourg preparing to become sovereign?
11th November 2021
On 18 December 2000, 19-year-old Prince Guillaume got his moment in the spotlight when he got sworn in as Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg.Â
Since then, His Royal Highness has been preparing for his duties as sovereign of the small Grand Duchy in central Europe.Â
Like most heads of state around the world, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg is also the Chief of the Armed Forces. In preparation…
Craft expert who helped make the Duchess of Cambrige's wedding dress retires
11th November 2021
A lace-maker who helped create one of the most famous wedding dresses in the world is now retiring.
Ian Palfreyman, 72, from Sawley, Derbsyhire has worked as a twist hand for nearly 57 years. A twist hand is someone who operates machines that specialise in making lace.
On 19 October, the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg will mark eight years since the civil marriage of Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume with Belgian-born Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy. Their religious marriage took place the following day.
The couple, who announced their…
The unveiling of the Cenotaph: The day George V led a nation still recovering from war
11th November 2021
On 11 November 1920, King George V led Britain in two minutes of silence to remember those lost in the First World War and to mark the exact moment when Armistices brought the Great War to a close. The king also unveiled the Cenotaph in Whitehall.
In 1919, the government planned Peace Day for 19 July- a day to mark the signing of the Treaty of Versailles and to celebrate the work of…
The long royal links of a simple tribute: The Fields of Remembrance
11th November 2021
First held in November 1928, attending the Fields of Remembrance has become a simple yet impactful tradition of Remembrance Day,
For eight days from the morning of the Thursday before Remembrance Sunday until the evening of the following Thursday, the law of St…
Jewels belonging to the doomed French queen, Marie Antoinette, have gone up for auction in Geneva and sold for several times more than the original estimate.
Marie Antoinette sent two diamond bracelets to a former Austrian ambassador in Brussels for safekeeping and…
What would happen if nearly everything bad that ever happened in Diana, Princess of Wales’s life—that we know happened, anyway—happened over the three-day period of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day 1991?
Spencer would happen.
Fair warning: this review/opinion piece is laden with spoilers. If you want to watch without my ramblings colouring your opinion, do not…
