During the reign of Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert, Windsor Castle was made their primary royal
residence despite the Queen complaining early on in her reign that
the castle was “prison-like” and “dull and tiresome.” She would
often prefer Osborne and Balmoral as holiday residences. The growth
of the British Empire and the Queen’s dynastic ties to Europe
would…
King George III became heir to the throne
after the death of his father in 1751. And almost from the moment
he became King, in 1760, George would spend most of his reign
reigniting a royal interest in Windsor Castle. Windsor had been
overlooked after the House of Hanover…
Commonwealth Day is perhaps one of the
most important days in the diary of the Royal Family in any given
year. But what exactly is Commonwealth Day? Commonwealth Day,
formally known as Empire Day, is the celebration of the
Commonwealth of Nations. Since 1977, the day is…
Windsor Castle serves as the oldest and
largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home
of British kings and Queens for nearly 1,000 years. William the
Conqueror originally built the site to secure the western approach
to London while providing easy access from the capital and a royal
hunting forest. From the castle’s early stages, it was recommended
it should serve as a…
Over the past 15 months, news of Iñaki
Urdangarín being offered new conditions to serve his sentence for
tax fraud and money laundering have come out regularly. Let’s take
a look back at the timeline of the story. On 12 June 2018,
Spain’s Supreme Court ruled to…
Letters Patent in the United Kingdom are
legal instruments typically issued by the monarch. These patents
grant an office, right, title, or status to a person. They can also
be used for the creation of different corporations or offices,
granting city status, granting…
The infamous Tudor queen Anne Boleyn is
still a source of fascination 500 years later, and starting 4
March, visitors to Hampton Court Palace will be able to see a
special symbol associated with the doomed royal. A carved heraldic
badge of a crowned falcon on a tree stump with blooming roses —
which Boleyn used as her device after becoming queen — will be on
show at the palace, and the…
Unseen portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales takes centre stage in new Kensington Palace exhibition
3rd March 2022
A previously unseen portrait of Diana,
Princess of Wales is among the photos on show in a new exhibition
opening at her former home, Kensington Palace. The picture, taken
by David Bailey is part of a new event in Jubilee year, Life
Through a Royal Lens, which examines the…
As 1922 got under way, newspapers began
to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of
King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every
moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess
Mary’s wedding dress…
The day Westminster Abbey became the go to royal wedding venue for the House of Windsor
27th February 2022
When Princess Patricia of Connaught,
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wed Alexander Ramsay in London in
1919, she more than made her mark. For not only had Patricia wed a
man with no royal title. She had given up her own HRH to become his
wife. Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth, second daughter of
Victoria’s third son, the Duke of Connaught, walked into
Westminster Abbey on…
