King Charles will take part in an ancient
ceremony as he arrives in Scotland for a week of special events.
The Monarch usually spends a week in Scotland at the start of
summer with Charles III arriving for this year on July 1. His
Majesty will be joined by Queen Camilla, the Princess Royal and the
Duke of Edinburgh for a series of engagements celebrating Scottish
culture, community, and…
The tiara that is said to have given a princess such a bad headache she had to leave a state event
27th June 2025
It’s made of diamonds and pearls and is
meant to represent a sunburst. But this tiara was such a surprise
to its first wearer that she was reported to need a lie down after
wearing it for the first time. The tiara in question is a pearl and
diamond diadem belonging…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at
the altar to be with the man she loved. And she did it in a wedding
dress already worn by her…
In the grand pantheon of monarchs, some
reign for decades, while others leave behind legacies of war,
reform, or scandal. But one child monarch is remembered not for
what he did – but for what was done to him. That monarch is
Edward V, and to this day, his fate remains one of the most
enduring mysteries of the monarchy. Edward V was just 12 years old
when his father, Edward IV, died…
King George IV died on 26 June 1830,
bringing to an end a glittering royal story that had shocked as
much as it had intrigued. Although George defined a period that
remains perpetually popular, the Regency era, as king he was
unpopular and he spent the last years of his…
As the final strains of “God Save the
King” faded from Royal Ascot on Saturday, and the last pair of high
heels teetered out of the Royal Enclosure, I decided to travel 340
miles north… to another racecourse, this time Hexham! While Royal
Ascot dazzles the world…
Royal Ascot has long been known for royal
fashion and jewel sightings. And for Ladies’ Day 2025, the Royal
Family did not disappoint. Queen Camilla chose a light grey day
dress and white hat for Royal Ascot on Ladies Day. It provided the
perfect base for one of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s favourite
pieces of jewellery. Queen Camilla wore the Jardine Star
Brooch, a…
King William IV, known as the Sailor
King, inherited the throne when his elder brother, George IV, died
in 1830 with no surviving heirs. Although William had no legitimate
children of his own, he still did everything he could to help the
young woman he wanted to take the…
The King and Queen made a triumphant
entry to Royal Ascot, embracing the history and pomp of one of the
Royal Family’s most beloved traditions. Queen Camilla put a
spotlight on family tradition by wearing some of the oldest stones
in the Royal Family’s…
The royal family of Sweden do like a
royal wedding in June. King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia
married in the month as did all three of their children while three
of the king’s four sisters were June brides, too. And all of them
had something else in common, too. For every Swedish royal bride
since 1935 has had a very sentimental and poignant addition to
their bouquets. All of them have…
