ver fifty places around the UK and the
Commonwealth have applied for city status to mark The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Her Majesty will make the decision on
which towns are given the honour as she marks the 70th anniversary
of her reign. The final choice will be made on ministerial advice.
At the time of her Diamond Jubilee, in 2012, four areas were made
into cities, one in each…
Taking a look at “Kongsseteren” – The Norwegian Royals Christmas home
14th December 2021
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…
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima congratulate Max Verstappen on F1 World Championship win
13th December 2021
It has been one of the most intense
Formula 1 seasons in memory, with Dutchman Max Verstappen, who
drives for Red Bull, inching closer and closer to British Lewis
Hamilton over the last few laps of the competition that determined
the winner of the 2021 world…
Each family has its own Christmas
tradition and royal families are no exception. In this installment
of our Christmas series on how ruling houses across Europe mark the
holidays, we’re headed to Sandringham for a look at how the House
of Windsor celebrates the season. A Very Big Family Lunch A week
before Christmas, the Queen invites the extended Royal Family to
Buckingham Palace for a…
We all love a royal what if and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 85 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign to marry the…
Born on 28 September 1828, Antoinette
Ghislaine de Merode was born in Brussels, Belgium, to Count Werner
deMerode and Countess Victoire de Spangen d’Uyternesse. The day she
turned 18, a “golden-haired” Antoinette married Prince Charles III
of…
How Queen Charlotte and Queen Victoria & Albert introduced the Christmas Tree to Britain
9th December 2021
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 competition for city status, being
held to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, is now in its final
stages. Entry to the contest has closed – the final date for
submitting applications was December 8th 2021. Towns across the UK
have put themselves…
Four oak armorial panels once hanging in
a home inhabited by Marie de Guise, Mary Queen of Scot’s mother and
wife of James V, are now part of the collections of the National
Museums Scotland. The acquisition was announced on a meaningful
day, with 8 December being the…
Ippolita Trivulzio holds the distinction
of being the first woman to hold the title of Princess of Monaco.
Ippolita Trivulzio was born in 1600 in Palazzo Trivulzio,Duchy of
Milan (what is today Italy), as the only daughter and younger child
of Carlo Emanuele Teodoro Trivulzio, Count of Melzo and
CaterinaGonzaga. She had one older brother, Italian Cardinal Gian
Giacomo Teodoro…
