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 Japan in August 1910.
Before that, the Joseon Dynasty reigned over Korea (under the Great
Joseon State) from July 1392 until…
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. Since then, His Royal
Highness has been preparing for his duties as sovereign of the
small Grand Duchy in central…
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 engagement on 26
April 2012, tied the knot at Luxembourg City Hall where the then
Mayor of Luxembourg City, Xavier Bettel…
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…
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 is thought to have even
wrapped the bracelets in cotton cloths and packed them in a wooden
box to keep them…
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…
There are few traditions in the Danish
royal family that are as strong as the Hubertus-hunt It has been
part of the Danish monarchy since 1730. And on November 7th 2021,
Crown Princess Mary attended this year’s Hubertus Hunt at the
Hermitage Castle in Copenhagen…
Norwegian Armed Forces Memorial Day has
been marked with Crown Prince Haakon placing a wreath at the
national veteran monument at Akershus Fortress in Oslo. At the
ceremony at Akershus fortress, on Sunday November 7th 2021, Chief
of Defence, General Eirik Kristoffersen gave the memorial speech
before he asked the Crown Princeacting as Regent, to place the
wreath. Guardsmen from His Majesty the…
