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…
Lady Louise, the discreet upbringing of The Queen's youngest granddaughter
8th November 2021
The Queen’s youngest granddaughter is now
18 and while her coming of age makes headlines, her upbringing has
taken place further away from the public eye than that of many of
her cousins. Lady Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Mountbatten-Windsor,
born on November 8th…
The first official souvenirs for the
Platinum Jubilee have gone on sale. The Royal Collection Trust has
issued a range of china as well as Christmas decorations with just
three months to go until the 70th anniversary of The Queen’s reign.
Photo by Royal…
As Lady Louise celebrates her 18th
birthday today, let’s take a look at past members of the Royal
Family who shared this name and discover the unique lives each
woman led. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll Louisa Caroline
Alberta, the fourth daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert, led one of the most colourful royal lives. Born 18
March 1848 as the daughter of the…
On 8 November, Lady Louise Windsor – the
daughter of The Earl and Countess of Wessex – will turn 18. And on
her 18th birthday, she could choose to go by the style “Princess
Louise”. However, she would not be the first Princess Louise in the
Royal Family. The…
Until 1946, Bulgaria was formally known
as the Kingdom of Bulgaria because it had a monarch. What happened
to the Bulgarian’s monarchy is an interesting story of global
politics and the effects of war. As the timing would indicate, the
catalyst for the change was…
He created some of the most famous royal
looks of the 20th century and he’s still producing talked about
style picks. Sir Norman Hartnell was already a sought after wedding
dress designer when he was first commissioned to produce a bridal
outfit by the House of Windsor. Over eight decades on, and long
after his own death, he was responsible for another famous royal
marriage look. On the 85th…
