The world’s most illustrious spy will
meet The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge on 28 September at the premiere of No Time to
Die, the 25th film in the James Bond franchise. Daniel Craig, who
has played the famous MI6 agent since 2006, will take his final
curtain call in the role in the presence of royalty. To celebrate
the 25th film in the…
Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli
Mozzi have welcomed a daughter. Their little girl was born on
September 18th 2021 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and is
now eleventh in line to the throne. Following news of her safe
arrival, the baby name guessing game has…
Historic Scottish estate with links to Mary, Queen of Scots opens for visitors after ten-year restoration
18th September 2021
Brucefield Estate, in Forestmill, is
reopening after a ten-year restoration project. The estate was
originally owned by the Stewarts of Rosyth, the family who welcomed
Mary, Queen of Scots, back to Scotland. Brucefield Estate is now
owned by biologist Victoria…
The Queen is set to be asked to pardon a
sixteenth-century abbot posthumously after he was hanged, drawn,
and quartered on 15 November 1539. Blessed Richard Whiting, Abbot
of Glastonbury, was executed for treason in the aftermath of Henry
VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries. Along with Blessed John
Wichter (Abbot of Colchester) and Blessed Hugh Faringdon (Abbot of
Reading), they were…
October is quickly approaching, and with
it, breast cancer awareness month. Many European royals are
patrons of cancer research and awareness associations, and Belgium
is no exception. On Tuesday, 14th September, the Belgian branch of
Pink Ribbon launched…
Royal Wedding Rewind: King Constantine and Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
17th September 2021
It was a marriage that sealed a famous
love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th
1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the
continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned
eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and…
The Duke of Gloucester has been visiting
Ipswich this week to open a new archive and heritage centre,
connect with students at the University of Suffolk, and visit
Sutton Hoo. The Duke visited The Hold, which was created in
partnership with the University of Suffolk, and is a new archival
service funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and several
different Suffolk heritage organisations.
There’s a day in early autumn which has
rather regal tinges right now. It’s when three of Europe’s best
known royals celebrate their birthday while the continent’s longest
reigning king marks the beginning of his rule on the same date. But
while the…
Opinion: Should The Queen be sending a national day message to the North Korean ruler?
15th September 2021
Buckingham Palace confirmed yesterday
that The Queen had sent a message to North Korea as they celebrated
their national holiday. This came after North Korean state
television, KCNA, revealed that Her Majesty had sent a telegram to
the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un on 7…
Queen Letizia celebrates her 49th
birthday today, so let’s take a look at her royal year, from last
September to today, to chart what she’s achieved. Queen Letizia,
along with her husband King Felipe, have worked tirelessly over the
past year to support Spain as it continues through this global
health crisis. It has also been a year that saw more visibility for
her teenage daughters…
