On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was
Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen
from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The
woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was
also one of her country’s most interesting…
End of an era - The Duke of Kent presents the Wimbledon trophy for the final time after 52 years of service
11th July 2021
The Duke of Kent has presented the
Wimbledon trophy for the final time after 52 years of service as
president of the All English Lawn Tennis Club. His Royal Highness
presented the trophy to Novak Djokovic – the Serbian’s third
successive Wimbledon win in the…
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent
as the lady who attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals
every year to hand out the prizes, famously letting Jana Novotna
cry on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent
as she prefers to be known, has…
He spent little time in England but one
very famous king’s emblem is now on the lips of millions in the
country he ruled but rarely visited. Football fans across the land
are singing ‘Three Lions on a Shirt’ and it’s all thanks to Richard
I. Appropriately known as Lionheart, Richard was the first English
king to put a hat trick of lions on his coat of arms and his
choice…
The Duke of Kent will present the
trophies at Wimbledon for the final time on July 11th 2021. Prince
Edward, first cousin of The Queen, is stepping back as President of
the All England Club after half a century. His retirement from the
role associated with him for so long…
Victoriadagen (Victoria Day in Swedish)
is the traditional festivity celebrating Crown Princess Victoria of
Sweden’s birthday. It falls every year on the 14th of July, the day
the Crown Princess was born, and has been celebrated since 1979. It
is usually…
Lady Louise joins her parents and The Queen for a fun family day out at the Royal Windsor Horse Show
3rd July 2021
Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor joined
her parents for a rare joint public outing on Saturday afternoon.
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Lady Louise were joined at the
Royal Windsor Horse Show by The Queen. The show is an annual event
held on the grounds of Windsor each year. So far, Her Majesty
has attended all three days of the show, with just one more day to
go. The Countess…
The statue of Diana, Princess of Wales
was finally revealed this week, on what would have been her 60th
birthday. Her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, shared the
tribute to their mother in an intimate ceremony in the Sunken
Garden at Kensington Palace on July 1st 2021.
Royal weddings bring all kinds of
expectations and among them is one filled with sparkle and glitter.
For we all assume a royal bride will arrive for her marriage
wearing a tiara. When the wedding will result in them becoming a
consort or consort in waiting, the expectation…
After Princess Beatrice’s surprise
wedding we’ve definitely got gowns on the brain. From Britain to
Sweden, we’re sharing our favourite royal wedding gowns from around
the world. Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter [getty src=”113265956″
width=”394″ height=”594″] Kate’s wedding gown will probably always
be my GOAT. There isn’t…
