Established in 1882 as The London Guild by Lady Wolverton, the guild was created when a matron from a Dorset orphanage asked for 24 pairs of knitted socks and 12 jerseys for the children in her care. The small guild provided no less than two garments for each child at the orphanage, but it wasn’t until a few years later, in 1885, that the guild would become connected to Britain’s Royal…
Today let’s take a look at some of Denmark’s best diamonds!
Ruby Parure Tiara
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Now most closely associated with Crown Princess Mary, the
Ruby Parure…
5 April 1863:
On this day in 1863, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine was born at Windsor Castle, Berkshire. She was the daughter of Princess Alice, daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was married to Prince Louis of Battenberg and had four children, two…
Prince Julian, the newborn son of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, also received the title of Duke of Halland, and this has a very special meaning for Prince Carl Philip.
Photo by HRH Prince Carl Philip/Kungahuset
Prince Carl Philip’s great-uncle Prince Bertil was also Duke of Halland, and he was especially close to him. Bertil was the third son of King Gustaf VI Adolf…
The first photo of the newborn Prince Julian of Sweden has been released by the Swedish Royal House. The photo was taken by his father Prince Carl Philip.
Photo by HRH Prince Carl Philip/Kungahuset
Prince Julian was born on 26 March at 11.19 am at Danderyd Hospital…
For over 260 years, Trooping the Colour has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign. While Queen Elizabeth II was born in April, the annual event takes place in June. Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses, and 400 musicians come together for military…
The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery once again for the publication of a commemorative ‘Hold Still’ book a year on from the launch of the successful, community-based portrait exhibition.
Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020 will be on sale in the United Kingdom beginning 7 May, a year after Kate first announced the photography project. It will…
Women have always struggled with how the world sees them in positions of power, and historian and author Dr Helen Castor compared some of England’s early royal women to modern politicians in an online lecture this week.
Pointing out “the precedent set by the…
Most British monarchs have something that their reign is remembered for more than anything else, even if they actually had little to do with it beyond offering their support. Think of Queen Victoria and the Industrial Revolution, or George VI and the Second World War. But…
A new biography recently released by Elisabeth Basford focuses on Princess Mary – the aunt of Queen Elizabeth II. Princess Mary – The First Modern Princess is a dive into the life of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood.
I should preface this by saying that going into this, I did not know much about Mary, so the majority of information in the book was new to me. This book by…
