It is perhaps the most famous royal
wedding dress of them all. The gown worn by Lady Diana Spencer for
her marriage to the Prince of Wales on July 29th 1981 at St Paul’s
Cathedral has a special place in royal history. Designed by David
and Elizabeth Emanual, it came to symbolise the fairytale wedding
that hundreds of millions of people around the world tuned in to
watch. The ending was far…
In the end, it wasn’t the fairytale
marriage the world had hoped for, but on 29 July 1981, Prince
Charles, the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer married in a
glittering ceremony that could best be described as a fairytale,
watched by an estimated one billion people.
On Monday, the Danish Court confirmed
that the Royal Yacht Dannebrog had rescued another boat that had
become stranded in the sea between Denmark and Sweden. Queen
Margarethe was on board the yacht at the time of the rescue, the
Court also confirmed. The rescued boat…
Who's who in the British line of succession?
27th July 2021
The line of succession to the throne of
the longest reigning Monarch in British history has seen as few
changes in the past months and will undergo at least one more shake
up before 2021 is out. The arrival of the Queen’s twelfth great
grandchild later this year will see the order move around for the
fourth time in less than a year. As she approaches her Platinum
Jubilee in 2022…
On Monday, the Danish Royal Court
announced that Crown Prince Frederik will now not attend the Tokyo
Olympic Games after having been in contact with someone who
subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. The Crown Prince
was set to travel to the Japanese capital from…
With The Queen fast approaching her
Platinum Jubilee, celebrating 70 years on the throne, she still
continues to be a fashion icon. Bookies offer odds on the colour
hats she wears to Ascot, and people continually speculate on the
contents and movements of her handbags. Over…
For over twenty years, it was accepted
that Prince Edward would one day be Duke of Edinburgh. Prince
Philip’s youngest son was lined up for the title by the man himself
and the decision was shared on the day that Edward got married, in
June 1999. However, it’s now been reported that Prince Charles
might be having second thoughts and that Edward might never become
Duke of Edinburgh. So…
This could be the last week the Spanish
Royal Family is working before their annual holiday in Palma de
Mallorca, the biggest of the Balearic Islands, and Their Majesties
are definitely making it count. On Tuesday, King Felipe, Queen
Letizia and Infanta Sofía held…
Queen Margrethe and the Faroe Islands
14th July 2021
Later this week, Queen Margrethe will
visit the Faroe Islands aboard the Royal Yacht Dannebrog in her
role as queen of the North Atlantic islands. Ahead of her visit,
let’s take a look at Queen Margrethe’s history with the Faroe
Islands. It was officially confirmed in…
The many marriages of King Henry VIII
13th July 2021
Henry VIII is famous for many things but
perhaps the most talked about is his penchant for weddings. The
king with six wives clearly enjoyed being married even if those he
tied the knot with ended up less than impressed. However, Henry
didn’t like to make a fuss about his weddings. He preferred a
discreet and often private ceremony and several of his brides
weren’t confirmed publicly…

