1 July 1999: On this day in 1999, Charles
Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley was born at the Portland Hospital
in Marylebone, London. He is the only son and elder child of David
Armstrong-Jones, Earl of Snowdon and is a grandchild of Princess
Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Charles is the heir to the Earldom
of Snowdon as his father is the present earl. 1 July 1961: On this
day in 1961, Lady…
Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II Statues Toppled in Winnipeg, Canada During Protests
2nd July 2021
Two royal statues in Winnipeg, Manitoba
have been torn down by protestors. Protestors participating in a
march to raise awareness for atrocities committed against First
Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples toppled the statues on 1 July.
With the discovery of more and more…
It was billed as Monaco’s biggest
celebratios in over fifty years. In July 2011, Prince Albert II
married Charlene Wittstock in civil and religious ceremonies that
brought royals from across Europe to Monaco and grabbed the
attention of the world. The wedding was one…
On Thursday 1 July, 2021, the Duke of
Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex, and members of the Spencer family
gathered in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace to unveil a
statue in honour of the late Princess of Wales. Thursday would have
been her 60th birthday, and the two brothers commissioned artist
Ian Rank-Broadley in 2017 to create the statue. [getty
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When Diana, Princess of Wales died
tragically in 1997, the loss launched an unparalleled public
outpouring of grief. As her sons, the Duke of Cambridge and the
Duke of Sussex, unveil a new statue in her honour at Kensington
Palace, let’s take a look at other memorials to…
It’s the place where one of the most
famous royal stories of the 20th century began. Park House, on the
Sandringham Estate, was the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Diana was born there on July 1st 1961. Her parents, then Viscount
and Viscountess Althorp…
Diana, Princess of Wales, was born on
this day in 1961. On 30 August of that year, she was christened in
St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, a place of worship that
has enjoyed a long relationship with the Royal Family she would
later join. Let’s take a look at the history of this historic
church. St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham is listed as a
Grade II building, meaning that…
Diana Frances Spencer was born 1 July
1961 at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. She was the fourth of
five children of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and Frances
Spencer, Viscountess Althorp (née Roche.) While many know of Diana
and her early years, many might not know…
On Monday, Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark paid a visit to one of Save the Children’s summer
camps. The initiative, which has been going on since 1949, is
aimed at children aged 7-12 from vulnerable backgrounds. Save the
Children also organises summer camps…
The infamous French queen,
Marie-Antoinette, left her mark on the Palace of Versailles in many
different ways. She is closely associated with the Petit Trianon, a
Neoclassical chateau on the Versailles grounds, where she would
escape from the formality and treachery of court. Another of her
favourite spaces has been restored over the last two years; the
Queen’s Grove is now open to the public…
