On top of a small hill in southern Italy
is a completely unique building with a long royal history. Castel
del Monte, Italian for “Castle of the Mountain,” is a 13th-century
citadel situated by the village of Andria. The history of this
unique building started in the 1240s when King Frederick II
inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. Frederick
II was King of Sicily…
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf is the
youngest of five children born to Prince Gustaf Adolf and Princess
Sibylla. All four of his siblings are sisters, and the youngest of
these is Princess Christina. Princess Christina Louise Helena was
born on 3 August 1943, three…
For the last millennium, royal mistresses
have played a substantial role at court – given that most royals
were not allowed to marry for love and instead served as strategic
national alliances. So it makes sense that in many marriages, one
or both partners would look…
With the Olympics underway, let’s take a
look at the Scandinavian royals and their connection to the
Olympics. Although there haven’t been that many Scandinavian royal
competitors, these families are very closely intertwined with the
Olympics. Sweden There haven’t been any Swedish Royal Family
members who’ve competed in the Olympics, but King Carl XVI Gustaf
and Queen Silvia met at the…
Jane Shore - from witty mistress of a king to dangerous political conspirator
31st July 2021
Elizabeth “Jane” Shore (née Lambert) was
one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England. Jane would
go on to become one of the most intelligent and beautiful women in
the realm. Known as the witty mistress of the king, she would come
to be known as a…
Queen Rania of Jordan visited the Royal
Grant Scheme projects during her trip to Al Shobak on Wednesday.
The Queen met several representatives of local societies, local
officials and owners of some income-generating projects. Queen
Rania spoke to beneficiaries of the…
Once upon a time, there was a fairytale.
I was just a little girl when it was told but like many who lived
through it, I still find a resonance in that strange summer day
when once upon a time met, briefly, happy every after. On July 29th
1981, the world stopped to watch a prince wed his princess. Even
the archbishop who married them was so involved in the dream that
had sprung up around them…
On 29 July 1981, 750 million people
around the world watched as Prince Charles married Lady Diana
Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Dubbed the “wedding of
the century”, the wedding broke records and set global fashion
trends. Forty years on, Royal…
The flowers chosen by Diana, Princess of
Wales for her wedding day are among the most memorable of royal
bouquets. The tumbling, trailing mix of cream, green and yellow
blooms that the bride carried into St. Paul’s Cathedral on July
29th 1981 for her marriage to the Prince…
In recent years, British royals, when in
need of a wedding day tiara, put in a request to the Queen, who
seems happy to oblige. But forty years ago when the world tuned in
to watch Lady Diana Spencer wed Prince Charles, the bride wore her
family’s tiara for the big day. The Spencers are a British
aristocratic family that can trace their history back for
centuries. The Spencer Tiara was…
