The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have named
their newborn daughter in honour of her great grandmother, The
Queen. And Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor’s unusual first name has
rather regal origins. The name Lilibet is actually the creation of
The Queen. As a young child, she couldn’t pronounce her own given
name of Elizabeth properly and instead called herself ‘Lilibet’.
The…
On 6 June, Sweden celebrates its National
Day or “Nationaldagen”. This is, of course, a significant day for
the Swedish Royal Family as they step out in full force to join in
the celebrations. Just like last year, this year’s National Day
celebrations are…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at
the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads
back to June 1964 for the wedding of…
It was the wedding that changed the Royal
Family forever. The marriage of Edward, Duke of Windsor to Wallis
Simpson on 3 June 1937 was the final act of a dramatic series of
events that had reverberated around the world. For, of course, the
groom had given up his throne to marry his bride and the crisis his
Abdication had produced, less than six months earlier, had shaken
the House of Windsor to…
2 June 1953: On this day in 1953, Queen
Elizabeth II’s coronation was held at Westminster Abbey. Her
Majesty officially became Queen on 6 February 1952 when her father,
King George VI, died at the Sandringham Estate from lung cancer.
The Queen became the…
The House of Savoy has announced the
death of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta. The Duke underwent surgery
on May 27 and died from a cardiac arrest earlier this morning in
Arezzo. He is survived by his second wife, Silvia, and his three
children from his first marriage: Prince…
On June 1 2001, The Royal Family of Nepal
were massacred by the country’s heir to the throne. The King and
Queen were among those to have been shot dead after Crown Prince
Dipendra went on a shooting rampage at the Narayanhity Royal
Palace. He killed nine members of The Royal Family before turning
the gun on himself and entering a coma. Whilst in a comatose state,
Dipendra was…
There are a number of events in English
royal history that seem extraordinary and unbelievable, but the
warming pan scandal has to be at the top of the list. The son of
James II and Mary of Modena had a very interesting start to life
and would be questioned for…
The mystery of the Flora Hastings scandal - a controversy that swirled Queen Victoria's reign
29th May 2021
Today, we’re looking at a royal history
mystery involving Queen Victoria and a controversy that swirled
early in her reign. What was the Flora Hastings Scandal? A Royal
Destiny Queen Victoria was poised for the throne from birth. By the
time her uncle, William IV…
This week, Prince William has been in
Scotland fulfilling his role as Lord High Commissioner to the
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. So what exactly does
that mean? The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of
the Church of Scotland is an appointment granted by the Sovereign.
Queen Elizabeth appointed Prince William, or the Earl of Strathearn
as he is known in Scotland, to…
