As Prince Nicolas of Sweden celebrates
his sixth birthday on June 15th, let’s take a moment to
learn more about the young royal. Prince Nicolas Paul Gustaf, Duke
of Ångermanland, is the eldest grandson of King Carl XVI
Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. His parents are the King’s
youngest daughter, Princess Madeleine, and her husband,
American-British financier Christopher…
King Philippe of the Belgians will hold
an audience with the President of the United States, Joe Biden, in
Brussels on June 15th 2021. The meeting will happen in the context
of two global summits taking place in Brussels on the 14th and 15th
of June: a NATO summit and a…
English novelist Philippa Gregory has
been made a CBE in The Queen’s Birthday Honours. The Other Boleyn
Girl author was given the honour for her services to literature and
charity. Gregory has been a long-time fundraiser for charitable
projects in The Gambia, the…
Colombia has started the removal of
several historical statues, including a royal statue of the Spanish
Queen Isabel of Castile. The statue was removed as a security
measure after the statue was tried to be torn down by protesters.
The Colombian Ministry of Culture carried out around the removal in
silent at 5 am Friday morning last week to avoid problems. The
statue was located at the…
On Tuesday, 9 June, the Netherlands’
Golden State Coach arrived in Amsterdam to be featured in an
exhibition. The coach, used traditionally for state
functions, such as Budget Day, has been undergoing a five
years-long renovation, meaning that King Willem-Alexander…
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands attended
the first day of the Special Olympics National Games on the Sports
Campus in The Hague. The Games, which will take place from
June 11-13, 2021, are a national sporting event for athletes
with intellectual disabilities. The…
The Queen will travel to Carbis Bay in
Cornwall to participate in engagements related to the G7 Summit on
June 11th 2021. The UK is hosting the current meeting. The G7, or
Group of Seven Summit, is an annual forum of seven wealthy
countries (the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Japan, and Italy). The Queen will be joined by The Prince
of Wales, The Duchess of…
Nowadays, he is referred to as ‘The Other
Prince William’, but who was Prince William of Gloucester and why
was his life cut so tragically short? On 18 December 1941, Prince
William Henry Andrew Frederick was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire to
Prince Henry, Duke of…
On 4 October 1966, the Danish Royal Court
announced that Crown Princess Margrethe was to marry Henri de
Laborde de Montpezat. The engagement was a surprise to most as they
had kept their relationship a secret.Henri was a French diplomat in
London, and he and Margrethe…
Historic Royal Palaces hosts online talk to mark new 'Royal Style in the Making' exhibition
10th June 2021
On Wednesday 9 June, Historic Royal
Palaces held an online talk in conjunction with their new
exhibition, Royal Style in the Making. The talk highlighted the
five garments included in the exhibition and behind the scenes and
historical information about royal fashion. Co-Chief Curator for
Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley, hosted the talk, where
curator Matthew Storey, designer David…
