Queen Victoria’s last journey by train took place on Saturday 2 February 1901. The Great Western Railway produced a beautifully illuminated train plan for the ‘Funeral of Her Late Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. Arrangement of Royal Train. Paddington to Windsor. 1.32 pm. Saturday 2nd February 1901’. That relationship, which had begun in life for the Queen only two years after her marriage…
“She was a rare flower, too delicate for this world, but rejoicing others with her fragrance and cheering them on the way…”
With these words, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia described the death of her friend, Julia, Countess Rantzau in a letter of 1901 to…
On a cool day in early spring 1929, a king in waiting made his way to one of his country’s most famous churches for his wedding. At his side was a childhood friend. The bond between the men was strong enough for the groom to ask his royal relation to act as best man on…
It’s been a difficult few weeks for the Spanish monarchy, but you’d never know the tension behind the scenes judging by Wednesday’s crowds welcoming King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to the Autonomous Community of Castile and León.
Fans carried a banner reading “Viva El Rey” or “Long live The King” as the King and Queen walked through the streets of the…
Prince Oskar Wilhelm Karl Hans Kuno of Prussia was born on 15 July in 1915 at the Marmorpalais (Marble Palace) near Potsdam in the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of Prince Oscar Karl Gustav Adolf of Prussia and his wife, Princess Ina-Marie Gräfin of Bassewitz. He was…
Less than a day after launching its own gin, Buckingham Palace’s bar has run dry. The spirit, made from botanicals from the gardens of the famous royal home, has sold out in hours.
The Buckingham Palace gin was launched on July 13th 2020, retailing at £40 for a…
In the run up to this royal wedding, there was as much speculation about the guest list as there was about the bridal gown. As Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, only daughter of Princess Margaret and her former husband, Antony, Earl of Snowdon, prepared to marry Daniel Chatto, the chatter was about who might attend. They wed on July 14th 1994, as the bride’s royal cousins were going through…
Surprisingly, Sweden has few rubies in its very vast arsenal of royal jewels. They have a beautiful ruby tiara that Queen Silvia has stunned in and a diamond and ruby brooch worn by several women in the Royal Family.
The King Edward VII Ruby Tiara
This tiara arrived in…
It’s been the subject of debate for decades but now the Queen’s real role in a political event that rocked Australia have been revealed. Letters just released confirm that Elizabeth II had no advance knowledge of the sacking of the country’s Prime Minister…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark delivers powerful speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council
14th July 2020
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has delivered a powerful speech on women’s rights to open the 44th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The 48-year-old gave her heartfelt address virtually, as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic meant she was unable to travel to Switzerland.
Despite the distance, her words were no less powerful as she discussed how the health…
