Windsor Castle is the most popular royal
home for visitors, welcoming more paying customers than any other.
The latest report from the Royal Collection Trust shows that almost
1.4 million people bought a ticket to go into Windsor Castle in
2024-2025. Buckingham Palace saw 683,000 paying customers in the
same financial year although it’s only open in the summer months
whereas Windsor is…
He was the outsider who never truly felt
he belonged – a man of charm, culture, and conviction, who walked
several paces behind a Queen but longed, quietly and then not so
quietly, to be recognised as her equal. Prince Henrik of Denmark,
the French-born husband of…
Nestled amidst twelve acres of
meticulously tended gardens lies Ray Mill House, the discreet
country residence of Queen Camilla. The Grade II listed property,
located in the English countryside, has long been a private
sanctuary for the Queen Consort, far from the public eye…
While the titleQueen Consortis
well-established as the official designation for the wife of a
reigning king, the male equivalent –King Consort– is notably absent
from British royal tradition. Why does the monarchy have aQueen
Consort,but noKing Consort? The answer lies in constitutional
principles, historical precedent, and royal…
As the Monarchy continues to evolve under
King Charles III, attention has inevitably turned toward the future
reign of his son, Prince William, the Prince of Wales. Among the
constitutional and ceremonial considerations that will arise with
this transition is the question of…
He is forever the king who gave up a
throne for love but Edward VIII actually had many titles during his
lifetime. By a curious twist of fate and royal tradition, the man
who was born as Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David
became known by many names —each a…
Shock after 1969 documentary ‘Royal Family’ reappeared 50 years after The Queen banned the film from public view
28th July 2025
The 1969 documentary ‘Royal Family’ which
was deemed to be so intrusive that The Queen banned it from public
consumption, miraculously reappeared 52 years after broadcast. Back
in 2021, shockwaves were created online when thefull 90 minute
documentary was uploaded to a YouTube account. It was swiftly
removed, but not before hundreds of royal fans watched the…
Cosima Florence Grosvenor - the meaning behind the elegant name chosen by the Duke & Duchess of Westminster
28th July 2025
The Duke and Duchess of Westminster have
welcomed their first child. Born in London on July 27, they named
their daughter Cosima Florence Grosvenor. But what is the meaning
behind the name? Cosima A feminine name which originates from the
Greek…
Tucked away in the quiet, wooded reaches
of Windsor Great Park, Fort Belvedere is an elegant 18th-century
folly with a place in British royal history far greater than its
modest footprint might suggest. While now largely hidden from
public view and shrouded in decades of…
She was the queen known for her
unswerving devotion to her husband and whose love for him was so
strong that she remained in mourning for him for forty years after
his untimely death. However, a new book claimed that Victoria
actually formed another lasting romantic relationship and that,
most shockingly, Prince Albert wasn’t her only husband. The claim
is made in Victoria’s Secret…
