On Thursday 1 July, 2021, the Duke of
Cambridge, the Duke of Sussex, and members of the Spencer family
gathered in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace to unveil a
statue in honour of the late Princess of Wales. Thursday would have
been her 60th birthday, and the two brothers commissioned artist
Ian Rank-Broadley in 2017 to create the statue. [getty
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When Diana, Princess of Wales died
tragically in 1997, the loss launched an unparalleled public
outpouring of grief. As her sons, the Duke of Cambridge and the
Duke of Sussex, unveil a new statue in her honour at Kensington
Palace, let’s take a look at other memorials to…
It’s the place where one of the most
famous royal stories of the 20th century began. Park House, on the
Sandringham Estate, was the birthplace of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Diana was born there on July 1st 1961. Her parents, then Viscount
and Viscountess Althorp…
Diana, Princess of Wales, was born on
this day in 1961. On 30 August of that year, she was christened in
St Mary Magdalene Church at Sandringham, a place of worship that
has enjoyed a long relationship with the Royal Family she would
later join. Let’s take a look at the history of this historic
church. St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham is listed as a
Grade II building, meaning that…
Diana Frances Spencer was born 1 July
1961 at Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk. She was the fourth of
five children of John Spencer, Viscount Althorp, and Frances
Spencer, Viscountess Althorp (née Roche.) While many know of Diana
and her early years, many might not know…
On Monday, Crown Prince Frederik of
Denmark paid a visit to one of Save the Children’s summer
camps. The initiative, which has been going on since 1949, is
aimed at children aged 7-12 from vulnerable backgrounds. Save the
Children also organises summer camps…
The infamous French queen,
Marie-Antoinette, left her mark on the Palace of Versailles in many
different ways. She is closely associated with the Petit Trianon, a
Neoclassical chateau on the Versailles grounds, where she would
escape from the formality and treachery of court. Another of her
favourite spaces has been restored over the last two years; the
Queen’s Grove is now open to the public…
With museums and historic sites reopening
across the United Kingdom, many new notable exhibitions have
launched. Historic Royal Palaces have already opened several new
exhibitions, with George III: The Mind Behind the Myth opening this
week at Kew Palace. [getty…
Diana, 60 Years: Diana's favourite home? Kensington Palace's part in the life of a princess
30th June 2021
As we continue to explore the many facets
of Diana, Princess of Wales’s life, let’s take a look at her
residence, Kensington Palace, and how it became entwined with her
public image. Kensington Palace has been an official residence of
the British Royal Family dating…
The Royal Family of Sweden does love a
June wedding. The majority of their modern marriages have taken
place in the month and June comes to an end with another Swedish
royal wedding anniversary. Princess Margaretha, the eldest sister
of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married businessman John Ambler on June
30th 1964 in a ceremony strikingly different from those of her
sisters. Let’s rewind to the…
