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 has only
been able to use it a handful of times during his reign. The
coach has now been placed in a glass case, which…
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…
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 Gloucester and Alice, the Duchess of
Gloucester. Through his father, he was one of the youngest
grandchildren of King George V…
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…
Nowadays, the phrase “royal trendsetter”
brings to mind the Duchess of Cambridge and the “Duchess effect”
and Queen Maxima’s bold fashion choices. However, several royals in
the twentieth century have been fashion trendsetters. Princess
Marina, the Duchess of Kent, quickly became a fashion icon in
Britain upon her engagement to Prince George in 1934 and remained
one for…
After a broken engagement a few years
earlier, Princess Madeleine of Sweden finally found the love of her
life after fleeing to New York City to heal her broken heart.
There, through mutual friends, she met American-British financier
Christopher “Chris”…
It’s one of the oldest churches in
Britain the seat of one of England’s most important clerics yet the
famous York Minster is a rare venue for royal weddings. Just two
major regal marriages have taken place at this ancient church in
almost 1,000 years. The…
It was a royal wedding that made history
and brought the House of Windsor one of its most popular ever
members. In June 1961, the Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley.
The new Duchess of Kent would go on to be an instant hit and,
alongside her husband, spend decades carrying out engagements on
behalf of the Queen. Their wedding day also turned an ancient
church into a royal marriage venue for…
