Leading royal writer, Ingrid Seward, has claimed the Royal Family find it hard to confront The Queen over crises within their ranks. Speaking to True Royalty’s ‘The Royal Beat’, she said that whenever a drama arises and someone tries to start a conversation about it, The Queen finds her beloved corgis and heads out into the countryside.
In the latest edition of the show, available from…
Europe has ten remaining hereditary monarchies. Luxembourg is the only one that is a grand duchy – a country headed by a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess. The modern state of Luxembourg was formed in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon, and the Congress of Vienna, which…
Our editorial team has put together their favourite nonfiction books on the royals as suggestions for our readers. Find out their picks below!
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter
The Other Side of the Coin by Angela Kelly: The Queen’s dresser was given unprecedented…
Was a common illness used as an excuse to cover up the murders of outspoken royal women?
2nd October 2020
It was an illness that claimed millions of lives before the advent of modern medicine and among its victims are several queens and high ranking women in English royal history. Puerperal fever, sometimes called childbed fever, was a bacterial infection that led to death in the majority of cases and it was only eradicated by the advancement of hygiene techniques and the introduction of…
Our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger, and our News Editor, Lydia Starbuck, debate on whether or not Belgium should have added a new princess to the Belgian Royal Family.
Lydia Starbuck, News Editor
I can’t help feeling that the decision to create Delphine, daughter of…
The House of Windsor's latest bride opts for a favourite royal designer for her wedding gown
1st October 2020
Flora Ogilvy, granddaughter of Princess Alexandra, is the latest Windsor bride to say ‘I do’ and for her big day, she opted for a gown designed by a royal favourite. Flora, who wed her partner Timothy Vesterberg on September 26th 2020, chose an ivory gown by…
From illegitimate daughter to Her Royal Highness - Princess Delphine’s road to recognition
1st October 2020
Delphine Boël, the acknowledged illegitimate daughter of King Albert II of Belgium, has been granted the title of Princess of Belgium with the style of Her Royal Highness, her lawyer has confirmed.
Her new official name will Delphine of Saxe-Coburg (van Saksen-Coburg). Her children Josephine (16) and Oscar (12) will also be recognised as Princess and Prince with the style of Their Royal…
Just part of it remains, testament to the devotion of a king to the place where his royal story began. But it was the site of the arrival of a king who steadied the English throne after one of its most turbulent times. The royal himself has a reputation for piety and…
As 1922 got under way, newspapers began to run excited articles abouta royalwedding. The only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess Mary’s wedding dress…
King Philippe of the Belgians has appointed the ministers of the new federal government at the Royal Palace. After nearly 500 days of forming a government, the new ministers have taken the oath before His Majesty the King.
At 10 am sharp King Philippe received the Prime Minister and other ministers who will form the new federal government in an audience at the Royal Palace of Brussels. One by…
