Established in 1882 as The London Guild
by Lady Wolverton, the guild was created when a matron from a
Dorset orphanage asked for 24 pairs of knitted socks and 12 jerseys
for the children in her care. The small guild provided no less than
two garments for each child at the orphanage, but it wasn’t until a
few years later, in 1885, that the guild would become connected to
Britain’s Royal…
Today let’s take a look at some of
Denmark’s best diamonds! Ruby Parure Tiara [getty src=”459977319″
width=”396″ height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Now most closely associated with
Crown Princess Mary, the Ruby Parure Tiara has a history that dates
back to…
5 April 1863: On this day in 1863,
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine was born at Windsor Castle,
Berkshire. She was the daughter of Princess Alice, daughter of
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She was married to Prince Louis
of Battenberg and had four children, two…
Prince Julian, the newborn son of Prince
Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden, also received the title
of Duke of Halland, and this has a very special meaning for Prince
Carl Philip. Photo by HRH Prince Carl Philip/Kungahuset Prince Carl
Philip’s great-uncle Prince Bertil was also Duke of Halland, and he
was especially close to him. Bertil was the third son of King
Gustaf VI Adolf and…
The first photo of the newborn Prince
Julian of Sweden has been released by the Swedish Royal House. The
photo was taken by his father Prince Carl Philip. Photo by HRH
Prince Carl Philip/Kungahuset Prince Julian was born on 26 March at
11.19 am at Danderyd Hospital…
For over 260 years, Trooping the Colour
has marked the official birthday of the British sovereign. While
Queen Elizabeth II was born in April, the annual event takes place
in June. Over 1,400 parading soldiers, 200 horses, and 400
musicians come together for military…
The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up
with the National Portrait Gallery once again for the publication
of a commemorative ‘Hold Still’ book a year on from the launch of
the successful, community-based portrait exhibition. Hold Still: A
Portrait of Our Nation in 2020 will be on sale in the United
Kingdom beginning 7 May, a year after Kate first announced the
photography project. It will…
Women have always struggled with how the
world sees them in positions of power, and historian and author Dr
Helen Castor compared some of England’s early royal women to modern
politicians in an online lecture this week. Pointing out “the
precedent set by the Tudor…
Most British monarchs have something that
their reign is remembered for more than anything else, even if they
actually had little to do with it beyond offering their support.
Think of Queen Victoria and the Industrial Revolution, or George VI
and the Second World War. But…
A new biography recently released by
Elisabeth Basford focuses on Princess Mary – the aunt of Queen
Elizabeth II. Princess Mary – The First Modern Princess is a dive
into the life of Princess Mary, Countess of Harewood. I should
preface this by saying that going into this, I did not know much
about Mary, so the majority of information in the book was new to
me. This book by Elisabeth…
