It might be over a year away but plans
are already being drawn up to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee. Elizabeth II’s historic reign will be feted in a long
weekend of parties in June 2022. We can expect Europe’s ruling
houses to be involved but they will have to co-ordinate diaries
well because the continent’s royal families have some pretty big
milestones of their…
How an heirloom necklace became the ultimate Windsor wedding tiara
16th November 2020
It’s become one of the big questions in
the run up to a royal marriage – which tiara will the bride wear?
It’s now an accepted part of any Windsor wedding and the decision
of Princess Beatrice to wear the same tiara as her grandmother did
as a bride for her…
Margaret Thatcher & The Queen - What was their relationship like?
15th November 2020
It was May 1979, and Margaret Thatcher
had just been elected as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Queen
Elizabeth II was 27 years into her reign, and for the first time in
history, the country was ruled, at the highest level, entirely by
females. When Elizabeth II acceded…
The only daughter of the Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh is known for her down to earth, no-nonsense
approach to life and in many ways, the flowers chosen by Princess
Anne for her wedding in 1973 to Captain Mark Phillips were that
attitude in petal form. As she became the first royal bride of her
generation, the Princess chose a simple selection of flowers that
fit perfectly with her classic…
Since Diana, Princess of Wales has
arrived on Netflix’sThe Crown, we’re looking at some of her best
style moments from 1980s. Today, let’s look at some of her best
looks from 1982. On 17 March 1982, Diana accompanied Prince Charles
to the Grand National…
Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was
the first of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s children to wed and
she was also the first to contract a second marriage. For both
ceremonies, she chose striking outfits which would take their own
places in royal wedding…
She was the first of The Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh’s children to marry and her big day set the
template for the royal celebrations that would follow in its wake.
Princess Anne’s wedding to Mark Phillips, on 14 November 1973, was
a huge state occasion with a massive television audience that
captured imaginations around the world. The bride might be famously
down to earth but her first…
The Prince of Wales celebrates his 72nd
birthday on November 14th 2020 and will look back on an eventful
year which has seen change in his family and a challenge to alter
the Royal Family in a moment unprecedented in its recent history.
As Charles marks his birthday, Royal…
Sunday is the premiere of series four of
the hit Netflix show The Crown, and it will focus on the time
period between 1977 and 1990. Lady Diana Spencer will be
introduced, and viewers will see Margaret Thatcher’s premiership.
Events that will be depicted include the…
Diana, Princess of Wales was perhaps one
of the most photographed women in the world. Born into the
aristocratic Spencer family, Diana grew up in close proximity to
the Royal Family, often playing with Prince Edward and Prince
Andrew. While she grew up close to them, it wasn’t until her
relationship with Prince Charles unfolded that Diana would gain
worldwide attention. In fact, the year…
