The Duchess of Sussex has said, in court
papers, that she allowed a third party to pass personal information
to the authors of Finding Freedom. The Duchess said she allowed a
friend to speak to Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand because she was
concerned that her father’s claims that she had cut him off and not
communicated with him could be repeated. She wanted to express her
version and so…
Diana's best style moments from 1983
17th November 2020
Since Diana, Princess of Wales has
arrived on Netflix’sThe Crown, we’re looking at some of her best
style moments from 1980s, starting with her debut as a royal
fiancée in February 1981. On 17 January 1983, Diana wore this
bold-patterned dress to the Royal…
The most famous royal engagement ring of all
16th November 2020
When Kate Middleton arrived for her
engagement photocall on 16 November 2010, she wore on her ring
finger perhaps the most famous royal engagement ring of all time:
the late Diana, Princess of Wales’s oval sapphire ring. Diana
received her engagement ring from Prince…
The other major royal milestones of 2022
16th November 2020
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…
Royal Wedding Flowers: Princess Anne
14th November 2020
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…
Diana's best style moments from 1982
14th November 2020
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's royal wedding dresses
14th November 2020
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…
Royal Wedding Rewind: Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips
14th November 2020
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…

