King Haakon V has a special role in
Norwegian history. He is known as the king who finally reunited
Norway after 110 years of civil war. He unified Norwegian power and
created an empire that stretched over Norway, Iceland, Greenland,
the Faroe Islands and parts of today’s Britain and Sweden. What is
not as well known, however, is that he strengthened his power by
building more fortresses than…
Royal Wedding Rewind: Willem-Alexander and Maxima of the Netherlands
2nd February 2021
It was a wedding for the history books
and thousands turned out to celebrate. When Willem-Alexander and
Maxima married in 2002, the popularity that has mostly dominated
their time as King and Queen of the Netherlands was on show for all
to see as they were cheered throughout…
With the fourth season of The Crown just
released in November 2020 and filming starting this year for the
next season (and a new cast), and a new photo of Kristin Stewart as
Diana just released, public attention is once again focused on the
current members of the British…
5 February 1999 On this day in 1999,
Arthur Chatto – son of Lady Sarah and Daniel Chatto – was born in
London. Princess Margret’s grandson formally acted as a Page of
Honour for his great -aunt, Queen Elizabeth II. The royal attended
Eton College and now studies at The University of Edinburgh. 6
February 1665: On this day in 1665, Queen Anne was born at St
James’s Palace to the…
Prince William sends out a series of personal tweets condemning racism following the abuse of black footballers
31st January 2021
The Duke of Cambridge, President of the
Football Association, has sent out a series of tweets condemning
racism in the sport following an avalanche of abuse towards black
players on social media. Posting from the Kensington Palace Twitter
account, Prince William wrote…
We’ve looked at the kings who are buried
at Westminster Abbey, now let’s take a look at the queens (both
regnant and consort) who are buried there, too. Edith of Wessex As
consort to Edward the Confessor, Edith of Wessex’s tenure lasted
from 1045 to 1066, upon…
I first encountered Marian Theodore
Charlotte Heidenreich von Siebold back in 2018 when I was
researching the birth of the future Queen Victoria, ahead of this
year’s bicentenary. Madame Siebold was the skilled German
obstetrician who by an extraordinary circumstance, assisted
at the births in 1819 of both Princess Victoria and that
of her future husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha…
Diana's nieces reveal how the Princess was always ''just our aunt''
27th January 2021
Two of the nieces of Diana, Princess of
Wales have spoken of how she was always an aunt first to them. Lady
Eliza and Lady Amelia Spencer revealed that her importance on a
global platform didn’t really hit home until after her death.
Speaking exclusively to Tatler…
This was a book I’d been looking forward
to for a very long time, and it did not disappoint. In the absence
of international travel in 2020 (and probably 2021), it provided a
trip of sorts through Sweden – a place I’d hoped to visit in 2020.
Explore Sweden with…
Princess Eugenie and her husband, Jack
Brooksbank, are just weeks away from welcoming their first child.
The couple, who wed in 2018, will become parents as 2021 gets
underway. Their baby, thought to be due in February, will be
eleventh in line to the throne and although they won’t have a royal
title, they’ve got an impressive royal ancestry which might just
end up influencing the names their…
