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 Charles in February 1981,
choosing it from a tray of different rings. It was not a
custom-made ring, in fact, it was available…
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…
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 to the throne in 1952 at the age
of just 25, some thought that this would be the beginning of the
end of the male-dominated…
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…
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 history. Anne’s First Wedding Dress All
modern royal brides have an input into the design of their dress
and, as you would expect…
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…
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 wedding of Prince Charles
and Lady Diana Spencer, their 1983 tour of Australia and New
Zealand, the Falklands War, and Michael…
