While Royal Ascot largely defines royal
fashion moments in June, Wimbledon ushers in a new royal dress code
for July! What can we expect to see in the royal box? The Wimbledon
Championships take place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet
Club each summer. The two week tournament is the most famous
tennis tournament in the world and began in 1877. It has long been
a popular…
King Charles will take part in an ancient
ceremony as he arrives in Scotland for a week of special events.
The Monarch usually spends a week in Scotland at the start of
summer with Charles III arriving for this year on July 1. His
Majesty will be joined by Queen…
The tiara that is said to have given a princess such a bad headache she had to leave a state event
27th June 2025
It’s made of diamonds and pearls and is
meant to represent a sunburst. But this tiara was such a surprise
to its first wearer that she was reported to need a lie down after
wearing it for the first time. The tiara in question is a pearl and
diamond diadem belonging…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at
the altar to be with the man she loved. And she did it in a wedding
dress already worn by her sister. Princess Desiree of Sweden
married Baron Niclas Silfvershiold in June 1964. The princess was
the second of the four…
In the grand pantheon of monarchs, some
reign for decades, while others leave behind legacies of war,
reform, or scandal. But one child monarch is remembered not for
what he did – but for what was done to him. That monarch is
Edward V, and to this day, his fate…
King George IV died on 26 June 1830,
bringing to an end a glittering royal story that had shocked as
much as it had intrigued. Although George defined a period that
remains perpetually popular, the Regency era, as king he was
unpopular and he spent the last years of his…
As the final strains of “God Save the
King” faded from Royal Ascot on Saturday, and the last pair of high
heels teetered out of the Royal Enclosure, I decided to travel 340
miles north… to another racecourse, this time Hexham! While Royal
Ascot dazzles the world with its five-day parade of high fashion,
champagne flutes, and horses worth more than your house, it is
Hexham Racecourse that…
Royal Ascot has long been known for royal
fashion and jewel sightings. And for Ladies’ Day 2025, the Royal
Family did not disappoint. Queen Camilla chose a light grey day
dress and white hat for Royal Ascot on Ladies Day. It provided the
perfect base for one of…
King William IV, known as the Sailor
King, inherited the throne when his elder brother, George IV, died
in 1830 with no surviving heirs. Although William had no legitimate
children of his own, he still did everything he could to help the
young woman he wanted to take the…
The King and Queen made a triumphant
entry to Royal Ascot, embracing the history and pomp of one of the
Royal Family’s most beloved traditions. Queen Camilla put a
spotlight on family tradition by wearing some of the oldest stones
in the Royal Family’s collection. The Queen embraced the
green of the race course with her deep green day dress and matching
hat. The real star of her ensemble…
