Downton Abbey is, without doubt, one of
the most popular TV shows produced in recent decades. The show
gives us a look at the life of the Crawleys, a fictional
aristocratic family who run and own the Downton estate. Set in the
early 1900s, the show gives a fairly accurate idea of life for the
aristocracy at this time and the changes that the first world war
brought to the United Kingdom’s…
With a slimmed-down 2020 National Day
ahead, we are taking a look at previous National Day celebrations
in Sweden with the Royal Family. The females in the family always
dress in the traditional Swedish dress and the family rides in
carriages to Skansen for a concert.
Pearls are the birthstone of June and
they’ve formed parts of royal jewel collections for centuries.
Today let’s look at some of the best pearl tiaras in the Dutch
Royal Family’s collection! Antique Pearl Tiara [getty
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While King Henry VIII lived, his greatest
fear was dying without a male heir to the throne. As it turns out,
he needn’t have worried, for when he died in 1547, King Henry was
succeeded by his son Edward VI. But the new King Edward was very
frail and sickly boy of nine, and in just six short years he
succumbed to his illness, bringing his reign to an end and leaving
the throne unoccupied once…
Each year, Buckingham Palace holds three
garden parties in May, allowing ordinary citizens the opportunity
to rub shoulders with royalty. While this year’s events were
cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Royal Central is
sharing the history behind Queen…
Princess Birgitta of Sweden has always
known how to make her mark. The second sister of King Carl XVI
Gustaf is known for her originality and her wedding was stand out,
too, for several reasons. Birgitta was the only one of her siblings
to marry a fellow royal and the only…
Prince Joachim, the 28-year-old nephew of
King Philippe of the Belgians, has tested positive for the
Coronavirus after attending a private party in Spain last Tuesday.
[getty src=”805167280″ width=”594″ height=”396″] Spanish newspaper
El Confidencial obtained an internal document from the Andalusian
government which states that 27 people held a private…
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width=”594″ height=”408″ tld=”com”] At 8:18 p.m. on 8 August 1988,
Princess Beatrice was born at the Portland Hospital in London, the
same hospital where Prince Harry and Meghan…
All Fine on the Day: a look at past royal weddings which have turned out well despite problems
29th May 2020
On the day Princess Beatrice was supposed
to marry her fiancé EdoardoMapelli Mozzi, Jane Dismore takes a look
back at other royal weddings which faced problems, but turned out
fine in the end. Being part of a royal family may be a privilege
but it does not protect…
His Majesty King Rama V of Siam,
present-day Thailand, also called King Chulalongkorn, was born in
1853 and died in 1910. As a fifteen-year-old, Chulalongkorn
ascended the Siamese throne, but because of his young age, his
uncle acted as his guardian. During his five years of custody, he
was educated by an English governor, Anna Leonowens, in literary
history, language and art. He was King of…
