Empress Elisabeth of Austria was one of
the most beautiful women of nineteenth-century Europe, yet this
beauty was the determined result of intensive labour, at
considerable cost. The cult of that beauty which astonished her
contemporaries became Elisabeth’s personal myth when, past the age
of thirty, she refused to be photographed – thereby establishing
her own enigma. Her reputation…
Spain’s King Felipe and Queen Letizia
have continued their tour through Spain in Pamplona in an effort to
promote tourism. Their Majesties have been visiting different areas
of the country after the pandemic lockdown in Spain was lifted. The
King and Queen arrived…
Who was Augusta Caroline Sophia, Dowager
Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld? Born a Princess of Reuss Ebersdorf
(1757-1831), she was Queen Victoria’s ‘dear Grandmother’. In 1872,
Queen Victoria wrote down a short memoir which survives at Windsor,
which was reprinted…
Queen Victoria’s relationship with the
railway began on 13 June 1842, when she drove from Windsor to
Slough with Prince Albert, to make the historic first royal journey
by train to Paddington. This relationship would continue throughout
her life and endure, even beyond her death, as the Great Western
Railway conveyed the Queen’s body in the Royal Train from
Paddington to Windsor for her…
European royals in the British line of succession: Norway's Royal Family
24th July 2020
The British Royal Family has a vast line
of succession with over 5000 monarchs in waiting, but the line also
has links to European monarchies. King George II, who was King from
1727 to 1760, has links to many of those who are now heads of
Europe’s royal families…
Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the most
tragic figures in royal history. She inherited her crown at only
six-days-old and spent her childhood and adolescence in France.
After the death of her first husband, King Francis II died in 1560,
she returned to a turbulent and…
Season five of The Crown won’t premiere
on Netflix until 2022 as the series will take a filming break ahead
of the final cast changeover. Olivia Colman will conclude her role
as Queen Elizabeth II in season four before being replaced by
Imelda Staunton for the final two seasons. Helena Bonham
Carter will finish up as Princess Margaret, and Lesley Manville
will then take over the role…
The wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah
Ferguson, on July 23rd 1986, was really rather floral indeed. We
expect all brides to carry a bouquet but Sarah, unlike many women
in recent royal history, chose to wear flowers in her hair, too. As
she made her way into Westminster…
It was filled with special symbolism for
the bride became a popular favourite, too. The dress
worn by the then Sarah Ferguson for her marriage to Prince Andrew
on July 23rd 1986 at Westminster Abbey is still one of the most
talked about royal weddings gowns of modern…
The marriage of the Duke of York and
Sarah, Duchess of York took place on July 23rd 1986. Prince Andrew
Albert Christian Edward and Sarah Margaret Ferguson had known each
other since childhood but romance blossomed in the summer of 1985
after they sat next to one another at a meal during that season’s
Royal Ascot. He’d tried to get her to eat profiteroles, she had
protested as she was on a…
