Prince Joachim of Prussia may have found
himself a king had history worked out differently. Today, on the
100th anniversary of his death, let’s take a look back at the life
of the man who might have been King of Ireland. Prince Joachim
Franz Humbert of Prussia was born 17 December 1890, the youngest
son of Kaiser Wilhelm II and his first wife, Augusta Victoria. He
was Kaiser Wilhelm’s…
Queen Victoria’s last journey by train
took place on Saturday 2 February 1901. The Great Western Railway
produced a beautifully illuminated train plan for the ‘Funeral of
Her Late Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. Arrangement of Royal
Train. Paddington to Windsor. 1.32…
“She was a rare flower, too delicate for
this world, but rejoicing others with her fragrance and cheering
them on the way…” With these words, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of
Russia described the death of her friend, Julia, Countess Rantzau
in a letter of 1901 to…
On a cool day in early spring 1929, a
king in waiting made his way to one of his country’s most famous
churches for his wedding. At his side was a childhood friend. The
bond between the men was strong enough for the groom to ask his
royal relation to act as best man on this very special day. They
were decked in military uniform and the royal honours of their
respective countries while the…
It’s been a difficult few weeks for the
Spanish monarchy, but you’d never know the tension behind the
scenes judging by Wednesday’s crowds welcoming King Felipe VI and
Queen Letizia to the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. Fans
carried a banner…
Prince Oskar Wilhelm Karl Hans Kuno of
Prussia was born on 15 July in 1915 at the Marmorpalais (Marble
Palace) near Potsdam in the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of
Prince Oscar Karl Gustav Adolf of Prussia and his wife, Princess
Ina-Marie Gräfin of Bassewitz. He was…
Less than a day after launching its own
gin, Buckingham Palace’s bar has run dry. The spirit, made from
botanicals from the gardens of the famous royal home, has sold out
in hours. The Buckingham Palace gin was launched on July 13th 2020,
retailing at £40 for a 70cl bottle. It is being sold by the Royal
Collection Trust. However, by the morning of July 14th, would be
buyers were told…
In the run up to this royal wedding,
there was as much speculation about the guest list as there was
about the bridal gown. As Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, only daughter
of Princess Margaret and her former husband, Antony, Earl of
Snowdon, prepared to marry Daniel Chatto, the…
Surprisingly, Sweden has few rubies in
its very vast arsenal of royal jewels. They have a beautiful ruby
tiara that Queen Silvia has stunned in and a diamond and ruby
brooch worn by several women in the Royal Family. The King Edward
VII Ruby Tiara This tiara arrived in…
It’s been the subject of debate for
decades but now the Queen’s real role in a political event that
rocked Australia have been revealed. Letters just released confirm
that Elizabeth II had no advance knowledge of the sacking of the
country’s Prime Minister by her Governor General in 1975. The
letters had been kept secret for over forty years but were finally
made public…
