We’re about to meet a monarch in the
making. This month, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of
Luxembourg welcome their first child. It’s a happy event for them,
a moment of celebration in strange and difficult times and history
in the making. For their baby will be second in line to their
country’s throne from birth and, girl or boy, they are expected to
one day rule. Moniek Bloks…
On Saturday 2 May 2015, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge welcomed their second child, a baby girl,
Princess Charlotte. Charlotte was born at 08:34 at St Mary’s
Hospital in London. The Princess weighed 8lbs and 3oz. [getty
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Today we’re looking at a royal history
mystery that took place during the Wars of the Roses and resulted
in the death of a king. What happened to Henry VI? Henry VI became
the King of England shortly after his birth in 1421. His father,
Henry V, died after a sudden…
As the only son of the Russian Empress
Catherine the Great, Tsar Paul I succeeded his mother on her death
in 1796. He would rule the Russian Empire for the next five years.
Probably, he would had ruled the Russian Empire much longer than
that. But Paul was murdered. And his death was planned by his own
son – a fact first discovered by accident 50 years later. Tsar Paul
was a pure despot. He…
Seraphine, a fashion brand frequently
worn by the Duchess of Cambridge during her pregnancies, has
received The Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade
2020. “The Kate Effect” struck the company when the Duchess wore
several of their designs during her…
In the latest in our series looking at
the last consorts of monarchies around the world, we come to one of
the most famous royals of all. Marie Antoinette’s whole life was
lived in the spotlight and her story continues to fascinate. While
other women later took on the role…
George III is rather well-known as a
British monarch – The King who lost America, the father of a very
large family, the one who went mad. When people think of him, it
either tends to be as the devoted family man he was in his early
life or his quiet madness in later life. His marriage to Charlotte
of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was an enduring one, lasting 57 years until
her death in 1818 and resulted…
They are filled with tradition and part
of history and there’s no doubt about it, they’re popular. A royal
wedding has a power to fascinate that continues, however much time
and society change around it. In the first of a special summer
series, Lydia Starbuck, Brittani…
It’s been a seat of royal tradition for
centuries, a place of coronations, kings and queens. But for much
of its ancient history, Westminster Abbey was far from a go to
place for royal weddings. From the end of the 14th century until
the beginning of the 20th, no regal…
The Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace
first and foremost is the name of the Chapel Royal, that
establishment of the Royal Household intended to meet the spiritual
needs of the Sovereign; the secondary term refers to the building
itself – a royal peculiar – in which the monarch actually
worshipped. The Chapel Royal is probably best remembered for the
wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince…
