The Royal Family is marking the season at
Sandringham and while most of their Christmas celebrations are
behind closed doors, there were plenty of regal faces to spot on
the morning of the big day itself. The Queen led her family as they
attended church at St. Mary Magdalene, Sandringham. Crowds of
wellwishers turned out to see the Windsors at the end of what Her
Majesty described a…
The celebrations for the 40th anniversary
of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s accession to the Swedish throne took
place in September 2013 with royals from all over the globe flying
in for the festivities and members of the Swedish government,
Riksdag, and City of Stockholm…
Ahead of The Queen’s annual Christmas
broadcast will be broadcast on Christmas Day, Buckingham Palace has
released a short preview in which Her Majesty admits it has been a
“bumpy year.” The 2019 Christmas broadcast was filmed in the Green
Drawing Room…
Lockets form an important part in Queen
Victoria’s personal jewellery. The first of these lockets was given
to the baby Princess Victoria and the last mentions of them occur
at the end of her life. Like any object, therefore, they tell a
life story in a new way. In briefly exploring their story of Queen
Victoria through original research, I hope to bring fresh
understanding to the Queen’s…
Iñaki Urdangarin gets Christmas reprieve to spend holiday out of prison and with family
23rd December 2019
Iñaki Urdangarin, the husband of Infanta
Cristina of Spain and brother-in-law to King Felipe, has gotten a
Christmas reprieve to spend the holiday out of prison with his
family. Urdangarin has been granted permission by the court, under
Article 47.2 of the General…
They’re the photos everyone is talking
about. As Christmas approaches, the Queen has been seen with her
three direct heirs in some special portraits for the season (see
them all on our special post here). But have they hit the festive
mark? Join Brittani Barger…
Please note that we have only included
royals from currently reigning royal families, those who actually
reigned but were then exiled or exiled/mediatised royals who
married a royal from a reigning family. 2015Infante Carlos, Duke of
Calabria Carlos was the last Infante of Spain during the reigns of
his cousin King Juan Carlos I and King Felipe VI. His father had
been heir presumptive to the…
The Belgian Royal Family has released
their Christmas photo for 2019. The image, shared on their official
social media, shows King Philippe and Queen Mathilde alongside
their four children. Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant stands
alongside her two brothers, Prince…
Please note that we have only included
royals from currently reigning royal families, those who actually
reigned but were then exiled or exiled/mediatised royals who
married a royal from a reigning family. 2010Prince Carlos Hugo,
Duke of Parma Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma…
As it was just announced that the Queen
of Bhutan is expecting her second child, we are taking a look at
the Queen consort. Ashi (the equivalent of Lady) Jetsun Pema
was born on 4 June 1990 to Dhondup Gyaltshen and Sonam Choki as the
second of their five children in Thimpu’s Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
National Referral Hospital. Through her mother, Sonam Choki, she is
a distant cousin of her…
