Consigned to Sotheby’s London auction
Russian Works of Art, Faberge & Icons on 5 June 2018, was a quite
remarkable object offering unique insight into the private gifts of
the last Tsarina of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna. I ‘discovered’
its existence whilst browsing past auctions for research. Lot 429,
it was one of the Tsarina’s personal ledgers dated between 1897
and…
At Hughenden, the Buckinghamshire manor
and former home of Benjamin Disraeli, arguably Queen Victoria’s
favourite Prime Minister, is a room with a poignant link to the
family of the Queen’s second daughter, Princess Alice, Grand
Duchess of Hesse. The story behind this…
In the entrance hall of Frogmore House in
Windsor Great Park is a sculpture of a royal child, remarkable in
the sensitivity of its execution and the fineness of its detail. It
may seem on first glance no more than a sentimental monument made
to memorialise a beloved child…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. Today we look at a dynasty that had held
one kingdom for several centuries before taking power in England
and ask, what happened to the House…
It is fitting that this Hessian
granddaughter of Queen Victoria was christened ‘Irene’ – a name
meaning “peace” – an appropriate choice in more ways than one, as
her character and the circumstances of her birth would prove.
Perhaps one of Princess Alice’s…
One is the longest reigning monarch in
Europe, the other is the newest king on the continent. But while
their reigns started sixty years apart, Elizabeth II and Felipe VI
have a linked history with roots in centuries past. The pair share
several blood lines with ties to two…
Nine royal houses have ruled England
since the Norman Conquest in 1066 and all of them have made their
mark. But eight have seen their power pass elsewhere and this
summer Royal Central is looking at what happened to those that have
now faded into history. We now reach perhaps the best known of all
the dynasties to claim the crown of England and ask, what happened
to the House of Tudor? The…
In the British Museum, there is a locket
containing hair traditionally said to be that of Marie Antoinette,
Queen of France and Navarre. Donated to the museum as part of the
Hull Grundy Gift (Gere, Charlotte; Rudoe, Judy; Tait, Hugh; Wilson,
The Art of the Jeweller, A…
Sir Elton John makes extraordinary intervention into Harry & Meghan row accusing the press of ‘character assassination’
19th August 2019
Sir Elton John has leapt to the defence
of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex after articles appeared in the
British press accruing the couple of hypocrisy over their use of
private jets. Taking to Twitter, the singer and friend of The Royal
Family posted a lengthy…
Queen Margrethe holidaying in France before heading home to host President Trump on State Visit
19th August 2019
Queen Margrethe of Denmark is on her
annual summer holiday to France for a few weeks in the sun before
she returns home to host President Trump on a State Visit. Her
Majesty is staying in Château de Cayx, a French residence she
shares with her son, Crown Prince Frederick. When she returns to
Denmark, The Queen will host the US President on a two-day visit of
her home country. President…
