Queen Victoria spent her last Christmas
at Osborne in 1900. It was forty years exactly since Prince Albert
had celebrated his final Christmas in 1860 at Windsor, the setting
for so many happy family festivities in the past. Prince Albert did
not live to see Christmas 1861, dying on 14 December in the same
room in which with strange historical prescience, George IV and
William IV had also died, in…
Just in time for Christmas, The Faith of
Queen Elizabeth, the Poise, Grace, and Quiet Strength Behind the
Crown by Dudley Delffs will be released on 3 December. As a woman
of faith myself, this was a book I was looking forward to reading,
and I was very lucky to get an…
This month marks the 150th anniversary of
the birth of Queen Maud of Norway. There British royal became a
queen in 1905 but her path to a throne began nine years earlier
when she married her cousin in a very Victorian wedding. However,
the seemingly run of the mill royal…
To conclude our series on the Princess
consorts of Monaco, we look at the current titleholder, Princess
Charlene – the wife of the Prince of Monaco, Albert II. Charlene
Lynette Wittstock was born Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now
Zimbabwe) on 25 January 1978 to Michael and Lynette Wittstock as
their eldest child. Michael was a sales manager and Lynette was a
former competitive diver and swimming…
A Royal Wedding Anniversary: the marriage 85 years ago of the Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece was memorable in many ways, writes Jane Dismore
29th November 2019
‘Marina is pretty & charming & I think
Georgie is very lucky to have found such a delightful bride.’ These
happy words in September 1934 from Queen Mary, mother of Prince
George, to Lady Desborough barely disguised the relief she and
George V felt as they…
A look at how Americans celebrate the US Thanksgiving - the favourite holiday of the Duchess of Sussex
28th November 2019
Today is Thanksgiving in the United
States, which just happens to be the favourite holiday of the
Duchess of Sussex who was born and raised in Los Angeles,
California. And no doubt, this is a holiday she will make sure
Archie, and any siblings he may have, celebrate. So…
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27th November 2019
The holidays are upon us, and if you are
looking for the perfect gift to give that royal lover in your life,
then look no further! And if you want to buy something for yourself
for Christmas, Hannauka, or whatever holiday you celebrate, this is
the perfect thing, as well. True Royalty is offering an exclusive
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Sibling rivalry between George and Charlotte? The Duke of Cambridge reveals how he handles it
27th November 2019
Royal or not, siblings are going to have
arguments and rivalries. It is part of growing up, and Prince
George, 6, and Princess Charlotte, 4, are no different. The Duke of
Cambridge enjoys going out in the yard to play football with his
two elder children, and he shared…
This year, it is 150 years since Norway’s
Queen Maud was born. This is marked by Royal Central with several
articles where we look at the life of the British princess who
married a Danish prince and ended up as a Norwegian queen. In Oslo
today, the city that Maud once…
This year, it is 150 years since the
Norwegian Queen Maud was born in London. Much has been written
about the queen who was elected to be monarch together with her
husband as a new Norwegian royal couple in an independent Norway in
1905. When Queen Maud came to Norway, she brought a lot of
jewellery with her. One item from this precious collection has
simply disappeared. It has been stolen and it…
