Many friends and relatives of the Royal Family have died this year, as well as royals from across Europe and the world. Here we remember some of those who passed away in 2018.
Torben Eskerod
Prince Henrik of Denmark
In February, Prince Henrik of Denmark died at the age of 83 after recently being diagnosed with dementia. Prince Henrik was the husband of Queen Margrethe and father to Crown Prince…
Even though it is Christmas, take some time to learn more about Norway’s history.
We are now 1000 years back in time when Norway broke out in a civil war which lasted for many decades. Around the year 1000, Norway had been established as a separate and stable kingdom. The…
It was a year filled with family celebrations as well as state occasions and the daily business of being Head of State. And the past twelve months have produced some rather special and memorable photos of the Queen. As the year winds to its end, here are twelve images that…
A look back at European and international royal 2018 events – part one
27th December 2018
As 2018 comes to a close, we are taking a look back at events in which the European and international royal families took part. In part one, we look at January, February, and March.
January:
TheDanish royals attended their annual New Year receptionsin Copenhagen.Embed from Getty Images
Tens of thousands turned out to see Japan’s Emperor Akihito for the New Year.Embed from…
Queen Victoria’s winter sledge became synonymous with the Windsor Christmas, at least during the lifetime of Prince Albert, who is rightly credited with popularising Christmas traditions in England, including that of the Christmas tree. The royal trees were decorated with…
As Queen Silvia of Sweden celebrates her 75th birthday today, we have compiled a list of facts about Sweden’s Queen.
Silvia was born as Silvia Renate Sommerlath in 1943 in Heidelberg, Germany.
She is half German (through her father) and half Brazilian (through her…
It’s one of the most famous events in royal history, and now the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert is being brought to life once more. A new TV programme, presented by historian Lucy Worsley, will reconstruct the marriage that began years of happiness for a young couple and changed the idea of royal weddings forever.
Every aspect of the celebrations, represented at the time by…
They’ve already helped win ‘The Favourite’ some of the many awards that have come its way and now you can see them up close and personal. A new exhibition of costumes from the movie has opened at Kensington Palace.
Outfits from the film are on show in the Queen’s…
In a continuation of our two-part series, our Historian, Elizabeth Jane Timms, looks back at the death of Prince Albert:
The passing of the Prince Consort is, of course, synonymous with the Blue Room at Windsor Castle, where it took place, a room which I have researched for…
In a two-part series, our Historian, Elizabeth Jane Timms, looks back at the death of Prince Albert:
Prince Albert, the beloved husband and Prince Consort of Queen Victoria, died on 14 December 1861, at Windsor Castle. So enormous were the consequences of this death, both for the British monarch publicly and Queen Victoria privately, that we can sometimes overlook the death itself, although any…
