In honour of The Queen’s Holyrood Week,
we’re taking a look at royal history in and around Edinburgh. Our
senior reporter Kristin Contino headed to Scotland to find out more
about some favourite royal spots. “Britannia is the one place where
I can truly relax,” The Queen once said, and when you tour the ship
for yourself, you can understand exactly why. The decommissioned
yacht, now…
They were an unexpected king and queen
and their royal romance has weathered several storms but today King
Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will mark their sixtieth
wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959 in
Brussels, will celebrate surrounded…
Northampton Museums own a pair of flat
shoes, believed to be those worn by Queen Victoria on her wedding
day, 10 February 1840. Of white satin, they certainly would have
complimented the Queen’s own simple wedding dress of finely woven
Spitalfields silk satin in her own…
Recently, people have complained that the
Duchess of Sussex appears to have altered her engagement ring. To
them, she has changed a “piece of history”, adding that as such
it’s not fashion that should be changed. I’m going to have to
respectfully disagree with this. It’s HER engagement ring given to
HER by her now husband. Her choice doesn’t impact us. For all we
know, she may have…
The Duchess of Cambridge was beaming on
Tuesday when she stepped out with youngsters from Action for
Children, to attend a photographic workshop held by the Royal
Photographic Society. The event was timed to coincide with the
announcement from Kensington Palace, that Kate…
The Queen had a good Ascot and so did the
bookies, thanks in part to the now customary practice of predicting
the colour of the royal hat in carriage number one. Betting on the
Queen’s choice of topper is as much a part of Ascot as the royal
procession itself and this…
The history of the monarchy in the
British Isles has been littered with iconic and fabled reigns of
kings. From the legendary conquest of England by William of
Normandy in 1066 to the stoic courageousness of King George VI
during World War II, the monarchy in the United Kingdom has largely
been a man’s story. It is worth exploring how some of the
monarchy’s most influential reigns have been…
As she celebrated her twentieth wedding
anniversary with a day out at Royal Ascot with her husband, it
appeared that the Countess of Wessex was paying her own tribute to
her famous day as a royal bride. For Sophie was in white and black
on her big anniversary, just as she…
As the crowds began to take their places
in Windsor ahead of the 2019 Order of the Garter procession and
ceremony, the royals involved in this year’s event took to social
media to share some behind the scenes details. From the stunning
setting for a very regal meeting…
When the news broke that Prince Carl
Philip of Sweden was dating former reality show participant and
model Sofia Hellqvist, a flood of criticism followed. Many doubted
that this most unlikely romance would be sealed by marriage. Today,
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia celebrate four years of
marriage. In the summer of 2009, Prince Carl Philip met Sofia
Hellqvist through mutual friends at a…
