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, will take over as
royal patron for the organisation, a role previously held, by Her
Majesty The Queen, for the last 67…
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…
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 was two decades ago when she
said ‘I do’ at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor. Embed from Getty
Images As she marked her China…
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 to…
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…
“The dedicated efforts of Elephant Family
are helping to highlight and resolve the issues faced by Asia’s
vulnerable elephants. Not only are these magnificent animals
trapped in a daily battle for food, water and space with an
ever-expanding human population, but they also face the increasing
threat of being killed for their skin to supply a growing illegal
market. Elephant Family’s work is…
In May 1894, Princess Alix of Hesse
undertook a cure in the fashionable Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate
for sciatica. She had become engaged to Tsarevich Nicholas of
Russia at Coburg the previous month. Whilst she stayed at
Harrogate, she regularly corresponded with her…
The earliest memories of a historical
personage are extraordinarily important, as not only do they reveal
first consciousness of their world and circumstances but crucially,
what they remembered first. They tell snippets of true events, as
they saw them. Of course, we know…
On 16 March 1861, Queen Victoria’s
mother, the Duchess of Kent, died at Frogmore House, the private
residence in Windsor Great Park which she had often used, living
there for approximately two decades. After her death, the summer
house she had planned during her lifetime was converted into a
mausoleum on two levels, built on a mound overlooking the lake. The
lower level contains the burial…
