As D-Day took place, King George VI spoke
to the people of Britain and the Empire it still retained. His
speech was set to inspire, to comfort and to look to the future
with determination as World War Two entered a new phase, one which
he himself referred to as ‘a fight to win the final victory for the
good cause’. As tens of thousands of troops prepared to battle to
free Europe from Nazi…
Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco expected to take baccalaureate regional exams at public school
3rd June 2019
Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan of Morocco,
16, is expected to take his baccalaureate regional exams at a
public school, according to Moroccan media. It was reported that
His Royal Highness would take exams at the Dar Essalam public high
school, according to anonymous sources…
Was Queen Victoria a Victorian? The
question is a complex and fascinating one to answer. In the
immediate response, Victoria would seem to typify what it meant to
be ‘Victorian’ because her long reign straddled the nineteenth
century, and the age was accordingly named…
The name of Miss M. Hope Robson belongs
to that both visible and invisible host of British royal nannies
and governesses which appeared at the royal courts of Europe in the
nineteenth century, known to their charges but in some cases,
almost forgotten to biography. Correspondence sent to them in
burgeoning childish scrawl and later in a mature script, chart the
chronology in pen or pencil of the…
Aged 10 ¾ years old, Princess Victoria
composed a story. This delightful children’s tale, written by the
future Queen, survives in its own little red ‘Composition’ notebook
in the Royal Archives. To understand how it was made and the full
significance of it, we need…
Queen Victoria is for many, synonymous
with the notion of afternoon tea, probably because the social
ceremony became properly established during the later years of her
reign. The Queen’s evident love of tea, however, reaches back much
further than this elegant ritual.
Below is an opinion on the ongoing saga
of Delphine Boël and her quest to have King Albert recognise her as
his daughter, by our Deputy Editor, Brittani Barger. King Albert,
by continuing to drag out this paternity suit, you only further
damage your reputation. It makes you seem heartless and cruel not
to take a simple DNA test. Delphine just wants her father to
recognise her, which is entirely…
It’s been used once before and yet we’ve
all been talking about it for months as if it were a royal regular.
After a gap of almost two centuries, we have a new Duke of Sussex.
The Queen has granted that title to Prince Harry who becomes just
the second man to hold the…
Tulle and organdie were layered to create
a cream and blush effect It was a closely guarded secret but now we
know. Lady Gabriella Windsor’s wedding dress had caused plenty of
speculation ahead of her big day but in the end the only daughter
of Prince and Princess Michael…
The brides of the House of Kent have
shown a penchant for pastel wedding flowers and the latest to join
their number, Lady Gabriella Windsor, is no different. For her
marriage to Thomas Kingston, at Windsor, Lady Ella added some
colour to her petals, just as her Kent relatives have done in the
past. And it all looked picture perfect as a result. The bride
chose a selection of cream and palest…
