In the second edition of her series, Deb
Stratas focuses on the late Diana, Princess of Wales’s last year in
her marriage to the Prince of Wales. Focused in 1991 and 1992,
Diana, A Spencer in Turmoil tells of the difficult time in Diana’s
life…the year where it was announced that the Prince and Princess
of Wales were separating. It begins with Diana having lunch with a
friend and…
It made headlines around the world with
its revelation that the Prince of Wales will step back from
campaigning once he succeeds to the throne but the new BBC One
documentary Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 had plenty of
other special moments to savour as it followed…
Currently displayed in the special
exhibition at London’s Science Museum, The Last Tsar: Blood and
Revolution – exploring the role of medicine in the lives of the
Russian Imperial Family as well as the use of modern science
involved in the investigation concerning…
Royalty is a world where the past is as
much a part of the present as the future. The past seven days have
seen the spotlight fall on celebrations and commemorations in equal
measure – here’s the week in royal history. Queen Victoria will be
reigning supreme at Buckingham Palace again next year as she is set
to take centre stage in the summer opening at the most famous royal
residence…
Royal weddings, eh? You wait ages for one
to come along and then two arrive at once. We’ve just had a double
dose of regal matrimony with the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of
Sussex in May followed swiftly by the marriage of Princess Eugenie
and Jack Brooksbank in…
Balcony appearances to boost morale and
poignant messages to strangers they would never meet are just some
of the memories being shared by the Royal Family ahead of the
centenary of the end of World War One. As the 100th anniversary of
the Armistice approaches, items from…
The first thing that Princess Victoria
did on the morning of 20 June 1837 was to reach for her dressing
gown. This historic moment in the Queen’s life has always held a
particular fascination for me, and I have regularly revisited it
from various angles, from profiling the Archbishop of Canterbury
who knelt before her that morning with the Lord Chamberlain, Lord
Conyngham, to the staircase she…
Personal items of Queen Victoria acquired by Historic Royal Palaces
2nd November 2018
Some personal items belonging to Queen
Victoria have been acquired by Historic Royal Palaces, the
independent charity which maintains Kensington Palace, ahead of the
bicentenary of the Queen’s birth in 2019, which the palace will
celebrate with a new exhibition and…
The Royal and Military Order of Saint
Ferdinand is a Spanish military order and Spain’s highest military
decoration for gallantry. The Royal Military Order of Saint
Ferdinand was set up by the Cádiz Cortes in 1811 to honour the
heroic fight against the Napoleonic…
It was a famous royal love story that
shocked as much as it thrilled. John of Gaunt was the
ultra-ambitious prince whose desire to be a king almost cost him
his life, Katherine Swynford was the mysterious commoner who
supplanted a queen in his affections. Their relationship lasted
decades, survived a serious separation and ultimately led to the
creation of a dynasty which would snatch the throne…
