On 1 May 1876, Queen Victoria was
proclaimed Empress Of India after discussion with Prime Minister of
the day, Benjamin Disraeli led to Queen Victoria wanting a title
boost after her daughter became Empress Of Germany. From 1876 until
the Empire Of India was disbanded in 1947, British Monarchs were
styled as King-Emperors and Queen-Empresses. This is the only
instance in British history where a…
The creator of hit historical royal
drama, Victoria, Daisy Goodwin, has spoken out about the unfair
double standards female monarchs are judged by in comparison with
their male counterparts. Queen Victoria and her husband Prince
Albert had nine children. While their…
It has been 50 years since the famous
documentary ‘Royal Family’ was shown on British TV screens for the
first time, at the time this documentary really was the most talked
about thing; not necessarily because of its content, but the plain
fact that such a documentary…
The BBC’s coverage of the wedding of the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex has scooped a prestigious broadcasting
award. It won Best Live Event at the Royal Television Society
awards in London. In the citation that went with the award, the RTS
said the programme was ‘’ a very British spectacle captured with
great style and flair’’. The other nominations in the category were
‘The Real Full…
Today marks 15 years since the former
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, the grandmother of the
Netherlands’ current monarch, King Willem-Alexander, died after
suffering years of ill health at the hands of dementia. By the
mid-1990s, Princess Juliana, who had reverted…
It’s the first day of spring today and
the Royal Family has taken to social media to celebrate the
blooming of a brand new season. This fresh chapter in the year’s
story has been told online by the Windsors with photos of
Buckingham Palace bursting into life. As…
With the forthcoming exhibition of the
Royal Collection George IV: Art & Spectacle set to open later this
year, I want to take a brief look at the relationship between the
future Queen Victoria and her paternal uncle, the Prince Regent,
later George IV. The Duke of Kent was deeply concerned that his
unborn child should be born on British soil, so that its right to
succeed would not be…
A thank you present from a king and queen
in exile to one of their supporters is about to get its first ever
public viewing. A silk bedspread, given by King James II and his
wife, Maria of Modena, to a family who accompanied them into exile
following the Glorious Revolution…
As we look at the marvellous monies
raised by Comic Relief, and the other support that the Arts give to
charity we may think that this is a modern phenomenon – not so and
the Foundling Hospital now known as Coram is an excellent example.
When the Duchess of Cambridge makes…
Peter Phillips, the eldest grandchild of
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, married his Canadian bride
Autumn Kelly on 17 May 2008 at St George’s Chapel at Windsor
Castle. The couple met in Montreal at the 2003 Canadian Grand Prix,
but Peter did not reveal his true identity at the time. Autumn has
told interviewers that she only found out who Peter was when she
caught a Before she met…
