When it was announced that Kate would
design the RHS Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, it immediately
brought to mind her father-in-law’s passion for gardening and his
own garden designs for the Chelsea Flower Show. According to the
palace, Kate’s garden is based on woodland and “seeks to recapture
for adults the sense of wonder and magic that they enjoyed as
children, in addition to…
On January 18th 1919, the ringing of a
telephone in Buckingham Palace signalled a tragedy for the Royal
Family. The call brought news of the death of Prince John, youngest
son of King George V and Queen Mary, who had passed away in his
sleep at the age of 13. John had been…
I first encountered Princess Louise
Henriette Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Dessau (1750-1811) in Wörlitz, on an
excursion from Berlin as part of a cultural travel programme in
2009. The English landscape gardens were the main reason for the
Englandreise, or journey to England…
The Duchess of Cambridge has been helping
to design one of the gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show.
Kate has been involved with the Royal Horticultural Society’s ‘Back
to Nature’ display at the famous event and we’ll all get to see the
results come to life in May. The duchess has been working on the
designs for the past three months alongside landscape…
After all the speculation, now we know.
The Duchess of Sussex has confirmed that she is six months
pregnant, sharing the news with wellwishers during a walkabout on a
day of engagements in Birkenhead. Which means that baby Sussex is
due towards the end of April. And while we…
It was widely speculated and much talked
about and now we have official confirmation. Among the four new
patronages being taken on by the Duchess of Sussex is that of the
National Theatre. Meghan takes over the role from the Queen who has
been the organisation’s royal…
The Duchess of Sussex’s support for the
Commonwealth, a central plank of her royal role since her wedding,
has taken centre stage in the list of patronages announced as 2019
gets under way. Meghan is now the patron of the Association of
Commonwealth Universities. The ACU was set up in 1913, making it
the first international university network in the world. Over a
century on, it has over 500…
One of the four new patronages announced
by the Duchess of Sussex at the start of 2019 is Smart Works, an
organisation which supports women into work. It was set up in 2013
with the aim of providing long term unemployed women with the tools
they need to get the job they…
Among the four new patronages announced
by the Duchess of Sussex as 2019 gets under way is the animal
welfare charity, Mayhew. The organisation is focused on supporting
cats, dogs and the communities they live in. Mayhew was set up in
1886 and since then has spearheaded…
Queen Anne takes centre stage as 'The Favourite' leads this year's BAFTA nominations
9th January 2019
Just days after scooping one of
Hollywood’s top acting prizes, Olivia Colman’s portrayal of Queen
Anne in ‘The Favourite’ has been nominated for another major movie
award. The star is in the running for Best Actress at the BAFTAs
where the film leads the field with twelve nominations in total.
The shortlists for the awards were revealed on January 9th 2019 and
put Olivia Colman in line to…
