It was 4 August 1982. The IRA had
recently set off bombs in Regent’s Park and Hyde Park, and just a
few weeks before that, the infamous Michael Fagan
incident occurred, when a man managed to break into Buckingham
Palace and entered The Queen’s bedroom. But a happier royal event
that summer was the christening of Prince William. Like his father,
Prince Charles, Prince William was…
Starting mostly in the 20th century, a
number of monarchies were deposed. However, to this day we can
still see members of ousted royal families being called by the
titles they held when they once reigned. It is important to note
that deposed royals obviously don’t have…
For a woman who founded one of the most
famous royal dynasties in British history, she is surpisingly
enigmatic. Katherine of Valois was the first Kate to be Queen of
England and yet much of the modern imagining of her comes from her
fleeting appearance in the works of…
At some point this summer, it’s likely
we’ll get another close up look of the best known replica
christening gown around. For when Prince Louis of Cambridge is
baptized, probably before the Royal Family’s summer break, he will
wear the intricate copy of the famous Victorian outfit that
featured in so many royal christenings. That original is too
fragile to be used anymore but the pretty gown…
A portrait of the toddler Princess Alix
of Hesse by the Austrian painter George Koberwein caught my
attention back in 2004. Examining how it came to be painted was a
source of great interest to me, not least because the picture that
he produced of the baby princess, not…
The World Cup is about to get underway in
Russia with the England squad now at their training camp with royal
backing after the Duke of Cambridge visited them ahead of
their departure for the competition. We know there will be no
Windsor representation in the VIP stands this time around, but
royals and the contest have a long history. Three European monarchs
have done the honours and handed over…
