Some of the earliest Christmas cards to
survive in the Royal Collection date from the first half of Queen
Victoria’s reign. These were handmade by Queen Victoria’s children
and are typical of the sentimental nineteenth century; although in
the case of the Queen’s family, everything was preserved and
nothing too small to commemorate. The German Christmas was properly
introduced into England…
In the Royal Photograph Collection at
Windsor is an album which offers a uniquely personal insight into
Queen Victoria’s view of what she wanted to treasure in family
terms and what deserved special mention in a documentary way. This
is the splendid burgundy leather-bound…
Across the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle
is a room, clearly visible, jutting out in a pentagon shape amongst
the jigsaw of the Clarence, Queen’s, Augusta, York, and Lancaster
Towers and King George IV Gate. Part of the private apartments, it
was merely called what it…
With 2019 marking the 200th anniversary
of the birth of Queen Victoria, possibly the most symbolic objects
to commemorate this historic date, are the baby shoes thought to
have been owned by the Queen, which are preserved in the Royal
Collection and kept at the Museum of London. The future Queen
Victoria was born at Kensington Palace on 24 May 1819; the shoes
date from around 1820. Queen…
It should come as no surprise that one
royal has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California. No,
it is not the Hollywood royal who recently joined the British Royal
Family. Instead, it is the late American Academy Award winner,
Grace Kelly,born in…
Six snapshots of Prince Charles during his two day visit to Northumberland
14th September 2018
One royal, two days, six snapshots. The
Prince of Wales has spent the past forty eight hours in
Northumberland and his packed itinerary has included engagements
linked to conservation, religion and community support. It’s been
busy and bursting with fun so here are six…
With Prince Philip a young 97 year old,
it is hard to imagine a world without him. Even harder to believe
what is what it would be like if his younger wife, Her Majesty
The Queen, coming in at 92 years old was to die before him.
However, anything is possible, so what would happen if Prince
Philip became the first husband to outlive his Queen. Both George
of Denmark, who became Duke of Cumberland…
The Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace has
provided the setting for many historical events, most particularly
royal weddings and christenings, most recently that of HRH Prince
George of Cambridge in 2013; it is only ever open to the public for
religious services. To enter…
In Prince & Patron, the Summer Opening
Exhibition at Buckingham Palace, a bust of Prince Albert is
displayed, labelled simply as ‘William Theed (1804-91) Prince
Albert, 1862; marble.’ But it is no ordinary bust, nor is it just
one among other memorial busts…
An exquisite oil on panel painting by
Franz Xavier Winterhalter, that fashionable artist of European
court portraiture, is currently on display in Prince & Patron, the
Summer Opening Exhibition of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace,
showcasing some of the personal favourites of HRH The Prince of
Wales chosen from the Royal Collection and that of his private
collection, as well as by artists…
