She is Denmark’s future Queen, but today
we take a look at the life of Crown Princess Mary before her
marriage to Crown Prince Frederik. Mary Elizabeth Donaldson was
born on 5 February 1972 in Hobart, Australia, as the third daughter
and youngest child of John Donaldson and the late Henrietta
Horne. Mary’s parents were both Scots, and they were married in
Scotland on 31 August 1963.
Of the memorials in Kensington Gardens,
many share a close connection with Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert, the most important to the latter being the ornate Gothic
masterpiece designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, known as the
Albert Memorial, which was unveiled in 1872…
The most important monument built to the
memory of Prince Albert in London was the magnificent Gothic Albert
Memorial in Kensington Gardens, designed by George Gilbert Scott,
unveiled in 1872. Officially termed the Prince Consort National
Memorial, its location is…
The Queen has reigned for 65 years,
and in that time she has had some stunning outfits that
have captured the attention of people all over the world. I take a
look at some of Her Majesty’s most iconic style moments, including
her elegant wedding dress and remarkable coronation gown. The
Wedding Dress, 1947: On 20th November 1947, Her Majesty The Queen
married the Duke of Edinburgh in…
This year it is 200 years since Carl XIV
Johan became king of both Norway and Sweden. But who was he? King
Carl Johan (1763-1818-1844), originally Jean Baptiste Bernadotte,
was born in the south of France and became a soldier at
17-years-old. During the French Revolution, he…
In an interview for her 40th birthday in
2016, Princess Marie of Denmark said: “I had a great life – I
didn’t need to be rescued by some Prince from Denmark.” Marie
Agathe Odile Cavallier was born on 6 February 1976 in Paris,
France. She is the only child of Alain…
‘You are entering a consecrated building,
the burial place of a Queen and her Consort. Please be as quiet as
possible’. These respectful words are what greeted any visitor
before they entered the Royal Mausoleum of Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert, at Frogmore in Windsor Great Park, when it used to
be open to the public. It was of course, not the only royal
memorial to the dead Prince; England…
The royal order of the Norwegian Lion was
a Norwegian and Swedish royal order that was instituted by King
Oscar II on 21 January 1904. It had the King as the Grandmaster,
and the order consisted of only one degree, similar to the Order of
the Garter. The intention was that…
On a summer’s day in 1818, a young German
princess walked into one of the most famous hotels in London to
meet a man twice her age. Just a year earlier, Adelaide of
Saxe-Meiningen and her suitor, William, Duke of Clarence, would
never have considered chatting let alone…
The Duchess of Cambridge is well-known
across the world for her iconic style, whether it’s a glamourous
dress on a red carpet or a cosy winter coat. I take a look back at
some of her most iconic style moments, from her stunning wedding
dress to the outfits she wore whilst introducing her children to
the world for the first time. The engagement dress, 2010 The
Duchess of Cambridge announced her…
