The life of Diana, Princess of Wales was
never far removed from royalty even before she married into the
House of Windsor. A member of the influential Spencer family, she
counted King Edward III, King Henry VII and King Charles II among
her ancestors while she’d been named in honour of a distant
relative who had once been mooted as a bride for George II’s son
and heir, Frederick, Prince of…
The imperial palace of Schönbrunn in the
western suburb of Hietzing on the outskirts of Vienna, was the
summer residence of the former Habsburg dynasty. It stuns with its
magnificence, but then this, of course, was part of its purpose and
is the power of its architecture.
The Duchess of Cornwall married The
Prince of Wales in 2005, officially making her a member of the
Royal Family. But who was she before she officially became a royal?
We continue our “before they were royal” series with our fourth
edition on the former Camilla…
Diana, Princess of Wales was well-known
all over the world and not just for being a member of the Royal
Family. Her famous dresses and outfits gained the attention of many
people all over the world. Although she had to follow royal
etiquette, Diana also followed her own fashion rules and made a
name for herself in the fashion world. On what would have been
her 57th birthday, I take a look back at…
History’s royal Kates have taken part in
some of the best-known stories in Britain’s regal history but while
royal Katherines can be found in England as far back as the 13th
century, it’s a name that has gone in and out of favour as a regal
choice. A…
Born a princess, daughter of a feted king
and a much-admired queen, this royal Kate seemed destined for
a crown of her own. But when civil war once more erupted in
England, she found herself on the wrong side of royal favour and
ended up a countess instead. This is the…
One of the earliest names that occurs in
the life of the future Queen Victoria is that of ‘Siebold’;
although the name vanishes almost on the first mention. But no
single name should be rendered insignificant just because it only
occurs once. This is undoubtedly the case with Madame Siebold or
more precisely, Charlotte Heidenreich von Siebold (1788-1859).
Madame Siebold was an accoucheuse who…
In the series “Before they were royal” we
are taking a look at their young lives, education, and professional
lives before gaining their royal title. The third edition focuses
on The Duchess of Sussex or Meghan Markle as she was known
before her marriage. Her…
In the series “Before they were royal” we
are taking a look at their young lives, education, and professional
lives before gaining their royal title. The second edition focuses
on Queen Máxima of the Netherlands or Máxima Zorreguieta
Cerruti as she was known…
The Swiss Cottage at Osborne is a capsule
of successive royal childhood, which continued to hold a place in
the affections of the first children that used it – the nine
children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert – long after they had
grown up, just as it would for their own children, most of whom
played there in the next generation. The Princess Royal, for
example, returned to the Swiss…
