With the wedding of Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle fast approaching, now is the perfect time to get your
hands on a Royal Wedding souvenir. From coffee mugs to colouring
books, everybody is getting in on the action and are hoping to
impress. Top Trumps is no exception with the card game releasing a
new limited edition pack which features all of those expected to be
at the royal wedding on…
When you’re marrying into a family with
one of the most famous jewellery collections in the world, finding
the perfect wedding tiara might seem like a stroll but with so much
choice, how do you pick? With just days to go until the Royal
Wedding, some regal diadems are…
As people speculate on the future marital
home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, today we take a look at
former royal residents of a much-discussed possible residence,
Apartment 1 at Kensington Palace. Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke
of Sussex was the first to be given the…
Comparison between historical
personalities should, as a rule, always be treated with caution
even if given life circumstances are similar; an example of this
might be ‘comparisons’ made between the legendary Empress Elisabeth
of Austria and the late Diana, Princess of…
A study of the books owned by someone can
open a window into their interests, and a royal personage no less
so. In so doing, the reading material of the last Empress of
Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) charts important events in
her life and tells us a lot about what she saw as significant to
keep, or take with her to Russia; her books crucially incorporated
her old life into the new…
Charles and Camilla’s French tour
continues in Lyon, with VE Day commemorations and cheese, wine &
charcuterie galore! Plus the Countess of Wessex’s day in West
Sussex, and Princess Anne’s day of lunches. James Brookes brings
you the day’s royal…
Many royal watchers and fans dream of
coming face-to-face with a member of the British Royal Family but
there is likely a lot of uncertainty about how to act and what to
do when and if that dream finally comes true. If you’ve ever found
yourself wondering whether or not to…
It’s the cake that keeps on giving. The
flower strewn bake that took centre stage at the wedding of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on April 29th 2011 still makes its
presence felt with slices of it popping up at auction with what
seems like an almost metronomic regularity. But then there was
plenty to go round as this was a whopper of a cake. Standing eight
tiers tall and weighing in at over…
