It is a moment for the history books, the
birth of a boy who would be king. On 14 November 1948, the future
Charles III was born. As the first child of the soon to be Queen
Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, his path to the throne
was clear. But the baby who arrived on that November day had
another claim to fame. For he is most likely the last Monarch who
will be born in a very historic…
He was among the only people outside a
royal inner circle who knew the answer to a question everyone was
asking and on a chilly winter’s day he, briefly, became rather
famous for that very reason. And given that the person who shared
that secret with him was the always…
King Charles has appointed King Abdullah
of Jordan and King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain as Honorary
Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Charles III also
appointed Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury, to the order
earlier this year, months before…
After a tragic fire in April 2019,
Notre-Dame de Paris will finally be reopening to visitors. The
Paris cathedral will be officially reopening to the public on 8
December 2024 after five years of intensive restoration work
following a fire on 15 April 2019. There will be two official
reopening ceremonies, one on 7 December and 8 December. Although
these ceremonies will be invitation…
The Christmas tradition established by the Princess of Wales that has quickly become a firm favourite
13th November 2024
The Princess of Wales has started a
festive celebration that is now firmly cemented as part of the
Royal Family’s Christmas. It’s the Carol Service at Westminster
Abbey. And now, at the end of a year described by her husband as
brutal, Catherine will close on a…
Madrid will bloom with tulips next spring
thanks to Princess Catharina-Amalia’s generous gift. In an
Instagram post, the future queen revealed that she had sent tulip
bulbs to Madrid as a thank you for housing her while she studied
abroad. The Princess of Orange, a…
Remembrance Sunday is an important annual
event on the royal calendar, with most working members of the Royal
Family attending the ceremony each November. The Princess of Wales
was able to attend the ceremony and stood with The Duchess of
Edinburgh on the central balcony, both wearing meaningful pieces of
jewellery. In addition to three poppies in honour of her
great-great uncles who died in…
Louisa Caroline Alberta, the fourth
daughter and sixth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, led
one of the most colourful royal lives. Born 18 March 1848 as the
daughter of the sovereign, Louise would also serve as the
vice-regal consort of Canada when her husband…
Donald Trump muses on 'fantastic' Queen Elizabeth and King Charles
9th November 2024
As he prepares to take the White House
for a second time, every move made by Donald Trump is under the
spotlight and that includes an interview showing him revelling in
his royal photo album. During his campaign for the US Presidency,
which ended with him being elected on…
A tiara wedding gift from one queen to another that's now a favourite of a stylish royal
9th November 2024
She was the royal bride who became a
queen when she said ‘I do’ but who almost lost her crown just
moments later in an assassination attempts. Queen Victoria Eugenie
of Spain returned to her new royal palace in a blood spattered
wedding dress where she was greeted by her mother-in-law, Queen
Maria Christina. Both women shared dramatic and tragic times as
Spain’s consort and both…
