Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling
Lorentzen were married on 15 May 1953 at Asker parish church near
Oslo. The Princess was born on 9 June 1930 and was the older sister
of the present King of Norway, Harald V, who recently celebrated
his 80th birthday. At the time of her birth, she was the first
Norwegian Princess born on Norwegian soil for 629 years, after the
birth of Princess Ingeborg in…
Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne
Armstrong-Jones is the daughter of David, 2nd Earl of Snowden. She
was born on 14 May 2002, like many of the modern royals at the
Portland Hospital; her first two names reflect her grandmother,
Princess Margaret, and her paternal…
London has many plaques and memorials
with royal connections but in fact, rather fewer statues. Some of
these statues have interesting hidden histories of their own, of
how they were made, how they came to be in the places that they are
and why. Some of these statues may be…
The Royal Tennis Court at Hampton Court
Palace will host its inaugural Real Tennis Champions Trophy between
11-16 July 2017, with the world-class competitors draw being
reduced down to the eight top-ranking players from the UK, United
States, Australia and France. The qualifying rounds open on 11
July, with a pro-am tournament on 12 July, resulting in three
tournament days which conclude with the…
Looking Back at the Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones
6th May 2017
On 6 May 1960, Princess Margaret became
the first royal to marry in a televised ceremony when she married
photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in a glittering service at
Westminster Abbey. Princess Margaret had been linked to several
beaus, most notably her father’s and…
Prince Philip has served as the Queen’s
long-standing companion for nearly 70 years. The partnership with
the Queen is said to be one of the great achievements of the
Queen’s reign and is certainly one of true love and commitment.
Prince Philip has a long list of…
Throughout history, many royals have
died in brutal and bizarre ways. Royals have been killed in
attacks, by illness and by accident. However, only one European
royal has ever been murdered by a monkey. That is the Greek
King Alexander, who died at 27-years-old in 1920. Prince Alexander
was born in 1893 as the second son of Greece’s King Constantine I
and his wife, Queen Sophia, born as…
The future King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Prince
Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen
Mary, while Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the youngest daughter of
the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and…
The new pound coin in the UK bears an
image of the Queen’s head, surrounded by the words ‘ELIZABETH II
D.G.REG.F.D.’ It stands for: ‘Elizabeth II Dei Gratia Regina Fidei
Defensor.’ (‘Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of
the Faith.’ in…
Following her birth on April 21 1926 at
the home of her maternal grandparents at 17 Bruton St Mayfair, the
baby Princess Elizabeth moved to the house that her parents, the
Duke and Duchess of York, had takenat 145 Piccadilly W1. This would
be the house in which she would spend the first years of her
childhood, as well as White Lodge in Richmond Park.These were the
residences where the…
