The experience of royal childbirth in the
Tudor period was perilous at best, the attitude towards it both
anxious and obsessive, most especially because the weight of its
outcome would concern the matter of the succession. This is a
crucial case in point that royal sex was above all, dynastic. Not
only did the royal female undergo the ordeal with the knowledge of
this vital importance, but the…
It has been reported that The Queen has
implied she would consider making her son, Prince Charles, Prince
Regent once she reaches the age of 95. In his column for the London
Evening Standard, royal commentator Robert Jobson says that Her
Majesty has “has hinted that…
Charlie Proctor offers his opinion on why
Prince Henrik of Denmark needs to stop behaving so petulantly when
it comes to his title. Prince Henrik of Denmark has made the
headlines yet again after the Danish Royal Court announced on
Thursday that he refuses to be buried…
On Tuesday Princess Sofia of Sweden
attended her last known official engagement before her second child
is born in September. Their first child, Prince Alexander, was born
in April 2016. Prince Alexander’s full name is Alexander
Erik Hubertus Bertil, and in addition to being Prince of Sweden, he
is the Duke of Sodermanland. When Prince Alexander gets a brother
or sister in September…
The Duchess of Cambridge has appointed
Catherine Quinn to be her new Private Secretary, replacing Rebecca
Priestley who leaves in the Summer. But who is Ms Quinn, and what
will she bring to The Royal Family? Photo Credit: Saïd Business
School, Catherine Quinn is currently…
It is hard to imagine British history
without Queen Victoria. So deeply has she made an impression on
British history andbestowed her name upon anera that we could be
momentarily forgiven for thinking that she had always existed.
During her reign, she oversaw a…
In a press release on Friday 21 July, the
Royal Collection Trust announced that a tribute to Diana,
Princess of Wales would be made in the form of a special display in
the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, as part of the Summer Opening,
to mark the 20th anniversary of her death, on 31 August 1997.
The display particularly acknowledges the important work
undertaken by the Princess to support The…
Today marks the century of a momentous
decision, but one borne out of potential crisis and some would
argue a very good call as European history panned out. Queen
Victoria, had taken the decision in the nineteenth century to give
the Royal House her husband’s title. Hence…
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent
as the lady who stood at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals
every year to hand out the prizes, famously having Jana Novotna cry
on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent as
she prefers to be known, is now an…
Happy Birthday, Crown Princess Victoria! - 41 Facts about the Swedish Royal on Her Birthday!
14th July 2017
Today marks the 41st birthday of Crown
Princess Victoria of Sweden. To celebrate, 41 facts are below!
Happy Birthday, Your Royal Highness! When she was born, she was
only styled as Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria. After the
birth of her younger brother, Prince Carl Philip, the law of
succession was changed in Sweden to absolute primogeniture. This
meant Carl Philip’s title of Crown…
