Skottorp Palace, located in in the
Swedish province of Halland, is up for sale for 30
million Swedish kronor ($3.75 million). It contains two
floors, six additional side buildings and has a park and
a moat. It was declared a historic building in 1986. It was
designed in the Empire style; Carl Fredrik Sundvall served as
architect. It has been owned by Ing-Mari and Thomas Müller-Uri
since…
Kensington Palace announced on Monday
morning that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their
third child. The news of the pregnancy came earlier than planned
because the Duchess of suffering from acute morning sickness,
meaning she was forced to cancel…
One would almost have to live under a
rock, not to at least notice the abundance of news related to the
late Diana, Princess of Wales as of late. For Royal Watchers and
those alike, the connection to the news is the fact that the 31st
of August marks the 20th anniversary of…
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is
considered to be the most prestigious chivalric order in Great
Britain, so let’s take a look at the history behind it. Founded in
1348 by King Edward III, who was “so inspired by the tales of King
Arthur and the chivalry of the Knights of the Round Table”, the
Order of the Garter was a group of honourable knights. A legend
persists that Edward III was…
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Queen Consort
of the Hellenes is the wife of King Constantine II of Greece. Queen
Anne-Marie was born on 30th August 1946 at the Amalienborg Palace
as she is a member of the Danish Royal Family. She was born the
third daughter of the Crown Prince…
As 2017 is the 20th anniversary of the
death of Diana, Princess of Wales, new publications and
documentaries are being released to memorialise the late Princess.
Historic Newspapers has published an edition of their newspaper
history series about Diana called Princess Diana…
It’s been more than a century since
Whitechapel, London witnessed a disturbing string of five murders
between 1888 to 1891 and historians and interested observers still
argue about the true identity of Jack the Ripper. In the
intervening years accusations have been levelled against a wide
variety of characters – both infamous and not – who may have been
the serial killer. The royal family…
As 2017 is the 20th anniversary of the
death of Diana, Princess of Wales, new publications and
documentaries are being released to memorialise the late Princess.
Historic Newspapers has published an edition of their newspaper
history series about Diana called Princess Diana…
The satirical magazine, Private Eye, has
been branded as ‘distasteful’ by social media users after the
latest edition refers to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. The
Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are depicted on the front
page, in which speech bubbles are…
The Order of Canada was established by
Her Majesty The Queen, as Queen of Canada, as part of the creation
of a Canadian honours system unique to the country and the
reduction of the use of British honours within the realm. The Order
of Canada recognises outstanding achievement, dedication to the
community and service to the nation and recognises all people from
all sectors of Canadian society.
