This week marks the 120th birthday of
Christian Dior, the designer who changed the trajectory of post-war
fashion. From The New Look’s first appearance in 1947, the House of
Dior has been a royal favourite. A young Princess Margaret first
explored Dior’s fashion on a 1949 visit to Paris where she fell in
love with the designer’s work. The stylish Princess was so
enamoured with his designs…
The late Diana, Princess of Wales was
known for her keen sense of style and trend-setting throughout her
adult life. One of her biggest style moments came in 1985 in
Australia where Diana made a bold choice for an emerald
necklace. On 31 October 1985, the Princess wore…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936 Edward VIII announced to the world that he was ending his
reign to marry the woman he…
The death of a king in a modern era: how George V's passing was announced to the world
19th January 2025
It was not an auspicious start to the new
year of 1936 for King George V. The previous year had seen ‘Grandpa
England’, as Queen Elizabeth II once called her grandfather, feted
during his Silver Jubilee, but long periods of poor health had
plagued the King, and he would not live to see February. By 15
January, he was bedridden with a cold from which he’d never
recover. His favourite…
While several European nations will next
have a queen on their throne, Sweden is the only nation to have two
generations of queens-in-waiting. However, the future Queen
Victoria will not be the first female regnant of Sweden. Which
women have ruled Sweden in the…
Queen Letizia chooses historic jewels that she rarely wears for one of the biggest days in Spain's royal year
10th January 2025
Queen Letizia chose an historic set of
jewels for the first big event in Spain’s royal year and an event
that was also very personal for her. Along with King Felipe and
Princess Leonor, Queen Letizia attended the Pascua Militar, the
solemn event held every January…
The royals who have ruled Greenland including a king who said no to selling it to the USA
8th January 2025
King Frederik X of Denmark is just days
away from the first anniversary of his accession to the throne and
he’ll mark the milestone in the middle of a global debate about the
future of his realm. For Frederik currently reigns in Greenland and
a certain other incoming Head of State wouldn’t mind being in
charge there either. Donald Trump has said, not for the first time,
that…
The new year is a whole week old and
already royal plans are taking shape. But what could the 12 months
ahead hold for the Royal Family as well as for the dynasties that
reign in Europe? Here are a few predictions from our team. Lydia
Starbuck, Editor in Chief, Royal…
She was the film star who married a
prince and created the ultimate 20th century royal fairy tale. And
Grace Kelly received not one but two engagement rings in the midst
of this regal romance. One of those rings is about as famous as
royal jewellery gets. The huge…
It’s a single pearl set among dozens of
diamonds but despite that sparkling competition, it still shines.
For this pearl is part of a brooch that was given to the Royal
Family in times of war in the hope that it would always be used by
queens. And the decision of Queen Camilla to make it a favourite in
her jewellery box since her husband became King Charles III has
fulfilled that wish once…
