King Stephen of England was born in Blois
in France in either 1092 or 1096. It’s quite unusual that we do not
have a birth date for a future King of England, but by the time of
his birth, it was not expected that he would ever be king. His
parents were Stephen-Henry, Count of Blois and Chartres and Adela
of Normandy, who was the sister of Henry I of England. He was their
third surviving son.
Prince Harry releases personal photos from his African conservation work this past summer
2nd December 2015
Prince Harry has released personal photos
and videos from his African conservation work this past summer. The
31-year-old Prince has spent three months in the summer working as
a wildlife conservation volunteer to highlight the threat to
elephants and rhinos from poachers.
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels probably never
expected she would make such a grand marriage, but she did when she
went from lady in waiting to Princess consort of Orange. It seems
like a fairytale. She was born the daughter of John Albert I, Count
of Solms-Braunfels and Countess…
Growing up in the shadow of a future
monarch must be hard. Firstly, while raised as a prince/princess,
it is a job that you may never fully fulfil. The chances of one day
being sovereign are very slim and society expects you to find a
career path to match their expectations of you. You are expected to
act with the same level of dignity as your elder sibling, but with
none of the same…
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards Logo. On
18 November, The Duke of Edinburgh is to attend a ceremony known as
the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards which celebrates the youth. For
almost 60 years now, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award has been pushing
youths to become…
On Monday, 16 November, Princess
Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy will be attending a dinner in
honour of Queen and Saint Margaret of Scotland. Queen and Saint
Margaret of Scotland. Queen Margaret of Scotland was born
as Margaret of Wessex circa 1045 in exile in…
Louise de Coligny, fourth wife of William
the Silent. Louise de Coligny was the fourth and last wife of
William the Silent. She was born on 23 September 1555 at Castle
Châtillon-sur-Long as the second child, but first daughter of
Gaspard de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval. We don’t really know
where she grew up, but she had four brothers and a half-sister. She
was just two-years-old when her…
As today is Prince Charles’ 67th
birthday, I have decided to take a look at just some of the work
that goes to prove that the first-in-line to the throne will make a
remarkable King one day. Charles has done a wonderful job at not
only caring for his people but also…
The Princess Royal to Open New Antarctic Exhibition from the Royal Geographical Society
14th November 2015
On Thursday, 19 November, The Princess
Royal, in her role as honourary vice president of the Royal
Geographical Society, will open an exhibition called “The Enduring
Eye: The Antarctic Legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank
Hurley,” which celebrates the…
Queen Mathilde of Belgium Queen Mathilde
of Belgium has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for a four-day
visit with representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund
(UNICEF). She began her visit on Monday, 9 November. Queen Mathilde
has been the Honorary President of Unicef Belgium since 2009,
but she has been active for UNICEF for over 10 years, even before
she became Queen. During…
