One hotel in Northamptonshire preserves a
possibly extraordinary feature within its walls. The Talbot
Hotel in Oundle is located some thirteen miles outside Peterborough
and is a ten-minute drive from Fotheringhay. It preserves
the staircase which is traditionally believed to be the one down
which Mary Queen of Scots walked to her execution in 1587. The
scene was painted as it appeared to the…
Over the next several weeks, I want to
write about of some of the lesser talked about royals in
Europe for a series entitled “Who Is?”. One such royal is Her Royal
Highness Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat. Marie was
born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier on 6…
When she was aged six, the young Princess
Elizabeth received a special present from the people of Wales. It
was a cottage of her very own. She came into possession of this
unique gift when her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York took
over the use of Royal Lodge in Windsor…
On 29 May 1926, the christening of the
future Queen Elizabeth II, took place. The baptismal service was
performed at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace and the
occasion of HM The Queen’s 91st birthday provides a pleasant
opportunity to revisit this important event. Photographs were made
of the Duchess of York leaving 17 Bruton Street in her wedding
attire to make her way to Westminster…
With the Invictus Games at Disney’s Wide
World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida, just under a month
away, we have yet to see much promotion or advertising of the event
here in the United States. Even at Walt Disney World, there are no
signs or advertisements on the…
The official website of The British Royal
Family has been given a major overhaul and will have a soft launch
this evening before replacing the current site next week. The two
sites will run concurrently with each other before the current
www.royal.gov.uk is turned off.
Welcome to April – a month that
promises several important events in several European royal houses.
We will have birthdays, Jubilees, state visits and royal … births!
Photo: The Royal Court, Sweden Yes, this week we
enter another official #BabyWatchSeason (yes, that’s a thing),
while we wait for Prince Carl-Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden
first child to make his/her big entrance in…
Prince Harry recently concluded his first
trip to Nepal, where he visited a Gurkha camp, went trekking, and
met earthquake survivors. The tour, which started as a four day
trip in the capital of Kathmandu, was later extended by six days to
help rebuild a school, in an…
Probably best known for the exquisite
Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of
Romanov, Peter Carl Faberge was Russia’s premier master goldsmith
at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Faberge
having been founded in St. Petersburg by…
Books in Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, which
were reproduced in full-size format and published by the Royal
Collection in association with Walker Books Ltd, are available as
children’s books to purchase from the Royal
Collection. These little books are an exact reproduction
of the miniature original and are probably some of the
most unique children’s books to have appeared in more recent…
