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 Hungary to Edward
the Exile and Agatha, who was of unknown origin. She was a
granddaughter of the King of England, Edmund…
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.
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 centenary of the Imperial
Trans-Atlantic Expedition. The Royal Geographical Society was
founded in 1830 under the name Geographical…
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…
Spencer House Tomorrow, on 11 November
The Duke of Gloucester will attend a dinner as patron of the
Heritage of London Trust in quite a special building, Spencer
House. Spencer House was built between 1756 and 1766 by John
Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer. He initially employed…
Charlotte of Bourbon The third Princess
of Orange was Charlotte of Bourbon. She was born in 1546 or 1547 as
the daughter of Louis, Duke of Montpensier and Jacqueline de
Longwy, Countess of Bar-Sur-Seine. She was their fourth daughter
and fifth child. Supposedly her father intended her for the church
as well as some of her sisters, as he did not want to pay a dowry
for all of them. She was taken…
Born as the last of the children of
Empress Maria Theresia and the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis Stephen,
the future Queen of France Marie Antoinette, was also the imperial
couple’s fifteenth child and eleventh daughter. She was born on
November 2 1755, the Feast of the Dead…
Prince Charles and Camilla land in New Zealand for first stage of tour
4th November 2015
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess
of Cornwall have landed safely at the Royal New Zealand Air Force
(RNZAF) terminal in Wellington, New Zealand to kick off their tour
of New Zealand and Australia. Although it is spring, the weather
seemed more like winter with chilly…
Queen Victoria’s beloved residence at
East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, is to open its doors to the public
again this winter, so that visitors can experience a truly
Victorian Christmas, in what was formerly a private royal and very
family, home. Built in the style of an Italianate villa, Osborne
House was purchased in March 1845 and was bought together with its
estate of approximately 1,000…
