Many interviews, articles, and books were
published during Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. There is
one individual who shared personal stories and not the kind that
may come into question as true. These stories were from someone who
has seen the transformation of a then Princess Elizabeth who become
Queen Elizabeth II. The stories are not “tell all” or secrets,
just…
It is fitting that this Hessian
granddaughter of Queen Victoria was christened ‘Irene’ – a name
meaning “peace” – an appropriate choice in more ways than one, as
her character and the circumstances of her birth would prove.
Perhaps the one of Princess Alice’s…
Football crazy: five teams who can count on royal support as the Premier League season gets under way
8th August 2015
The Royal Family have gone a bit football
crazy in recent months. The Duke of Cambridge, President of the
Football Association, has led the way with high profile support for
the women’s team who made the semi finals of the World Cup and an
interview for BBC One with…
Highclere Castle, located in England’s
southern county of Berkshire, is the seat of the Earl of Carnarvo,n
and has been owned by the Herbert family since 1679. The history of
the estate may be traced back some 1,300 years when owned by the
Bishops of Winchester. George Reginald Oliver Molyneux Herbert, the
8th Earl of Carnarvon, is the current owner of Highclere and lives
with his wife, Lady…
Part of the job of being royal is
dressing the part and Queen Elizabeth II has never disappointed
when it comes to choosing the right thing to wear. Whether she is
entertaining guests at a glittering state banquet or performing a
royal walkabout, Her Majesty The Queen…
This autumn, the heart of a Queen and
British-born princess will be laid to rest in Romania. Born in Kent
as Princess Marie of Edinburgh, the second child and eldest
daughter of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Grand Duchess
Marie Alexandrovna, daughter of Tsar Alexander…
Her Majesty The Queen is the epitome of
grandeur and magnificence. She lives in the lap of luxury, and is
always impeccably dressed, and surrounded by splendour. Which makes
it hard to believe that there was a time when her ancestors, Kings
of England themselves, spent months on end living in squalor,
wallowing in mud, and eating food that was barely fit for animals.
And yet they did, for those…
It hasn’t even started yet and already
Great British Bake Off fever has returned to the UK with just about
everyone getting ready to go crazy again for meringues, macaroons
and marble cake. But while the twelve new stars of the
BBC One show will no doubt win…
The Stories of Queen Victoria's Grandaughters: Princess Viktoria of Prussia
3rd August 2015
Like the majority of her granddaughters,
Princess Viktoria of Prussia was named after both her mother and
grandmother. Born on April 12, 1866, in Potsdam Palace. Friederike
Amalia Wilhelmine Viktoria was the fifth child and second daughter
of Frederick III, Emperor of…
Every year, the finances of both The
Queen and the Prince of Wales are released, in great detail, to the
media and the public. While figures show that the Prince of Wales
is a net contributor to public funds, the funding arrangements of
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge – the next most senior members of
the Royal Family – are a lot less clear cut. In fact, the exact
expenditure of the…
