A message to those who have been confused
by a recent announcement from Buckingham Palace: The Queen’s name
is Camilla. It might seem strange, two years into the reign of King
Charles III, to have to state the obvious in such stark terms. But
the statement from the Palace that The Queen was unwell and would
have to miss several engagements seemed to throw some people off
course. Bold…
In case you missed it, there’s been an
election in the US and it’s caused quite the stir there and around
the world. Donald Trump will return to the White House in January
2025 as the 47th President, having left there in less than calm
circumstances in January…
Meet the Prince of Wales who gave his title to one of the most enduring fashion patterns of all
7th November 2024
It’s a staple of high street fashion and
top end stylists alike and now Prince William has joined the fan
club for the Prince of Wales check. There’s perhaps no one more
suitable right now to wear the famous pattern and William chose it
for the awards ceremony…
The Stuart dynasty changed forever with
King Charles I. His turbulent reign ended with his execution and
the monarchy’s abolishment. However, he was never meant to be king.
Who was meant to be the second Stuart monarch? Prince Henry
Frederick was born on 19 February 1594 at Stirling Castle to King
James VI of Scotland and Queen Anne of Denmark. As heir to the
Scottish throne, Henry…
She was the royal bride everyone wanted
to see and her wedding to one of the most sought after princes in
the world made headlines around the world. As befitted this very
regal marriage, the presents included a dazzling diamond tiara that
went on to become a family…
She was the long dead widow who was used
by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but
forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the
royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most
famous dynasties to disaster…
The princess at the heart of a famous plot who became a tragic queen
4th November 2024
Remember, remember, the fifth of November
– Guy Fawkes Day is almost here once again. But who is the princess
that was at the heart of the Gunpowder Plot? Meet Elizabeth
Stuart, the daughter of a king who grew up to be a queen given a
romantic title that has echoed through the centuries. Elizabeth’s
story could have been very different. In 1605, a group of English
Catholics…
The Austrian Archduchess whose immunity led to her becoming a queen
2nd November 2024
Marie Antoinette is one of the most
talked about figures in history, known for centuries as the poster
child for the excesses of the French court. But a disfiguring
disease played a part in her marrying the heir to the French
throne. Archduchess Maria Antonia Josefa…
Tsar Nicholas II, one of the most
disastrous rulers in modern history, ascended the throne on 1
November 1894. Grand Duke Nicholas was born in May 1868 to the
Tsarevitch, Alexander Alexandrovitch, and the Tsesarevna, Maria
Feodorovna. During his childhood, he would…
Queens and witchcraft aren’t words that
go together. In books and in films, witches are the wicked women
who stand in the way of pretty princesses as they search for a
happy ending. In the history of royalty, witchcraft was a tool to
use against women who might otherwise be untouchable. And several
of England’s queens found themselves accused of being witches at
times when enemies…
