As the royals of the world are splitting
their summer between Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics and their
vacation time, almost every royal is going with a trusted
favourite- the espadrille. The Duchess of Edinburgh is back in the
United Kingdom after a trip to Paris and chose her favourite Jimmy
Choo espadrilles for a special performance of Starlight Express at
Wembley Park Theatre in…
She lived most of her adult life in the
spotlight and yet one very basic detail of her story is shrouded in
mystery. For no one is really sure exactly where Queen Elizabeth,
the Queen Mother was born. And no one did more to get people
guessing than the Queen Mum…
He is one of the 20th century’s most
famous fashion designers who became involved in a fairytale royal
wedding through loyal links to a proud patron. Cristobal
Balenciaga, who was born on January 21st 1895, created the regal
gown worn by Queen Fabiola of the Belgians…
It’s one of the oldest churches in
Britain the seat of one of England’s most important clerics yet the
famous York Minster is a rare venue for royal weddings. Just two
major regal marriages have taken place at this ancient church in
almost 1,000 years. The most recent took place six decades ago. On
June 8th 1961, the Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley there in
front of royalty…
He is currently the longest reigning
monarch in Europe and the first man to hold that distinction in
decades. And it’s not the first time that the King of Sweden has
grabbed an historic first. King Carl XVI Gustaf made history in
2023 when he celebrated his Golden…
On Wednesday afternoon, King Charles read
his speech at the State Opening of Parliament. He was wearing one
of the most important symbols of monarchy for it, the Imperial
State Crown. The Imperial State Crown is worn by the British
monarch when they leave Westminster…
Every ten years in the UK, a census is
held. All households in the country are required to fill in a form
with details of everyone living in that one unit to give a picture
of the population and help plan future services. The information is
held securely and can’t be released publicly for another 100 years.
But that means that, a century on, we get wonderful snapshots of
life long ago. I…
Put my sneakers on! Young royals from
across Europe have been stealing the spotlight from their parents
as they support their countries at the Olympic games. And of
course, they are putting their best foot forward fashion-wise with
the low-key favourite of the…
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the
future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy
in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was
known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where
princes were expected to wed regally.
The Élysée Palace played host to several
royals ahead of the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Summer Olympic
Games. French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a reception on the
day of the opening ceremony to officially receive the heads of
state attending the 2024 Paris games. He was joined by his wife,
Birgitte Macron. King Felipe is welcomed to the Elysee Palace
ahead of the opening…
