Soft, striking and above all, symbolic.
The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia
Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with
significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest
ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.
At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily,
closely associated with the House…
It’s one of the highlights of the spring
and for over 150 years, it’s attracted royalty in large numbers. As
the RHS Chelsea Flower Show gets under way in London, The King and
Queen have already paid a visit. And they join a long list of regal
visitors who have…
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been one
of the highlights of the British social calendar for over 150
years, delighting kings, queens and members of the public alike.
Formally known as the Great Spring Show, the event was held in
Kensington until the early 20th century…
It is one of the most unusual and
historic royal wedding dresses of the 20th century and it’s being
seen in all its glory for the first time, almost a century after it
was worn. When Lady Alice Montagu Douglas Scott married Prince
Henry, Duke of Gloucester on November 6th 1935, she did so in a
very unusual royal wedding dress. For Alice, about to become a
royal duchess, had no intention…
The Royal Collection Trust is staging a
new exhibition at the King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace that allows
a look into the Royal Family’s private lives. “Royal Portraits: A
Century of Royal Photography” is opening on 17 May and includes
never-before-seen…
A Georgian Queen returns to our screens: as all new Bridgerton hits Netflix, meet the real Charlotte
16th May 2024
A Netflix favourite has returned to
screens once again and brought a Georgian Queen back into the
spotlight- the third season of Bridgerton premieres this week and
once again, all eyes turn to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz,
consort of George III. But who was the real…
Every monarchy has to start somewhere.
For England, the ”modern” monarchy started with William the
Conqueror and his wife, Matilda of Flanders. Matilda was born in
1031 into the House of Flanders. She was the only daughter of Count
Baldwin V of Flanders and Adela of France. The Flanders were of
strategic importance to most of Europe and England as they served
as a “stepping…
Queen Mary of Denmark has stayed
incredibly busy since Queen Margrethe’s abdication in the middle of
January. The Danish King and Queen will be celebrating a notable
anniversary in the coming weeks- 14 May marks their 20th wedding
anniversary. The Australian born Mary wore…
The Palace of Versailles remains one of
the most visited palaces in the world. However, it served as the
home of the French court for over a century. In the 1620s, King
Louis XIII built a small hunting lodge west of Paris near
Versailles, a small village. While the…
We all love a royal ‘what if’ and perhaps
one of the most intriguing of recent times revolves around the
question of the king who renounced his throne for love. On December
11th 1936, 86 years ago, Edward VIII announced to the world that he
was ending his reign to marry the woman he loved, Wallis Simpson.
But what if Edward VIII hadn’t abdicated? Who would be Monarch now?
New questions…
