It was a marriage that sealed a famous
love story and turned a princess into a queen. On September 18th
1964, royalty from across Europe gathered in Athens to see the
continent’s newest monarch wed a bride who had just turned
eighteen. Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark’s
romance went on to weather political crises and exile – here’s a
look back at a very royal wedding…
The King of England who was rumoured to want to marry his own niece
17th September 2024
She was the woman who could have been
England’s first queen regnant and he was the uncle who took the
throne that might have belonged to her. The two were close and
their stories heavily intertwined. But in a strange turn of events,
their relationship became even more…
The king who never gave up hope of regaining his lost crown
16th September 2024
Although he was known for most of his
adult life as the Duke of York, it was as a king that James II of
England and VII of Scotland died in exile on 16 September 1701,
even though he had long lost his throne. Born to King Charles I and
Queen Henrietta Maria on 14 October…
The late Queen’s barge, Gloriana, has
finally found a new permanent home. Gloriana played several
important public roles in 2012. The barge was commissioned by Lord
Sterling of Plaisthow and was officially launched in April 2012. It
led a 670 boat flotilla down the River Thames for Queen Elizabeth
II’s Diamond Jubilee, with Queen Elizabeth II, The Duke of
Edinburgh, The Duke and Duchess…
The royal wedding gift of sapphires that was hidden behind palace doors for decades
14th September 2024
Queen Letizia likes to pull a style
surprise and among the biggest of the year so far is her decision
to dust down a sapphire necklace that hadn’t been seen for decades.
The Queen of Spain wore a very special but rarely seen set of
jewellery for one of the most…
One of the most popular royals of the
nineteenth century met a tragic end on 10 September 1898. It was
the day when Empress Elisabeth of Austria was assassinated.
Empress Elisabeth, more commonly known as Sisi, was a beloved
royal. She was known for being exceptionally…
Queen Silvia, who has been consort of
Sweden longer than anyone else in the country’s history, is rather
fond of the sapphire tiara belonging to her family’s dynasty. She’s
worn it on many important occasions, including a string of Nobel
Prize ceremonies and at the wedding of her only son, Prince Carl
Philip. But the tiara, which is part of a particularly impressive
parure, has a…
A special place for the discreet parents who have seen the Princess of Wales through her toughest days
9th September 2024
A parent is a parent, no matter how old
their child gets. In January this year, Carole and Michael
Middleton marked the 42nd birthday of their first born. Days later,
they saw her go into hospital for major abdominal surgery and
learned, weeks later, that she needed…
It was a royal wedding in the most
romantic of settings with the fading sun of the last days of summer
to light it. Prince Felix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg married
in the south of France in September 2013 in a golden ceremony. The
Grand Ducal Household announced…
England’s interim football manager has
found himself at the centre of a row about God Save The King. Lee
Carsley takes charge of the Three Lions for their UEFA Nations
League match against the Republic of Ireland – a team he
represented 40 times in his own playing career. Born in Birmingham,
he’s Irish with a strong Celtic heritage. He’s spoken previously of
the debate he had with…
