It is not uncommon for monarchies to hold
priceless pieces of jewellery that enjoy special status: they don’t
belong to any specific person, nor can they be sold or separated.
This is also the case for Spain, when Queen Victoria Eugenia,
better known as Ena, decided to create a set of jewellery pieces to
be passed down from generation to generation of queens. According
to Queen…
Take a princess with a passion for
helping others and a social reformer determined to make life better
for millions and you get a Victorian story that has disappeared
into royal history despite featuring the founder of one of the most
famous organisations in the world. Now…
A life saving charity that has counted on
royal support for two centuries, a social reformer whose work was
boosted by a tragic princess and a descendant of Queen Victoria
making her debut – the RHS Chelsea Flower Show has provided plenty
of royal links as its…
The impact of the general election campaign on one of the busiest royal months of the year
22nd May 2024
The UK will vote in a general election on
July 4th 2024 which means that, within days, parliament will be
dissolved. Weeks of intense campaigning will begin with politicians
criss-crossing the country to try and win votes and, ultimately,
the keys to Number 10 Downing Street for their party. It means
tough calls for media as they have to show a balanced view of all
those campaigning for…
The UK is going to the polls after Rishi
Sunak called a general election for early summer. Voters will
choose the make up of the next parliament on July 4th 2024 and the
leader of the main party after that poll will become Prime
Minister. The ballot was given the green…
King Charles III has spoken to the Prime
Minister, Rishi Sunak, and agreed to his decision to call a general
election. It means that the UK will head to the polls on July 4th
2024 to choose 650 MPs. The King had to agree to parliament being
dissolved before the…
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…
