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The queen who turned a strange Victorian gem into the jewel win of 2024

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29th December 2024
While royal watchers often eagerly await reports of which tiaras royals are wearing to events, there are so many other historic and gorgeous pieces of jewellery in the royal vaults. We are looking at some of the best jewellery appearances of 2024 today! Queen Maxima wears the Diamond and Pearl Devant de Corsage In May, Queen Maxima of the Netherlands presented the King Willem I Awards…
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The special royal gifts that got everyone talking in 2024

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28th December 2024
The royals like to hand out honours and decorations during state visits or at designated times of the year, and in 2024 we got a bevy of them! Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights. The Royal Family order of King Charles III One of the last mysteries of…
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The most glittering royal moments of 2024 - and we mean glitter

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27th December 2024
Do you know how hard it is to narrow down some of the best white-tie stylings into a list of five? So many gorgeous gowns left on the table, but these are the five that I can’t stop thinking about! Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg goes Barbiecore in Belgium When Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa paid a visit to their neighbours in Belgium, not only was it a family…
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Ten special moments for future monarchs in 2024

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26th December 2024
It’s hard to believe that we’ve been watching the latest generation of royals grow up in real time and now they’re all either in university, or undergoing military training, or taking the next steps to prepare them for their future roles! As we look back on 2024…
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Europe is about to get a brand new heir called Prince Charles

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24th December 2024
For seventy years, Europe had an heir to the throne called Prince Charles. Three years after that first in line became Monarch, the continent is about to welcome another heir with the same name. Luxembourg will see a change of power in 2025 when Grand Duke Henri steps aside in favour of his eldest son, Guillaume. And as he assumed the Grand Ducal throne, Guillaume’s own first born son…
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The best royal fashion moments of December

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24th December 2024
December is almost like two distinct months for working royals. While they are typically relaxing and spending time with their families like we are from the 24th on, they tend to be exceptionally busy in the first half of the month. Their busy schedules mean that there are…
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King George V's most intimate Christmas speech

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22nd December 2024
As we explore a different Royal Christmas Broadcast each day from 1 to 24 December, we are able to see both personal, family moments and public events marked. In 1934, King George V added a real family touch to his Christmas speech, only the third he had ever made.   On 29 November 1934, Prince George, Duke of Kent, married Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark in the society event of the…
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