Many choose to send holiday greetings to
the royal families around Christmas. In response, most get a
Christmas reply, expressing the royals’ thanks and well wishes for
the year ahead. So, what address should you send your Christmas
letters to? We have a breakdown for you below: King Charles, Queen
Camilla, Princess Anne and Princess Alexandra: Buckingham
PalaceLondon SW1A…
The royal wedding that glittered for a dynasty heading for crisis
29th November 2023
It was a wedding featuring two very
popular royals and two ceremonies and it led to one of the most
influential unions of the 20th century. The marriage of Prince
George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece, on November
29th 1934, was a day that changed the House of…
The future queen who decided to accept the possibility of a crown over tea at a London hotel
27th November 2023
On a summer’s day in 1818, a young German
princess walked into one of the most famous hotels in London to
meet a man twice her age. Just a year earlier, Adelaide of
Saxe-Meiningen and her suitor, William, Duke of Clarence, would
never have considered chatting let alone…
Poignant heirlooms and peacocks - the historic emeralds of a royal family
27th November 2023
The emerald features in some of the most
striking royal tiaras and necklaces currently used by ruling houses
around Europe. Among the most historic are the tiaras dominated by
that stone which are owned by the Luxembourg Grand Ducal Family.
Chaumet Emerald Tiara The Chuamet Emerald Tiara is an Art
Deco-style tiara made with intricate diamond-scroll designs and
featuring a large central…
The princess who wore blue to say I do to a prince who waited decades to marry her
26th November 2023
It’s one of my all time favourite royal
wedding dresses and just a glimpse of it can make me feel ever so
slightly emotional. For not only was the pale blue gown worn by a
lass called Lilian from Swansea on a cold, December day in 1976 a
masterclass in elegance and…
Sweden was a monarchy long before its
current ruling house arrived on the throne. However, it was the
last dynasty to accede to the throne that made it famous. Its
founder was born in France, and the Kingdom of Sweden was his
reward for a well-conducted campaign…
Today, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving
on the fourth Thursday of November each year. Several royal
families across the globe count Americans amongst their members,
and as such, it’s possible these royals may bring their American
holiday tradition to their adopted country. Others have relocated
to the United States and may mark the celebration Stateside. So,
which royals may be…
The message in a royal engagement ring – Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
23rd November 2023
Queen Máxima’s engagement ring might be
one of the most visually unique royal rings in existence: at its
centre is an orange diamond to reflect the royal house she married
into. [getty src=”167753510″ width=”471″
height=”594″…
King Charles awarded the K-Pop girl band
Blackpink with Honorary MBEs of the Order of the British Empire at
Buckingham Palace during the Korean State Visit to the United
Kingdom. Blackpink members Roseanne Park (Rosé), Jennie Kim, Jisoo
Kim and Lalisa Manoban (Lisa)…
King Charles says he ''fears'' he will never match the achievement of this famous ruler
22nd November 2023
In Korea, they use the Hangul alphabet to
write; it didn’t come into creation until 1443 AD, thanks to a
monarch who reigned from 1418 to 1450. King Sejong the Great
created the new alphabet in an attempt to increase literacy on the
Korean peninsula. It replaced the Sino-Korean Haja alphabet and
allowed for more advancements in science and technology. He also
used the alphabet to grow…
