Nearly 25 years after her grandfather
George V became the first to deliver a Christmas broadcast, Queen
Elizabeth II would carry on the tradition and create history in her
own way. Christmas 1957, The Queen’s Christmas broadcast was
televised for the first time. During her message, she spoke on the
tradition her late father, George VI passed on to her. She also
addressed the nation from the…
The special Scandinavian Christmas celebration in memory of a saint
13th December 2023
The 13th of December is St. Lucia’s Day,
traditionally celebrated in the holiday season. While it is a less
popular holiday in the United Kingdom and North America, it is
still widely celebrated in Scandinavia and Northern Italy. Like
many other Scandinavian families…
It was during the reign of Queen Victoria
that many interpretations of modern Christmas traditions took hold.
The Royal Family was at the heart of some of them with Victoria and
her husband, Prince Albert, seen to popularise the Christmas tree.
Prince Albert was an…
The Crown is acknowledged by Hollywood royalty as it grabs a string of Golden Globe nominations
12th December 2023
The Crown has been recognised by
Hollywood royalty with several notable nominations for the 2024
Golden Globes. The hit Netflix drama focusing on the modern
House of Windsor received four Golden Globe nominations. The show
has been nominated for Best Television Series, Drama, a substantial
achievement on its own. Several individual actors have also been
nominated for Golden Globes.
She had made the season her own. The
festive season at the end of the 19th century was very different
from that in 1837, the year she had become monarch. Yet the final
Christmas of Queen Victoria was filled with heartbreak. The queen
herself could not get away from it…
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…
Bhutan’s newest princess has been named
Sonam Yangden Wangchuck. The Royal Office for Media released
several images to unveil the newborn royal who was born on 9th
September 2023. Photo: Royal Office for Media Royal Office for
Media The Princess is carried into her naming ceremony by her
father, King Jigme Khesar. Photo: Roya Office for Media A family
photo showing Queen Jetsun…
Bhutan’s royal family has revealed the
name of their newest princess with several photographs to debut the
newborn. The only daughter of King Jigme Khesar and Queen Jetsun
Pema has been named Sonam Yangden Wangchuck. She shares her name
with her paternal aunt…
Rosenborg Castle has plenty of royal
history and carries an air of regal menace that is only slightly
softened when the snow falls. Decked in flakes, it still looks as
if its only place in a fairytale is as the home of a villain. It
has majesty and mystery and covered in…
Elizabeth Stuart, often referred to as
The Winter Queen, was born on 19 August 1595 to James VI of
Scotland, who was also James I of Great Britain, and Anne of
Denmark in Falkland Palace, Scotland. In the Chapel Royal at
Holyrood Palace, Elizabeth was christened in November of the same
year. Named in honour of Elizabeth I, the early years of her
lifewere spent inLinlithgow Palace.
