Amidst the final years and recovery from
World War II, Belgium had a regent who is rarely talked about. From
20 September 1944 – 20 July 1950, Prince Charles, Count of
Flanders, served as regent of Belgium while the Belgian government
was investigating his older brother, King Leopold III, for
cooperating with the Nazis. Charles was born on 10 October 1903 as
the second son of King Albert…
Hearts may have broken across the royal
watcher world as the Sultan of Brunei announced that his son,
Prince Abdul Mateen (one of the world’s most eligible bachelors),
was set to wed. Prince Mateen, 32, will marry Anisha Rosnah Adam in
January 2024. The royal…
The royal wedding dresses created by one of the 21st century's most celebrated bridal couturiers
8th October 2023
While many royals prefer to turn to their
own national designers or those of the country that they are
visiting, there are a few designers that remain popular across many
royal families. Elie Saab has been chosen by multiple royal brides
to create their wedding…
As an heir to the Danish throne is set to
mark his 18th birthday, we take a look at the King Christians of
Denmark. Christian I The first King Christian was elected to take
over the throne after his predecessor, King Christopher of Denmark,
Sweden, and Norway, died without natural heirs. Christian’s uncle
was the most prominent feudal lord left in the Danish realms and
was offered the…
A little known royal plaque that marks the arrival of an embattled but defiant queen
5th October 2023
A plaque can be found in the garrison
walls at Portsmouth at the location of the old ‘Sally Port’. Its
patriotic inscription proclaims that “from this place naval
heroes innumerable were embarked to fight their country’s battles”
but that also, “near this spot…
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…
Amongst the prettiness of rolling
countryside and the gentle sound of sheep grazing sits a castle
with its own little chapel. The walls are golden yellow while
around it grow sweet scented flowers and glossy, regal trees. But
behind this calm serenity lies the tomb of a queen whose life was
filled with drama and whose end was soon forgotten in the tumult of
Tudor politics. The drama continued…
The BBC’s veteran royal correspondent,
Nicholas Witchell, is to retire after 47 years of service at the
broadcaster. Witchell, who became a royal correspondent in 1998,
will step down next year. Covering the latter decades of Queen
Elizabeth II’s reign and the…
October is truly the king of all the
autumn months as the leaves turn to gold and regal red and the
fading sun adds a gentle sparkle to all it touches. And it’s marked
the beginning of five royal roads that ended with a crown –
although all five monarchs had very…
There have only been a handful of queen
regnants in Britain’s history. Queen Elizabeth II was the most
recent, having reigned a historic 70 years, but 400 years before
her reign began, the first queen regnant was crowned: Queen Mary I.
The eldest daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Catherine of
Aragon, Mary Tudor, lived a tumultuous life. Born as a legitimate
heir, then named…
