The King met Jetsun Pema, who comes from
the country’s elite, when she was around seven-years-old, and he
was 17. Years later, they fell in love and became engaged. He
announced his upcoming marriage during the opening of Parliament in
2011. His Majesty then described his bride: “Now, many will have
their own idea of what a Queen should be like—that she should be
uniquely…
Thousands of Prince Albert's Papers Online for the First Time
23rd September 2021
Prince Albert’s legacy can be seen across
the UK and across the Commonwealth. His name and likeness can be
found in museums, towns, and geographical features. He helped to
establish several different societies that still exist to this day.
The Royal Collection has made…
The Princess Royal attended a historic
event at the Tower of London where a barrel of wine was presented
to the fortress’ Constable. Embed from Getty…
The Imperial State Crown is one of the
most popular royal crowns, not only in Britain but across the
globe. Given that September’s birthstone is September, it is the
perfect time to look at the two historic sapphires set in the
Imperial State Crown. St. Edward’s Sapphire is one of the notable
sapphires in the State Crown. It is an octagonal, rose-cut sapphire
and sits in the cross at…
Among Europe’s royal families, the
Swedish Royal Family owns one of the the most impressive jewelry
collections. The Leuchtenberg sapphire and diamond parure in
particular goes back to early 19th century and is said to have been
a wedding gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to…
The marriage of Sonja Haraldsen to the
future King of Norway, on August 29th 1968, marked a moment of joy
in a relationship that had caused huge debate as soon as it was
known about. For the bride had no royal blood in a monarchy where
princes were expected to wed regally.
Buckingham Palace fountains covered in 'blood' red paint by Animal Rebellion protesters
27th August 2021
Animal rights activists have been
arrested after dyeing the iconic Buckingham Palace fountains
‘blood’ red in protest against the use of crown land for hunting
and animal agriculture. [getty src=”1234877854″ width=”594″
height=”396″ tld=”com”] Animal Rebellion is protesting the
revelations after a recent news story reported The…
Diana's statue at Kensington Palace to be specially opened to the public to mark anniversary of her death
27th August 2021
To mark the 24th anniversary of her
death, the new statue of Diana, Princess of Wales in Kensington
Palace Gardens will be specially opened to the public. [getty
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It’s not often the bridal bouquet gets
its own name but that’s just what happened at the first major royal
wedding of the 21st century. When Mette-Marit Tjessem Hjoiby
married Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, on August 25th 2001 in Oslo,
she carried an unusual…
It was the first big royal wedding of the
21st century bringing kings, queens, princes and princesses
together for a very modern monarchical marriage. The relationship
between Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Mette-Marit Tjessme Hoiby
had been under scrutiny from the moment it became public knowledge.
But by the time they took their vows, in front of the ruling houses
of Europe, their romance had…
