On top of a small hill in southern Italy
is a completely unique building with a long royal history. Castel
del Monte, Italian for “Castle of the Mountain,” is a 13th-century
citadel situated by the village of Andria. The history of this
unique building started in the 1240s when King Frederick II
inherited the lands from his mother Constance of Sicily. Frederick
II was King of Sicily…
For the last millennium, royal mistresses
have played a substantial role at court – given that most royals
were not allowed to marry for love and instead served as strategic
national alliances. So it makes sense that in many marriages, one
or both partners would look…
With the Olympics underway, let’s take a
look at the Scandinavian royals and their connection to the
Olympics. Although there haven’t been that many Scandinavian royal
competitors, these families are very closely intertwined with the
Olympics. Sweden There haven’t been…
In a building as old and historically
important as Buckingham Palace, it is perhaps not unexpected that
there are many hidden quirks and traits to the design. One little
known fact about the palace is that The Queen has secret
passageways in the building that are hidden away from public view.
In the White Drawing Room, one of the most famous locations in
Buckingham Palace, hidden behind a…
Appeal to raise £60K for completion of landmark King George IV statue for Ramsgate Harbour
30th July 2021
Organisers of the celebrations marking
Ramsgate’s 200-year status as a Royal Harbour are appealing for
£60,000 so a landmark statue of King George IV can be finished. The
bicentennial weekend events are planned for 24-26 September and
will boost the fundraising needed…
On 29 July 1981, 750 million people
around the world watched as Prince Charles married Lady Diana
Spencer at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Dubbed the “wedding of
the century”, the wedding broke records and set global fashion
trends. Forty years on, Royal…
The flowers chosen by Diana, Princess of
Wales for her wedding day are among the most memorable of royal
bouquets. The tumbling, trailing mix of cream, green and yellow
blooms that the bride carried into St. Paul’s Cathedral on July
29th 1981 for her marriage to the Prince of Wales remain among the
most recognizable of royal flowers almost four decades after they
were first seen. For a start…
It is perhaps the most famous royal
wedding dress of them all. The gown worn by Lady Diana Spencer for
her marriage to the Prince of Wales on July 29th 1981 at St Paul’s
Cathedral has a special place in royal history. Designed by David
and Elizabeth Emanual, it came to…
In the end, it wasn’t the fairytale
marriage the world had hoped for, but on 29 July 1981, Prince
Charles, the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer married in a
glittering ceremony that could best be described as a fairytale,
watched by an estimated one billion people.
You can often spot royals in attendance
at the Olympics cheering on their countries’ athletes. Let’s take a
look at some royal attendance over the years! Greek and British
Royals: 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece [getty
src=”78958823″ width=”594″ height=”406″ tld=”ca”] The first modern
Olympic Games were held in Athens in…
