The 1981 Ford Escort of the late Diana,
Princess of Wales is set to go under the hammer. The current owner
has kept the origins of the car a secret for the last 20 years.
[getty src=”52101422″ width=”594″ height=”391″ tld=”com”] An
engagement present from the Prince of Wales in 1981, the car is
estimated to bring in somewhere between £30,000 and £40,000 when
it’s listed…
On 4 October 1966, the Danish Royal Court
announced that Crown Princess Margrethe was to marry Henri de
Laborde de Montpezat. The engagement was a surprise to most as they
had kept their relationship a secret. Henri was a French
diplomat in London, and he and Margrethe met…
After a broken engagement a few years
earlier, Princess Madeleine of Sweden finally found the love of her
life after fleeing to New York City to heal her broken heart.
There, through mutual friends, she met American-British financier
Christopher “Chris”…
It was a royal wedding that made history
and brought the House of Windsor one of its most popular ever
members. In June 1961, the Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley.
The new Duchess of Kent would go on to be an instant hit and,
alongside her husband, spend decades carrying out engagements on
behalf of the Queen. Their wedding day also turned an ancient
church into a royal marriage venue for…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of
Sweden’s home, Villa Solbacken, is a beautiful estate located along
the outskirts of the Kungliga Djurgården (“Royal Game Park”)
in Stockholm. Djurgården has been owned the Swedish Royal
Family since the 15th century. It…
It was a royal wedding with a recycled
gown worn by a woman who gave up her royal status for love. When
Princess Desiree of Sweden got married, she left her HRH status at
the altar to be with the man she loved. Royal Wedding Rewind heads
back to June 1964 for the wedding of…
Buckingham Palace is the most iconic
symbol of the British Monarchy, but far from popular opinion, this
200-year-old building isn’t actually The Queen’s official
residence, and this is why… Her Majesty’s official residence is, in
fact, a few hundred yards down the Mall from Buckingham Palace at
St James’s Palace, where the Court is officially based. It is where
foreign diplomats are…
The Queen has made a historic designation
to a village in Northern Ireland, making it the first in the
country to receive Royal Status. The village of Hillsborough, where
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens, Her Majesty’s official Northern
Ireland residence is located…
It was the wedding that changed the Royal
Family forever. The marriage of Edward, Duke of Windsor to Wallis
Simpson on 3 June 1937 was the final act of a dramatic series of
events that had reverberated around the world. For, of course, the
groom had given up his throne to…
2022 Trooping the Colour rearranged to form part of the bumper celebrations for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee
2nd June 2021
In a highly anticipated announcement,
Buckingham Palace has revealed plans for The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee next year, including a rearranged Trooping The Colour.
Trooping the Colour is usually held annually on the second Saturday
of June. It is The Sovereign’s Birthday Parade, despite the fact it
takes place month after The Queen’s actual birthday on April 21st.
However, next year’s…
