In recent years, it’s become something of
a go to wedding reception venue for a whole new generation of
royals. Frogmore House, settled in the rolling green of the Windsor
Castle estate, has seen celebrations following the marriages of
several of the Queen’s grandchildren including Peter Philips and
the Duke and Duchess of Sussex while Lady Gabriella Windsor also
held her wedding party…
A range of irreplaceable historical
artefacts, including rosary beads Mary Queen of Scots brought to
her execution, was stolen when Arundel Castle was broken into
during a £1 million raid. According to Sussex Police, a burglar
alarm at the castle went off at 22:30 BST on…
Some royals are fashion trendsetters,
like Princess Alexandra (future Queen Alexandra). Others gravitate
towards a specific designer or two and work to create styles and a
wardrobe that works for them as an individual. The Duchess of York,
later Queen Elizabeth, was one of…
Soft, striking and above all, symbolic.
The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia
Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with
significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest
ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.
At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily,
closely associated with the House…
On 1 November 2003, Spain’s Casa Real
announced that the heir to the throne, Felipe, Prince of Asturias
was to marry the divorced Spanish television
newscaster, Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano. At the time, the
announcement came as a surprise to most. The then Prince
Felipe…
Trumpeters from The Band of The Royal
Yeomanry played a very royal salute before the Tower of London’s
Ravenmaster read out the name of their new female raven on BBC
Breakfast. The votes are in, and the baby girl raven is to be
called Branwen. Four raven chicks…
Two wedding ceremonies, three spectacular
celebrations and one very happy couple. Twenty years ago, on a
string of sunny May days, Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
married Laurentien Brinkhorst in The Hague with a host of royal
guests looking on. And while Constantijn was nowhere near his
country’s throne, his wedding began a string of marriages that
would change Europe’s royal…
Several Historic Royal Palaces properties
are set to reopen in England in the next month, with COVID-19
restrictions easing. The Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace,
Kensington Palace, and Kew Palace will all be reopening soon to
welcome guests again to explore royal…
Lord Louis Mountbatten was closely tied
to the British Royal Family for his entire life. Born Prince Louis
of Battenberg at Frogmore House at Windsor, he was a
great-grandchild of Queen Victoria. Lord Mountbatten was murdered
in 1979 but has remained a major figure in the…
Along with many other historic sites,
Windsor Castle will be reopening on Monday, 17 May. The UK entered
its third lockdown in January 2021 and has slowly been easing
restrictions since mid-April. In England, museums, theatres, and
historic sites can reopen on Monday. Windsor Castle has been
home to English and then British monarchs for nearly 1,000 years.
The Queen has spent most of the…
