The Royal Collection Trust has opened a
new exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery at the Palace of
Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The exhibition, “Victoria and Albert:
Our Lives in Watercolour”, opened on Monday, 26 April 2021, and
features over 80 different watercolours. ‘Victoria and
Albert’ focuses mainly on watercolour pieces from Scottish artists.
Both Queen Victoria and Prince…
It was a wedding that changed the course
of royal history. When Albert, Duke of York married Lady Elizabeth
Bowes-Lyon on April 26th 1923 at Westminster Abbey, a partnership
that would prove vital to the very survival of the British Monarchy
was cemented. The couple, and…
Ten years ago this week, the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge were married on a beautiful, sunny spring day
in front of their closest family and friends .. and the world’s
most prestigious world leaders – 1200 to be exact. Many wondered
what to buy this lovely couple to…
On 21 April 1926, Princess Elizabeth
Alexandra Mary was born in London, at the Mayfair home of her
maternal grandparents, the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and
Kinghorne. The former house in which she was born was at No. 17
Bruton Street and although the house no longer exists, the site is
of great historical interest and a focus on this building is all
the more timely, as we remember the birth…
The Duke of Cambridge has publicly stated
his concerns over the plans by some of England’s most famous
football clubs to join a European Super League as a row which has
divided football across the continent continues to grow. Prince
William, who is President of the…
The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh has been listed in the Court Circular as published by The
Times of London. The Court Circular, established in the 18th
century by George III, lists all official engagements carried out
by The Royal Family for the benefit of…
Remembering the Duke of Edinburgh: the royal wedding that set him on an historic path
14th April 2021
On the morning of Thursday, 20 November
1947, thousands lined the streets of London along the processional
route between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey; crowds
thronged down the Mall, pressing against the Palace gates. Millions
listened to the radio broadcast that was made. Post-war Britain
took an enormous interest in the royal wedding and many thousands
watched the film of the event…
With lockdown lifted, Brits are looking
forward to meeting their friends and family in parks and gardens
again, and this year a rather unique picnicking venue has presented
itself for your socially distant gatherings. The Royal Collection
Trust announced Wednesday that…
His name was Prince Christian Victor of
Schleswig-Holstein. Born 14 April 1867, he was the eldest son of
Princess Helena, the third daughter of Queen Victoria. On 29
October 1900, Prince Christian would die of typhoid fever after
coming down with malaria in Pretoria, one of…
Diana, Princess of Wales’s infamous 1995
interview with BBC’s Martin Bashir, is coming to Netflix in April.
Diana, The Interview that Shook the World will premiere on the
streaming platform on 11 April. The documentary focuses on the
interview where she spoke about her marriage to Prince Charles and
his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles. The late princess famously
said about Prince…
