Starting 23 July, guests can once again
tour Royal Collection Trust castles, palaces, and galleries as
Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, The Royal Mews at
Buckingham Palace, and TheQueen’s Galleries in London and Edinburgh
re-open to the public. The castle and other Royal Collection Trust
properties have been closed since 21 March due to the coronavirus
pandemic and will open…
A chance listing on the Public Catalogue
Foundation Art UK, for an oil on canvas painting (35.8 x 30.7 cm)
said to be of Russia’s last Empress, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna,
when she was Princess Alix of Hesse (1872-1918) led me to
investigate this extraordinary artwork…
Archduchess Mathilde of Austria was born
in 1849 as the daughter of Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen and his
wife, Princess Hildegard of Bavaria. She grew up in a wealthy and
charming home with a kind family. During the summer, the family
spent their time at the Weilburg…
They were an unexpected king and queen
and their royal romance has weathered several storms but today King
Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will mark their sixty first
wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959
in Brussels, now live quietly following Albert’s abdication. Royal
Central looks back at the wedding which would put a shy young
couple on the path to a…
If ever a royal wedding dress summed up
its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her
marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel,
Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor
bridal dress of the 20th century and it…
It’s among the most unusual pieces in any
royal collection and, in recent years, it’s acquired a reputation
as the go to tiara for Sweden’s royal brides. The diadem now known
as ‘the Cameo’ has a long and romantic history. And since Queen
Silvia…
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted
every sector of business this year, and those who depend on tourism
have been particularly hard-hit. Historic Royal Palaces announced
Tuesday that they have lost £95 million in income due to the
pandemic-related closures. Historic Royal Palaces is a totally
self-funded charity and receives no funding from the Crown or the
government, therefore relying on…
The only daughter of Norway’s King,
Princess Martha Louise, has put the property ”Bloksberg” on the
market again. She first listed the home for sale at Easter last
year. For a few months, the property has been taken of the market
but this weekend the property…
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia share special photos to mark their fifth wedding anniversary
13th June 2020
Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia
celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary with a behind the scenes
glimpse of their special day. To mark the occasion the Duke and
Duchess of Värmland shared some exclusive images from the day they
exchanged vows. On June 13th 2015…
London has many plaques and memorials
with royal connections but in fact, rather fewer statues. Some of
these statues have interesting hidden histories of their own, of
how they were made, how they came to be in the places that they are
and why. Some of these statues may be much less known and indeed,
too little seen. Stephen McKay via Wikimedia Commons Queen
Charlotte, born Charlotte of…
