The historic Villa des Cèdres in
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, once the summer home of Belgian royalty, has
sold for a jaw-dropping 200 million Euro this month to an
unspecified buyer. The 18,000-square-foot property was built in
1830 and operated as an olive tree farm until it was acquired by
the second King of Belgium, Leopold II, in 1904. He used it as a
holiday home and spent time on the French…
Crisis talks take place between Buckingham Palace & Downing Street over The Queen's independence
11th August 2019
Extensive talks have been taking place
between Buckingham Palace and Downing Street over the importance of
The Queen’s independence after aides fear the monarch will be
dragged into the Brexit crisis. According to the Sunday Times,
talks have been taking place…
The Queen arrived at Balmoral Castle a
few days ago to officially begin her summer holiday. Each year, Her
Majesty invites some speciallychosen guests to spenda few days with
the monarch at her summer retreat. As the 93-year-old’s time at
Balmoral is in a…
On 6 July 1893, another royal wedding was
celebrated at the Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace, between Prince
George of Wales – created Duke of York in 1892 – and Princess Mary
of Teck, the future George V and Queen Mary. Princess Mary of Teck
had been betrothed in December 1891 to Prince Albert Victor, Duke
of Clarence and Avondale, eldest son of the Prince and Princess of
Wales, who had…
Ahead of Princess Alexandra’s upcoming
visit to Kew Gardens, we’re taking a look back at its history and
the story of Princess Augusta’s involvement in the 18th century.
Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg married George II’s
son, Frederick…
The newly formed government of the United
Kingdom has banned portraits of The Queen from being displayed in
its Belfast headquarters. According to the News Letter, The
Northern Ireland Office has removed all portraits from its premises
without any reason being…
Just months after the high profile
wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton, Zara Phillips
married her longtime boyfriend, Mike Tindall on 30 July 2011. It
wasn’t a wedding full of cameras and politicians but an event with
a down to earth feeling. Zara Phillips is the granddaughter of The
Queen and daughter of Anne, Princess Royal. Her father, Captain
Mark Phillips, an English Olympic…
As Prince Albert reprimanded his second
daughter, Princess Alice, for telling her eldest sister the Crown
Princess, that their father’s illness had worsened, he said sadly
(but correctly): ‘You did wrong. You should have told her I am
dying’. The Prince’s fatalism…
Questions over whether the Prime Minister's girlfriend will meet The Queen at Balmoral
28th July 2019
Questions have been raised over whether
Carrie Symonds, the parter of Boris Johnson, will be invited to
Balmoral over the summer to meet The Queen alongside the new Prime
Minister. As is tradition, the monarch extends an invitation to the
Prime Minister and their spouse…
Henry I of England was the son of William
the Conqueror and reigned from 1100 to 1135. Henry had two
legitimate children with his first wife Matilda of Scotland:
Matilda and William. Sadly Henry’s heir William died at sea leaving
Matilda as Henry’s chosen heir. This decision was very unusual for
the time and led to decades of civil war upon Henry’s death after
his nephew, Stephen seized the…
