Illegitimate children are not uncommon in
royal families, especially in past centuries. Marriages were used
for dynastic and political reasons and not for love. However, the
children of George III were rather well-known for their
illegitimate children. William IV and Mrs Jordan’s family of
illegitimate children was one of the largest families of George
II’s children. Dorothea Jordan (also…
A projection featuring Boris Johnson has
been projected onto the front of Buckingham Palace claiming the new
Prime Minister is a liar. The image featuring Mr Johnson holding a
kipper alongside the words “Your Majesty, your new Prime Minister
is a LIAR” appeared on The…
In August 1856, Christiania received an
exceptionally grand visit. Seven royals from three royal houses,
one Imperial house and a princely house were gathered in Norway’s
capital that summer. One of them was Napoleon, although it wasn’t
the Napoleon most of us…
By October 1764 the Mozarts had once more
been at court, having been received at the Queen’s House in May as
Leopold Mozart wrote ‘within 5 days of arriving’. The young
Wolfgang played before George III and even accompanied Queen
Charlotte, who sang an aria. In addition to this, the Mozart
children gave public concerts. Leopold Mozart arranged for his
children to be advertised in the…
Boris Johnson has been elected leader of
the Conservative Party meaning he will be appointed as Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom when he meets The Queen on
Wednesday. Mr Johnson will travel to Buckingham Palace tomorrow
where Her Majesty will ask if he has the confidence…
Worn by a famous bride on the day she
became a queen, visitors to Madrid can get up close and personal
with one of the best known royal wedding gowns of the 20th century.
The Balenciaga creation chosen by a certain Fabiola de Mora y
Aragon for her 1960 marriage to King…
She was the long dead widow who was used
by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but
forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the
royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most
famous dynasties to disaster before they had even secured the
throne. But was she also Queen of England? Eleanor never claimed a
crown for herself but as the…
Having given several royal performances
before George III and Queen Charlotte, the boy Mozart’s sonatas for
keyboard and violin K10-15 were engraved before the end of 1764,
dedicated to the musical Queen: ‘Six Sonates pour le clavecin que
peuvent se jouer avec…
They’ve claimed crowns, founded dynasties
and shaped royal history but much of it has been done against the
odds. For those born outside of royal marriage were often seen as
also rans until they stormed the castles their parents called home.
For centuries, royal…
As summer approaches, Queen Victoria is
the royal everyone is talking about. Even the descendant who
supplanted her as longest reigning monarch in British history has
been following in her famous footsteps in the past few days as the
woman who changed our concept of royalty forever takes centre stage
in one of the biggest royal exhibitions of the year. Even Victoria
herself might be amused.
