During the time they were at Coburg, Princess Alix of Hesse and Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia became engaged, a date they would treasure for the rest of their lives – 8 April 1894. Whilst they were in Coburg, visited the theatre and saw an operetta of which they would become affectionately fond, Carl Zeller’s popular piece in three acts, Der Vogelhändler [The Birdseller].
Both recorded…
On10 June 1993, then-Prince Abdullah marriedRania al Yassin in a traditional Muslim ceremony in Amman. The 31-year-old Prince and his 22-year-old fiancé had only been dating for a few months, after meeting at a dinner party in August of 1992, when they became…
In May 1894, Princess Alix of Hesse undertook a cure in the fashionable Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate for sciatica. She had become engaged to Tsarevich Nicholas of Russia at Coburg the previous month. Whilst she stayed at Harrogate, she regularly corresponded with her…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s housekeeper is among those named in The Queen’s Birthday Honours recognising her personal services to the monarch.
Antonella Fresolone, who looks after the Cambridge Family’s domestic arrangements at Kensington Palace, has been awarded an Honorary Royal Victorian Medal.
Unlike most honours in the list, Royal Victorian Orders (RVOs) are awarded…
Alfie Boe, Griff Rhys Jones & Olivia Colman among those named in The Queen's Birthday Honours
7th June 2019
Alfie Boe, Griff Rhys Jones and Bear Grylls are among the names who are being recognised in The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2019.
In a honours list which is dominated by ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their communities, there are relatively few famous…
The earliest memories of a historical personage are extraordinarily important, as not only do they reveal first consciousness of their world and circumstances but crucially, what they remembered first. They tell snippets of true events, as they saw them. Of course, we know…
On 16 March 1861, Queen Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of Kent, died at Frogmore House, the private residence in Windsor Great Park which she had often used, living there for approximately two decades. After her death, the summer house she had planned during her lifetime was converted into a mausoleum on two levels, built on a mound overlooking the lake. The lower level contains the burial…
As D-Day took place, King George VI spoke to the people of Britain and the Empire it still retained. His speech was set to inspire, to comfort and to look to the future with determination as World War Two entered a new phase, one which he himself referred to as ‘a…
Day one of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom ended with a regal state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
So, who were the guests that toasted to The Queen and President?
The British Royal Family was represented by Her…
The Princess Royal was seated next to President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, at the State Banquet held at Buckingham Palace on Monday evening.
Different members of The Royal Family were scattered across the room so a royal could be seated between every few guests.
Mr Kushner was sat between The Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, and the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark…
