Princess Alix of Hesse, later Tsarina
Alexandra Feodorovna, visited the Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate
in 1894 to take a cure for sciatica, during which time she became
godmother to the Allen twins, born in the house where she was
staying, to her landlady, Mrs Allen. These twins were the recipient
of christening gifts and presents from Princess Alix even after she
became Tsarina, with presents…
Charlotte Heidenreich von Siebold
(1788-1859), referred to in most biographies of Queen Victoria
simply as Madame Siebold, is a name often treated as a historical
footnote, but is in fact, one of quite astonishing importance. It
was Madame Siebold, the skilled German…
Theresa May has announced that she has
resigned as Conservative Party Leader on June 7. She will stay on
as Prime Minister until a successor has been found. Mrs May has
notified The Queen of her decision. Her permanent successor will be
appointed within the next few…
On 24 May 1819, a baby girl was born
whose birth would be of overwhelming importance but on whose
delivery it was by no means certain that she would succeed. This,
despite the proud boast of her father, the Duke of Kent, who was
determined in the royal marriage race that ensued on the death of
the Prince Regent’s heir, Princess Charlotte, that ‘the crown will
come to me and my children’.
We were treated to a blockbuster fashion
week with a royal wedding, the Chelsea Flower Show, and a
Buckingham Palace garden party. There’s much to cover, so let’s
take a look at some of the style highlights: Guests at Lady
Gabriella’s wedding Lady Gabriella…
Mrs Brock was the future Queen Victoria’s
nurse. Called by her ‘dear Boppy’ (op. cit., Christopher Hibbert,
Queen Victoria, A Personal History, 21), she remained Princess
Victoria’s nurse until the age of five, after which she passed into
the better-known hands of…
Soft, striking and above all, symbolic.
The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia
Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with
significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest
ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.
At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily,
closely associated with the House…
The gardens at the Prince of Wales’s
Highgrove estate are world-renowned, and with spring in full bloom
now you can enjoy his beloved gardens in Tetbury for yourself. The
public opening for the private gardens of the Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall has started…
Buckingham Palace has released three
photos to mark the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas
Kingston. The images were taken by photographer Hugo Burnand at
Frogmore House in Windsor, where the couple hosted their wedding
reception. Hugo Burnand (handout) The first…
Queen Victoria is for many, synonymous
with the notion of afternoon tea, probably because the social
ceremony became properly established during the later years of her
reign. The Queen’s evident love of tea, however, reaches back much
further than this elegant ritual. Indeed, the word occurs 7,587
times in the various typescripts or edited copies of her journal,
proving it was part of her…
