English Heritage celebrates the
bicentenary of the births of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
with a new exhibition, Royal Presents at Osborne, focusing on the
unique stories behind seven gifts exchanged by the royal couple.
Osborne itself was, of course, the Queen and Prince Consort’s
supreme present as a private retreat, for themselves and the royal
children. Its situation was ideal…
Queen Victoria’s use of perfume is a
subject of interest because of what it reveals about both her
personal toilette and tastes. An equivalent in scent perhaps, of
that distinctive signature we know so well on paper, adding an ‘I’
for ‘Imperatrix’ after she was…
In the German spa town of Bad Nauheim in
Hesse, hangs a present – by tradition – from Imperial Russia. It is
to be found within the solemnly beautiful church, the
Reinhardskirche, in the old town quarter, built between 1732/33.
Like many baroque churches whose…
A royal burial site from over 1,400 years
ago found near a supermarket in Essex is being called England’s
answer to the tomb of Tutankhamun. And experts now believe they
know which Anglo Saxon royal was laid to rest here as they prepare
to display some of the artefacts found in the burial chamber for
the first time. The site, at Prittlewell in Essex, was first found
in 2003 during roadworks…
The regal tradition of scratching
signatures in windowpanes is long established and well known. The
windows – particularly when in rooms of royal residences – formed a
kind of living ‘guestbook’, often accompanied by the date the visit
or signature, was made. These…
Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond
coronet will be on permanent display this year at London’s Victoria
& Albert Museum, as part of the museum’s 2019 bicentenary
celebration to mark the births of both Queen Victoria and Prince
Albert, to whom of course, the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex rejoiced
at the arrival of Baby Sussex yesterday, and landmarks around
London lit up in celebration of the good news last night. As they
did for the births of the Cambridge babies, two of the city’s
iconic sights are shining in special colours to honour the arrival
of Harry and Meghan’s first child. The London Eye has lit up the
night sky in the Union…
The proud dad confirmed that a first name
was still under consideration but the baby boy born to the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex early on May 6th 2019 already has access to a
title. The new seventh in line to the throne won’t be an HRH but he
could take his…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have
welcomed a son. Their baby boy was born at 5.26am on May 6th 2019
and now all expectations and adds another royal chapter to a day
already filled with regal landmarks. Here’s a look at the royal
milestones of May 6th. A very modern…
In the summer of 1878, Queen Victoria’s
second daughter, Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse, came to
Eastbourne, because she had been ordered rest. The sojourn on the
East Sussex coast was the gift of Queen Victoria to her daughter,
(David Duff, Hessian Tapestry, 177) and Alice visited the seaside
town with her family in what would poignantly prove to be the last
holiday that they would…
