On Tuesday, 5 March, a special reception
will be held at Buckingham Palace in honour of Prince Charles, who
is this year celebrating 50 years as the Prince of Wales. Hosted by
Her Majesty The Queen, the reception is expected to be attended by
all of the senior members of the Royal Family and will be a
celebration of Welsh organisations, businesses, charities and
music. The investiture of Prince…
The Queen's controversial style pick for the Investiture of the Prince of Wales
1st March 2019
When Queen Elizabeth II invested her
eldest son Prince Charles with the title of Prince of Wales in a
ceremony on 1 July 1969 at Caernarfon Castle in Wales, it was the
latest in a storied and solemn show of monarchy and there were
absolutely no complaints about the…
They are famously close royal sisters and
now they’re sharing centre stage at a very special event. As the
final preparations are made for the exhibition of clothes from
Princess Eugenie’s wedding, it’s been confirmed that the maid of
honour outfit chosen…
Included amongst the works read as a
young woman by Princess Alix of Hesse, later Tsarina Alexandra
Feodorovna (1872-1918), were – according to letters that she wrote
to her eldest sister, Victoria, Princess Louis of Battenberg –
Guizot’s Reformation de la Litterature, the Life of Cromwell and
Raumer’s nine-volume set, Geschichte der Hohenstaufen(Baroness
Sophie Buxhoeveden…
It is the oldest Order of Chivalry in
Britain, linking the 21st century with the medieval era and today
it got new members. Buckingham Palace has announced that the Order
of the Garter is to welcome two new appointments. Dame Mary Peters,
the Olympic gold medallist who has…
The Duchess of Kent meets Sheku Kanneh-Mason - the cellist who performed at Harry & Meghan's wedding
22nd February 2019
The Duchess of Kent met 19-year-old
musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason this week as she welcomed him as
an ambassador to her charity, Future Talent. Sheku was crowned as
the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2016, and performed at the
wedding of the Duke & Duchess of Sussex…
'My darling Auntie': Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna and Princess Louise
21st February 2019
Amongst the extensive collection of
letters left by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, the sixth
daughter of Queen Victoria, are at least two from her niece,
Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918). Two of Alexandra’s
letters to her aunt were reproduced in the admirable book Darling
Loosy, Letters to Princess Louise 1856-1939, ed. Elizabeth Longford
(1991). I want to explore these letters and…
Westminster Abbey has been a place of
worship for the Royal Family for centuries, been the venue for
every coronation since 1066 and the venue for royal weddings and
funerals. This article will examine the royal weddings which have
taken place at Westminster Abbey between…
A Week in Royal History: fashion, lost secrets and a right royal romance
16th February 2019
Royalty is never far from the news and
Britain’s rich regal history can offer up tales to thrill on even
the wettest Wednesday in February. The past seven days have seen a
slew of stories all about the past so here’s a round up of the week
just gone in royal…
She wasn’t just the power behind the
throne, she was the force that helped create the throne and now one
of the grand houses she called home is in the sight of modern
historians. Archaeologists have begun a hunt for the
Northamptonshire residence of Margaret Beaufort, mother of King
Henry VII and the woman who helped establish the Tudor dynasty.
Lady Margaret, whose determination to put her…
