A rare medieval monument, built by a grieving king for his lost queen, won’t now be repaired until spring next year. The Eleanor Cross at Hardingstone in Northamptonshire will undergo restoration work from April 2019 but campaigners have raised concerns that that will be too long to stop more damage being done.
The 13th century stone cross has been deteriorating for some time with chunks falling…
In a week when we got our first news of royal history to come (yes, I’m talking baby Sussex here) there were also plenty of tidbits from times gone to whet the appetite of even the hungriest fan of the royal past. From once in a lifetime exhibitions to the promise of…
Princess Madeleine talks designing her wedding dress with Valentino
19th October 2018
Princess Madeleine has talked openly for the first time about how her wedding dress was designed. The Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani had asked the Princess to create her dress. The Princess said the meetings with the designer were “rather…
Following the recent wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, we take a look at other princesses who have married commoners. Here is the story of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden who married personal trainer and gym owner Daniel Westling in 2010.
The future prince was born Olof Daniel Westling on 15 September 1973 in Örebro, Sweden. He experienced a very middle-class upbringing: his…
Princess Eugenie releases a behind-the-scenes picture of her wedding
16th October 2018
Princess Eugenie has released a behind-the-scenes picture taken in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle following their wedding.
The photo shows Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank sat with their bridal party after the couple’s official wedding photos were…
Princess Eugenie releases message following her wedding last week
16th October 2018
Princess Eugenie has released a message thanking people for their ‘wonderful wishes’ following her marriage to Jack Brooksbank last week.
Releasing her message via her father’s Twitter account, she said: “Jack and I would like to thank everyone who…
Whilst many eyes on Friday were looking at the Hollywood “A” listers who attended Prince Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s wedding at Windsor, there were also many representatives of both our royal family and foreign royal families in attendance who had some connection with the couple. Let us take a look at them, together with their links to the couple and our Royal Family.
Crown Prince…
The reason why Eugenie and Jack left a seat empty at their wedding
14th October 2018
During the wedding ceremony of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank, one seat was left empty in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
When her cousin, Prince Harry left the same seat open during his May wedding to Meghan Markle (the now Duchess of Sussex), many…
Buckingham Palace has released a series of portraits taken to commemorate the marriage of Princess Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank on Friday.
Alex Bramall
Taken in the White Drawing Room of Windsor Castle, one of the photographs show the bride and groom with members of their…
Ratings success for ITV's This Morning as millions tune in to watch Eugenie & Jack's wedding
13th October 2018
ITV saw its viewing figures almost triple on Friday morning as millions of people tuned in to watch the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank.
This Morning At The Royal Wedding, hosted by Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford, saw an average of 3 million people tune in, with a peak audience of 3.9 million.
The wedding was broadcast on ITV from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm, and achieved a 46%…
