The Dutch Royal Family has an impressive jewellery collection and one of the stand-out pieces is almost two centuries old and was originally known by a now very unusual name.
The Romanov Pearl and Diamond Stomacher originally belonged to Grand Duchess Catharine Pavlovna of Russia who then left the piece to her daughter, Queen Sophie of the Netherlands. Sophie wore the stomacher for a portrait…
King Charles plays the carrot—yes, you read that right
4th April 2025
You read that headline right: King Charles did play a carrot recorder at a musical reception, but it was in service of promoting grassroots—perhaps literally—musical groups across the United Kingdom.
The event was held to “celebrate the vital role music plays in…
The Earthshot Prize is heading to Rio de Janeiro
4th April 2025
The Earthshot Prize is heading to Brazil!
In a video announcement featuring the likes of Dame Christiana Figueres and Dame Jacinda Ardern, Cate Blanchett, David Beckham, and many more Earthshot Prize ambassadors, Rio de Janeiro has been revealed as the host city of this…
The hidden message in Queen Camilla's wedding flowers that told her groom ''I can't live without you''
3rd April 2025
The wedding bouquet carried by Queen Camilla on her wedding day, April 9th 2005 were a riot of early blooms that matched her pale blue and gold dress to perfection. But the flowers were also filled with personal touches that had their own place in a royal romance that made her a queen. For not only were the flowers in the posy highly significant, they had been grown by the bride and groom…
Amidst the splendor of the Seine and Notre Dame, King Frederik and Queen Mary end their Parisian visit in style
3rd April 2025
King Frederik and Queen Mary spent their final day in Paris amidst the splendour of the city, culminating with a visit to the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Their final day in Paris began with a visit to the city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, at the City Hall, but it wasn’t long…
It’s become one of the big questions in the run up to a royal marriage – which tiara will the bride wear? It’s now an accepted part of any Windsor wedding and the decision of Princess Beatrice to wear the same tiara as Elizabeth II did for her big day is…
Queen Camilla goes on an egg hunt outside Buckingham Palace
2nd April 2025
Queen Camilla was on the hunt Tuesday—for eggs!
Specifically, the Queen was looking for a two-foot-tall egg that she and King Charles had commissioned for The Big Egg Hunt 2025, an initiative of the Elephant Family, of which they are joint patrons.
Queen Camilla and King Charles commissioned an oversized egg painted by Alice Shirley that is named ‘Green Man Humpty Dumpty Egg’ and is on…
Princess Ingrid Alexandra receives a special bunad as her military service winds down
2nd April 2025
Princess Ingrid Alexandra received a special gift from Bardu and MÃ¥lselv Municipality, a first for the Norwegian Royal Family.
As a symbol of her time spent in Bardu and Målselv, the future queen of Norway received their bunad, the traditional costume of their…
King Charles spent a ‘restful’ weekend at Highgrove following a brief period of hospitalisation, and is prepared to return to work this week according to Buckingham Palace.
The Palace provided a brief update on the King’s health, relaying that after spending a…
King Charles and Queen Camilla pay tribute to their mothers
31st March 2025
King Charles and Queen Camilla paid tribute to their mothers on social media, sharing snaps of their late parents in their younger years to mark Mother’s Day.
In a 1956 photo taken at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, King Charles and Princess Anne are pictured with the late Queen Elizabeth II; while Rosalind Shand, Queen Camilla’s mother, is shown in undated snap with her eldest…