The Duchess of Gloucester has been named
as a Royal Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter.
The King appointed her to the Order on April 23rd 2024, St.
George’s Day, the traditional time for appointments to the oldest
order of chivalry in Britain. The appointment is in the gift of His
Majesty. In its announcement, Buckingham Palace said that the
Duchess ”takes great…
Prince Louis is celebrating his sixth
birthday and his parents have shared a brand new photo of their
youngest child to mark the occasion. Louis is seen in an image
taken by the Princess of Wales. The photo was taken in Windsor in
the last few days. Prince Louis of…
A new statue of Queen Elizabeth II has
been unveiled in England’s smallest county. The official reveal of
the 7 feet bronze sculpture took place on what would have been
Elizabeth II’s 98th birthday – April 21st 2024. Wonderful to see
crowds of people…
The Queen has made her visit to the Royal
Lancers since becoming their Colonel-in-Chief and it proved to be a
poignant meeting. For the regiment is the one to which her later
father, Major Bruce Shand, belonged and Her Majesty found several
reminders of her beloved dad during her visit. Queen Camilla was
shown one of Major Shand’s tunics as she toured barracks at
Catterick in North…
King Harald of Norway is scaling back his
public engagements on a permanent basis. The king, who is 87, will
continue with his constitutional duties and will still hold
audiences and meetings at the Royal Palace as well as undertake
visits around Norway. But the number of…
He might get little fanfare or media
coverage, but the Duke of Kent continues to quietly conduct
official engagements on behalf of The King, despite his advancing
age and mobility problems. The 88-year-old royal has so far
conducted 24 royal engagements in 2024, ranging…
The Prince of Wales has put the spotlight
on food waste as he began public engagements for the first time
since the Princess of Wales announced she is being treated for
cancer. Prince William headed to Surplus to Supper in
Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey to see how they make sure food and goods
that shops and wholesalers would otherwise throw away is put to
good use. The Prince spent time meeting…
The ultimate royal wedding dress: the gown worn by Grace Kelly as she became a princess
19th April 2024
It is perhaps the most talked about royal
wedding dress of them all. When Grace Kelly, Oscar winning actress
and Hollywood superstar, married Prince Rainier III of Monaco on
April 19th 1956, she did it in a gown for the history books. The
outfit became an instant classic and…
Why Queen Letizia had to take a seat at an important moment in State Visit to the Netherlands
19th April 2024
The Queen of Spain had to sit down for
the traditional greetings at the State Banquet held in her honour
as she visited the Netherlands with her husband, King Felipe. Queen
Letizia was seated for the line up which saw the royal guests and
their hosts meet dozens of guests…
With rumours of an imminent announcement
for a Japanese State Visit to the United Kingdom, which would mark
a slow return to normality for the British Royals, and current
State Visits from Spain to the Netherlands and to Belgium from
Luxembourg, it only feels appropriate to take a look at what a
State Visit is, and what it entails. State Visits are the highest
form of diplomatic trips…
