Each family has its own Christmas
tradition and royal families are no exception. For seven decades,
Elizabeth II enjoyed the celebrations of a family Christmas which
she shaped into a traditional all of her own. As the Windsors
prepare to mark the festive season, we look at how Elizabeth II
made Christmas a very special time for family. A Very Big Family
Lunch A week before Christmas, Queen…
How the Princess of Wales put young people at the heart of her carol service
5th December 2023
The Princess of Wales is ensuring that
young people are at the heart of this year’s Together at Christmas
carol service on Friday with Kensington Palace announcing a host of
ways that children will feature. Now in its third year, the
Together at Christmas carol service…
Another major change is coming next year,
this time within the Royal Collection Trust. On 4th December, the
Trust announced that in 2024, The Queen’s Galleries at Buckingham
Palace and the Palace of Holyroodhouse will become The King’s
Galleries, reflecting the new…
It was a banner year for King Charles:
his first full year on the throne, not to mention the global
spectacle of his coronation earlier this May, and now, as the year
winds to a close, he finds himself on Time magazine’s shortlist for
Person of the Year. Time announced their shortlist on Monday
morning, and the King has stiff competition against the likes of
Barbie, Taylor Swift, the striking…
The regal history of the tiny church which the Royal Family will attend on Christmas Day
4th December 2023
It is a little church in a remote part of
Norfolk but once a year, all eyes fall on it. St Mary Magadalene on
the Sandringham Estate boasts a pretty impressive royal pedigree
and for over a century it has been a very special place for kings,
queens, princes and princesses.
The Duchess of Edinburgh, has returned
from a four-day solo trip to the Republic of Colombia. The purpose
of the visit was to meet with female survivors of gender-based
violence. Many of these women and girls were attacked during a
52-year conflict that recently ended…
The historic photo taken in the last days of one reign that marked an important moment in a new reign
3rd December 2023
There was huge anticipation in 2022 when
King Charles and Queen Camilla unveiled their first Christmas card
since His Majesty became monarch. Buckingham Palace released the
image that featured on Their Majesties Christmas card early in
December; it was taken by Sam Hussein at the Braemar Games on 3
September 2022. It has an added poignancy as it was taken just a
few days before Charles…
Sparkling with diamonds and studded with
creamy pearls, it is a perfect fit for bridal white so it’s no
surprise that a rather impressive royal necklace was created for a
marriage. Queen Alexandra’s Wedding Necklace is a rarely seen royal
gem but it has a…
King Charles has made an impassioned plea
for countries to work together to tackle the climate issues facing
the world. His Majesty delivered a keynote speech at the opening
session of COP28 in Dubai and he had a striking message for his
audience, telling them ”The…
The Christmas tree at one of the oldest
royal castles in the world is now sparkling for visitors. The
decorations at Windsor Castle have gone up as Advent gets under way
and they have an historic theme in 2023. It’s the 675th anniversary
of the foundation of the Order of the Garter and it’s the symbol of
this ancient group that tops the magnificent Nordmann fir in St.
