Back in April 1963, the country stopped
to watch the grand wedding of Queen Elizabeth II’s first cousin,
Princess Alexandra of Kent, to British businessman Angus Ogilvy.
The couple met during a ball at Luton Hoo in 1955, and seven years
later, Buckingham Palace announced they were engaged to be married.
Despite being the second son of the Earl and Countess of Airlie,
Angus was seen as…
The Royal Family under Charles III- subtle changes or big differences?
6th September 2023
As the first anniversary of King Charles
III’s Accession Day approaches, we are reflecting upon the first
year of his reign. Although Charles strove for bold change while
Prince of Wales, he has taken a different approach to his role as
sovereign. King Charles’s…
The devastating secret that Princess Alice kept from her ailing husband, the Duke of Gloucester
5th September 2023
The third son of King George V and Queen
Mary, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was born on 31 March 1900.
He was the first son of a monarch to be educated at school and went
onto study at Eton College. His life was full of tragedy starting
with not being able to…
Netflix hints at what the last series of The Crown will feature
5th September 2023
In a hint released on social media,
Netflix has given a sneak peak of a significant royal event that
will be included in The Crown‘s final season. On X, Netflix shared
an image of an order of service for the blessing of the marriage of
The King and Queen’s in 2005 at Windsor. The Crown first
premiered on Netflix in 2015 and over the first five seasons has
covered notable events like…
She was known as “the People’s Princess,”
and even after her untimely death, it proved so as an estimated
billions across the world watched Diana, Princess of Wales’s
funeral on 6 September 1997. This made it one of the biggest
televised events in history. [getty…
Sapphires have been one of the favourite
jewels of the modern House of Windsor. The famous engagement ring,
worn now by two Princesses of Wales, is one of the best known regal
gems in the world. Meanwhile, Queen Camilla has made a sapphire
tiara the symbol of her first…
Rishi Sunak joins King Charles and Queen Camilla at Balmoral just days before anniversary of accession
4th September 2023
As the first anniversary of his accession
to the throne nears, King Charles has been keeping up with
traditions, and has spent these last few days of summer holidays at
Balmoral. On Sunday, 3rd September, His Majesty and Queen
Camilla attended Sunday service at Crathie Kirk, near the Balmoral
Royal Estate, where they were joined by the Princess Royal and Sir
Tim Laurence, Lady Susan Hussey (a…
Much is known about the life of the new
King Charles III, but few know the story behind why he received his
first name. The answer is that His Majesty is named after Queen
Elizabeth’s favourite uncle, a Norwegian king. The Norwegian and
British royal families have very…
Nearly a year after her death, the
formation of the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Committee to plan a
permanent tribute to the late queen has been announced. The Deputy
Prime Minister Oliver Dowden announced that the work is now under
way on a project focused on “designing a…
The controversial planning of the funeral for Diana, Princess of Wales
2nd September 2023
When a member of the Royal Family dies, a
funeral plan is usually ready. In the case of Diana, Princess of
Wales, things were much different, especially since she had just
finalised her divorce from Prince Charles. The Royal Family had
just a week to organise Diana’s funeral. A planning committee was
set up, including people from St James’s, Kensington, and
Buckingham Palaces…
