On May 6th 2023 at Westminster Abbey,
King Charles III was crowned with St. Edward’s Crown, at the moment
of coronation. The Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown on His
Majesty’s head before declaring ”God Save The King.” The design of
St. Edward’s Crown dates back to the eleventh century, but the
crown itself is much younger. The original St. Edward’s Crown
reportedly…
The dazzling display of aquamarines that has only been worn by Queen Elizabeth II
27th August 2023
The Aquamarine Parure began as a
coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a
Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of
15 years, to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s most fashionable and
complete parures. And now that set of…
As she stepped into the Royal Opera House
for a concert marking one of the biggest political events of her
reign, Elizabeth II was the picture of serenity. But just minutes
earlier she had had to perform a tiara swap as her jewels fell
apart in the back of her royal…
Hillsborough Castle lies in the village
of Royal Hillsborough in the northwest of County Down in Northern
Ireland. While the official government residence might look the
part of a royal castle, it’s anything but. The Georgian county
house was built in the 18th century for the Hill family, Marquesses
of Downshire, who owned it until 1922. At that point, The 7th
Marquess of Downshire sold the…
She was known as “the people’s princess”
and 26 years after her death, people still go to see where Princess
Diana spent her final years, Kensington Palace. While apartments 8
and 9 are not open to the public, there is still plenty of detail
as to what her life was…
The State Visit of King Charles and Queen
Camilla to France will now take place in September. Their Majesties
will visit Paris and Bordeaux between September 20th and 22nd 2023.
The King and Queen were due to make the official trip in March 2023
but had to cancel…
The King of Canada has sent a message to
residents of British Columbia and the Northwest Territories
following severe wildfires in the area. In a message sent to the
Governor General of Canada, King Charles shares that he and Queen
Camilla have been “desperately concerned” about the news of
widespread wildfires, and that their visit to the Northwest
Territories in 2022 was a great…
With the news that the Le
Touquet-Paris-Plage International Airport in France is set to
change its name to add ‘Elizabeth II’ in honour of the late queen,
we started looking into other places and things named after Queen
Elizabeth II. While the French airport is the…
The gowns worn by royal bridesmaids can
often be overlooked but the creations made for the attendants at
Princess Margaret’s wedding in May 1960 had a very special meaning.
For they were a link between the bride and her beloved father, who
had died almost a decade before…
When one thinks of the British monarch
and their London residence, Buckingham Palace is likely what comes
to mind. For King Charles III and Queen Camilla, they are often at
Buckingham for work, but it is the 19th-century townhome, Clarence
House, that Their Majesties call “home.” [getty src=”912220758″
width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”com”] Built between 1825 and 1827,
the…
