Queen Camilla has joined events bringing
people of all ages together through poetry. Her Majesty returned
briefly to London from Balmoral to support Poetry Together, the
annual event that encourages old and young to join together to read
poems. Established by author and broadcaster, Gyles Brandreth, in
2019, Poetry Together sees people learn a poem by heart together
before enjoying it along…
St James’s Palace is one of London’s most
senior royal palaces, but it would never live to be the regular
London home of the most senior royal, the monarch. The palace was
built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s on an isolated
hospital dedicated to…
Diana, Princess of Wales had just
divorced Prince Charles and was ready for a fresh start when her
life was cut short in a Paris car crash in August 1997. Her final
months were spent advocating for a number of humanitarian issues.
As another sombre anniversary passes…
Country music star Dolly Parton has
revealed she once turned down an invitation from the Princess of
Wales. The beloved 77-year-old said Catherine invited her for tea
while she was in London for work; however, Dolly declined. In true
Dolly fashion, the star hilariously explained her reasoning on BBC
2: “This time, Lordy, I even got invited to have tea with Kate, but
I couldn’t…
The King has presented a brand new colour
to the Royal Guard at Balmoral Castle. The regimental flag was
handed over by His Majesty in a short ceremony at Balmoral as he
began his residence there for the summer. Accompanied by The Queen,
King Charles presented the…
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.
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 sparkling gems is in the care
of Queen Camilla. Queen Elizabeth II was gifted the beginnings of
the Aquamarine Parure from the…
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…
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 like behind the private parts of the palace
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