British Royals

The Duchess of Gloucester has been named as a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter by King Charles III. It is a reflection of the ongoing senior role within the Royal Family that the Duchess has. In the announcement, Buckingham Palace noted that Her Royal Highness has links with over dozens of organisations covering a wide range of areas including sport, the arts and health and…

Not all kings and queens are born in castles. The tale of the longest reigning Monarch in British history began in a London townhouse. To be precise, No 17, Bruton Street, Mayfair – for that iswhere Elizabeth II was born. In the 1920s this now famous address was the London townhouse of the Earl and Countess of Strathmore. Their residence in the capital had already featured in one…

She was marrying a king’s son, a royal duke who was fifth in line to a throne. Her wedding was hugely anticipated, the latest in a series of magnificent marriages in a dynasty that still sparkled despite a continental turn against monarchy that had seen many of its most closely related royal families toppled from power. And yet this royal bride was determined to do things her own way. When…

The Princess Royal was in a hard hat and high vis jacket as she got to grips with a new project. Princess Anne is the sponsor of HMS Venturer, the Royal Navy’s newest frigate, which is currently under construction in Rosyth. As work continued, the Princess Royal was given a tour of the assembly facility. Wearing safety clothes, she was given an overview of the work involved in building…