British RoyalsFashionPrincess Anne and Family

Norman Hartnell designs for Princess Anne up for auction

Dozens of items from Sir Norman Hartnell’s archives are heading to the auction block, including designs for Princess Anne.  Several sketches, press pieces, and documents from the 1960s and 1970s are going to be auctioned by Ewbank’s Auctions on 11 November. The items were given as a personal gift from the house’s last owner to the vendor.  There are two different…
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The Earl and Countess of Wessex head to Northern Ireland

The Earl and Countess of Wessex have spent a day in Northern Ireland, culminating with a visit to the famous Balmoral Show. Their first engagement was a tour of the new facilities at the South Lake Leisure Centre in Craigavon. They met with the staff and patrons of the facilities, as well as those involved in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, where the centre was used as a regional…
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The case for HRH Princess Louise

It was the first time we’d heard her speak. When Lady Louise talked fondly of her late grandfather in the BBC One documentary Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers, she did it with confidence, passion, and a sense of duty. With her 18th birthday approaching in November, I think an appropriate gift would be that she starts using her official title, Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, and…
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Lady Louise makes confident debut as she pays tribute to her beloved grandfather

There were plenty of surprises in the TV tribute to Prince Philip that celebrated his remarkable life but among the biggest was a teenager with a very bright future. The special BBC One programme featuring the Royal Family talking about the Duke of Edinburgh also marked the first interview with his youngest granddaughter, Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, and she all but stole the show. Lady…
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