It was a quiet country affair, far
removed from the pomp and ceremony we’ve come to expect from royal
weddings. The setting was an English parish church, the regal guest
list only filled a couple of pews, and the bride walked in several
minutes late carrying her own train to protect it from the rain.
The marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, on 8 July 1972,
was a royal wedding with a…
Today, Birgitte, the Duchess of
Gloucester, will celebrate her 75th birthday. A Danish member of
the British Royal Family, Birgitte is married to Prince Richard,
the Duke of Gloucester, who is a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth
II. Together the couple has three children…
When Sophie Rhys Jones married Prince
Edward on June 19th 1999 at St. George’s Chapel, she carried a
bouquet with more than a hint of the past about it. The couple who
starred in the last big Windsor wedding of the 20th century had
gone for something of a medieval…
If ever a royal wedding dress summed up
its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her
marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel,
Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor
bridal dress of the 20thcentury and it saw in a new era with style.
Sophie and Edward’s big day might have been a modern marriage but
it had an air of…
The Queen arrived at Royal Ascot on the
final day of the meeting in which she had four runners. This is the
first time Her Majesty has attended Royal Ascot in two years due to
the global health emergency which has limited attendance. Although
it was known that the…
On 19 June 1999, Prince Edward, the
youngest son of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, married Sophie
Rhys-Jones at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. The two had met at a
tennis event in 1993. They announced their engagement on 6 January
1999. Edward proposed to…
Royal experts discuss Lilibet name row in new episode of True Royalty's The Royal Beat
19th June 2021
Trooping the Colour, the G7 Summit, Royal
Ascot, and Harry and Meghan’s baby name drama are amongst the
topics covered in a jam-packed new episode of The Royal Beat,
available now on the True Royalty website. The royal experts
joining host Kate Thornton in this week’s episode, titled “The
Royals: Out in Force,” included Vanity Fair royal correspondent
Katie Nicholl…
During a visit to the Chelsea &
Westminster Hospital on Thursday, The Prince of Wales met with
young people supported by his Prince’s Trusts’ Health and Social
Care programmes, and how those programmes led them to employment
with the National Health Service. The…
The Duchess of Cambridge launches the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood
18th June 2021
The Duchess of Cambridge has launched the
Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, an umbrella of her
charitable organisation which will “drive awareness of and action
on the extraordinary impact of the early years, in order to
transform society for generations to…
Sophie talks about Prince Philip in new BBC interview: "He has left a giant-sized hole in our lives"
17th June 2021
The Countess of Wessex sat down for a
wide-ranging interview with BBC Radio 5 Live on Wednesday morning,
speaking about her late father-in-law, her work on behalf of rape
survivors, and life during lockdown. Speaking to radio host Naga
Munchetty, Sophie was brought to tears talking about the late
Prince Philip, who passed away in April. She called the loss a
“giant-sized hole in our…
