Nowadays, the phrase “royal trendsetter”
brings to mind the Duchess of Cambridge and the “Duchess effect”
and Queen Maxima’s bold fashion choices. However, several royals in
the twentieth century have been fashion trendsetters. Princess
Marina, the Duchess of Kent, quickly became a fashion icon in
Britain upon her engagement to Prince George in 1934 and remained
one for…
It was a royal wedding that made history
and brought the House of Windsor one of its most popular ever
members. In June 1961, the Duke of Kent married Katharine Worsley.
The new Duchess of Kent would go on to be an instant hit and,
alongside her husband, spend decades…
The Royal Collection Trust announced two
special exhibitions taking place this summer as what would have
been Prince Philip’s 100th birthday approaches. Both Windsor Castle
and the Palace of Holyroodhouse will display items to honour the
life and legacy of…
The Princess Royal has marked a special
military milestone and celebrated volunteers as she added more face
to face engagements to her diary as summer got under way. Princess
Anne was in Dorset on the first day of June 2021 for a visit to the
13th Signal Regiment at their base at Blandford Forum where she cut
a cake for the first anniversary of their formation. Anne, who is
Colonel-in-Chief of…
The Earl of Wessex has described the
prospect of becoming Duke of Edinburgh one day as ”bittersweet”. In
his first ever joint interview with the Countess of Wessex, given
to Camilla Tominey at the Daily Telegraph, Prince Edward underlined
that he isn’t…
The Duchess of Sussex has given birth to
a daughter. Prince Harry and Meghan have named the child Lilibet
Diana Mountbatten-Windsor. The baby girl will be known as ‘Lili’
for short. Both mother and child are healthy and well. The Duchess
gave birth on…
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to
the thousands of soldiers who lost their lives on D-Day in a
special message, describing the new official memorial to them as
”long overdue”. On the 77th anniversary of the D-Day Landings,
Prince Charles spoke by video at the official opening of the
British Normandy Memorial which overlooks one of the beaches where
Operation Overlord began to…
Disappointment for The Queen as she is set to miss the Epsom Derby for only the fourth time in 75 years
4th June 2021
The Queen is set to miss the Epsom Derby
on Saturday due to government restrictions on raceways which are
likely to reduce the monarch’s enjoyment of the day. According to
royal sources who have spoken to The Daily Telegraph, The Queen has
decided to watch the Derby…
On Saturday, the eyes of the sporting
world will be on Epsom Downs for the 242nd annual running of the
Epsom Derby – the world’s most famous flat race. However, before
all of that, the fillies get their time to shine on Friday for
their biggest race of the…
The Queen needs you - writers and choirs from across the world needed for special song to be performed at Platinum Jubilee celebrations
4th June 2021
With a year to go until The Queen’s
Platinum Jubilee celebrations, The Commonwealth Resounds is calling
on all Commonwealth writers, composers, and choirs to be involved
in a special and unique tribute to The Queen. A brand new
Commonwealth song will be commissioned to be sung by choirs in all
54 Commonwealth countries at the same time as the lighting of The
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee…
