The Princess of Wales hosted her fourth
annual carol service, Together at Christmas, at Westminster Abbey
with a bold look from two of her favourite designers.
Catherine re-wore a scarlet Alexander MacQueen coat to the service.
She first wore the piece in 2020 when she attended the official
launch of her Hold Still photography project. The double-breasted
coat has black buttons on…
Prince Louis has a sweet Christmas message for some special people
6th December 2024
Prince Louis had a special handwritten
message for some very important people in his life. Attending the
Together at Christmas service organised by his mum, the Princess of
Wales, Louis joined other guests in leaving a note on the Kindness
Tree outside Westminster…
Sophie debuts sparkling gift as the Royal Family meet at Buckingham Palace
6th December 2024
Several members of the Royal family were
wearing a special gift when they attended the State Banquet for the
Amir of Qatar at Buckingham Palace. For the first time, a range of
royals were seen with the family order of King Charles III. The
Royal Family Order is presented…
In 1937, King George VI made his first
broadcast on Christmas Day. King George VI unexpectedly ascended to
the throne in December 1936 after his elder brother, King Edward
VIII, abdicated after less than a year as monarch. Given his shock
and all of the upheaval, George VI did not make a Christmas
broadcast in 1936. George was anxious about the broadcast as
public speaking made him nervous…
King Charles spoke during the Qatar State
Visit of the ongoing work to achieve an end to current conflicts.
The King made the pursuit of peace and resolution a central plank
of a speech that was a powerful part of what has been seen as a
highly successful State…
Among the most famous of the Royal
Family’s tiaras is a gem now known as Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik
Tiara and as the State Visit by the Amir of Qatar continued, Queen
Camilla wore it publicly for the very first time. It’s a striking
diadem, with an…
A Christmas address that brought people together in a time apart
3rd December 2024
It was one of the most anticipated and
historic speeches of a truly historic reign. On Christmas Day 2020,
millions listened as Queen Elizabeth II spoke at the most difficult
of times. The late Queen had seen Great Britain and the
Commonwealth through many of the major moments of the twentieth and
twenty first centuries. In 2020, she gave two televised addresses-
the first in April and the…
The peacetime Christmas broadcast that brought a nation together
2nd December 2024
The Christmas broadcast is a much loved
part of the festive celebrations. And some have marked moments in
history. King George VI only reigned for little over fifteen years
but he led his subjects through several difficult years. In 1945,
he was able to truly celebrate on…
State Visits mean State Banquets and
State Banquets mean tiaras. While Buckingham Palace has confirmed
that The Princess of Wales will not be attending the State Banquet
for the imminent Qatari State Visit, she has worn some spectacular
looks in the past. State Banquet…
Queen Camilla had one Christmas Day
tradition that she was very pleased to leave behind and it involved
the festive lunch. Her son, Tom Parker Bowles, revealed that, for
several years while he was growing up, his family regularly got up
on Christmas morning to find their oven didn’t work. Speaking to
the Weekend magazine of the Daily Mail, he said that the family’s
Aga used to go…
