British Royals

We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the Pathe newsreels of the time presenting trophies and cheering on the tennis stars of the day. This granddaughter of Queen Victoria was a good sport and she…

The title of Duke of Edinburgh is one of the best known in the modern Monarchy. It was held for almost 74 years by Prince Philip. He is the best known of all the men to be Duke of Edinburgh but the five women who have been the city’s duchess, including the newly created Duchess of Edinburgh, are all famous names in royal history.The Hanover’s missing queenThe first Duchess of Edinburgh…

Empress Masako of Japan wore a face mask for the State Visit procession along the Mall – and there was a striking reason for her choice.The Empress is allergic to horses and, rather than miss the spectacular procession, she chose to wear a mask instead to protect from any potential reaction.[getty src=”2158615478″ width=”594″ height=”374&#8243…