Today, let’s take a look at the life of the Duchess of Gloucester.
Birgitte Eva Henriksen was born on 20 June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the youngest child of Asger Preben Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. When her parents separated in 1966, Birgitte took her mother’s maiden name of van Deurs.
She was educated in Odense, and at finishing school in Lausanne, Switzerland, before…
Although she left Suits at the end of season seven, the Duchess of Sussex has appeared in the trailer for the final season of the hit USA Network series.
Now, the Duchess doesn’t appear in any new scenes for the ninth and final season, but she appears at the beginning…
As she celebrated her twentieth wedding anniversary with a day out at Royal Ascot with her husband, it appeared that the Countess of Wessex was paying her own tribute to her famous day as a royal bride. For Sophie was in white and black on her big anniversary, just as she…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot
19th June 2019
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot alongside The Queen, their family and friends.
Edward and Sophie, who married on this day twenty years ago, were spotted in the Royal Box at the racecourse.
They did not take part in the carriage procession and are celebrating their anniversary privately.
Prince Edward is the Queen and Duke of…
The Duchess of Sussex, as their patron, wrote the foreword to Mayhew’s annual review for 2018.
Her Royal Highness wrote, “As a proud rescue dog owner, I know from personal experience the joy that adopting an animal into your home can bring. The role that we, as…
The last major Windsor wedding of the 20th century became something of a turning point for The Queen and her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of previous royal marriages. The wedding of…
There are celebrations in the royal household this week as the Earl and Countess of Wessex are celebrating 20 years of marriage on Wednesday.
The couple is marking the day privately alongside their two children, Lady Louise and James.
Prince Edward is the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s youngest child and married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999 at Windsor Castle.
The Earl of Wessex is the only…
Donald Trump has made a bold claim that he made The Queen laugh so much during his visit from 3 June to 5 June, that he got into trouble with royal officials.
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said: “I had such a great relationship, and we were laughing and having fun. And…
An 83-year-old woman is seriously ill after being involved in an incident with a motorcycle which formed part of the Duke of Cambridge’s convoy.
According to The Sun, the grandmother came to be injured after colliding with a police motorcycle which was escorting the…
Two Queens in a carriage: The Dutch King & Queen are Her Majesty's special guests at Royal Ascot
18th June 2019
The lack of sunshine didn’t stop the smiles. As day one of Royal Ascot 2019 got underway, the royal procession was led by the Queen who was joined by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands for the start of the famous meeting.
Queen Elizabeth II hosted the Dutch King and Queen at the racecourse as her special guests.
Their Majesties all travelled together in the carriage…
