The majority of Brits will have heard of
Trooping the Colour, but many do not understand what it actually
is, why it takes place and who it involves. With the celebration
taking place on 9th June, let us explain everything you need to
know. The first thing you ought to know is that Trooping the Colour
is the Queen’s birthday parade and it involves regiments of the
British and Commonwealth…
In the UK there are very specific rules
regarding who is entitled to be a Prince or Princess. Most of these
rules come from Letters Patent issued in 1917 by King George V, in
which the King accords the Princely title to all children of the
Sovereign, to the Sovereign’s…
The ratings are in, and the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex’s wedding was seen by an audience of 11.5 million
viewers, far behind the audiences of the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge’s wedding and the Earl and Countess of Wessex’s wedding.
In the UK, 8.9 million viewers…
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of
Cornwall are set to travel to Ireland next month where they will
visit the Lakes of Killarney and Cork. This will be Prince
Charles’s first visit to the area and he will be the first Royal to
grace The Kingdom of Kerry since 1861 when Queen Victoria visited.
Naval headquarters in Haulbowline, will also receive a visit from
the Prince of Wales. Due to its…
Lady Amelia Windsor has been appointed to
the role of Contributing Fashion Editor at the society & fashion
magazine, Tatler. The 22-year-old, who is the granddaughter of
the Duke and Duchess of Kent, has been featured in the magazine
many times in the past and has now been…
Prince Harry to visit the Netherlands in July - will the Duchess of Sussex join him?
29th May 2018
Dutch media are reporting that Prince
Harry will be visiting the Netherlands in late July. The rumoured
trip is to announce the 2020 Invictus Games that will be held
in The Hague and Rotterdam over a one week period, according to
NOS. The exact date of the games is yet to…
The Duke of Edinburgh’s former Private
Secretary, Brigadier Sir Miles Hunt-Davis, has died at the age
of 79. Sir Miles was Prince Philip’s right-hand man for 19 years,
having taken his position at Buckingham Palace in 1991 as an
Assistant Private Secretary, before being promoted in 1993 and
retiring in 2010. During his time with the Prince, the retired army
officer took his role extremely…
The Queen’s birthday is coming up soon,
if you are experiencing a feeling of Déjà vu, don’t worry you are
not imagining the fact that the Queen also had a birthday in April.
The second Saturday in June is known as Queen Elizabeth’s official
birthday, but the monarch…
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece on the Duchess of Sussex: "I cannot wait to see how Meghan's role will evolve"
28th May 2018
Crown Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece
has spoken optimistically about the new Duchess of Sussex’s role in
the British Royal Family in an interview with Paris Match magazine.
“This marriage is the symbol of an opening to the new millennium,”
Marie-Chantal said.
Emilia Wickstead issues apology after criticising the Duchess of Sussex
28th May 2018
After joining in the record number of
viewers who watched the Royal Wedding, New Zealand-born fashion
designer turned to the Daily Mail to criticise the Duchess of
Sussex’s choices. She called out the dress designed by Clare Waight
Keller, Givenchy’s first female creative director, saying Meghan’s
dress was “identical” to her “Helene wedding dress.” “Her dress is
identical to one…
