British Royals

Lady Louise competes at the Royal Windsor Horse show alongside her mother, the Duchess of Edinburgh

Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor once again competed at the Royal Windsor Horse Show over the weekend. After spending time officiating at the show earlier in the week, the young royal took to the reins on the final day. Lady Louise competed in the British Driving Society event, as did her mother the Duchess of Edinburgh, who rode in a separate carriage. Louise and Sophie both received a…
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British Royals

Lady Louise makes poignant return to the horse show where she made her grandmother so proud

Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor has been keeping up a very special family tradition as she attended in the Royal Windsor Horse Show alongside her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. It was at the very same show in 2022 where she competed in a carriage riding competition, with her grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II beaming with pride as she watched on from the Royal Box. The 20-year-old…
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British Royals

Can The King and members of The Royal Family vote in the election?

Elections are taking place across England and Wales this week, including in London, where citizens are being asked to either re-elect Sadiq Khan as the city’s Mayor, or to vote for an alternative candidate. The right to vote is a fundamental aspect to living in the UK, however, for some people, heading to the ballot boxes is strictly off limits. But does this include the monarch? Assuming…
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Princess Anne and Family

How Princess Anne revived a forgotten royal name

A is for Anne but why did the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II end up with a name that, at the time, wasn’t a usual one for members of the Royal Family? The answer can perhaps best be found in the summer of 1930 and the arrival of another princess. In August that year, the future George VI and his Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) welcomed their second daughter. The baby girl was…
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