In the northern end of the gardens at
Frogmore is a small building, the so-called Gothic Ruin. We know
that Queen Victoria used her brick and tiled Tea House in which to
breakfast, write, sit and take tea. She often worked outdoors on
her papers in a tent set up close to the Tea House. The gardens at
Frogmore were of profound emotional importance to the Queen, not
only for the peace and…
On July 21st, Belgium celebrates its
National Day. Naturally, the Belgian Royal family plays a big role
in the celebrations. This year, however, the special day will be
marked very differently due to the ongoing pandemic. Let’s take a
look at King Philippe and Queen…
Newlyweds Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi and
Princess Beatrice have shared more photos of their wedding day. The
couple, who got married on July 17th at Windsor, added two more
images to their official album. They were taken by Benjamin Wheeler
who also took the two photos…
It was a secret wedding that was all over
before we even knew it was on. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo
Mapelli Mozzi took us all by surprise by marrying discreetly at
Windsor on July 17th 2020. The bride and groom emerged from their
ceremony beneath a huge arch of bloom, mirroring the shades in
Beatrice’s bouquet. And the flowers carried by the princess for her
marriage at the Royal Chapel of…
In the end, this was a royal wedding all
about the special bond between a grandmother and granddaughter. As
Princess Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, she wore a gown
that had once belonged to her granny and the tiara that the Queen
had chosen for her own wedding over…
It’s become one of the big questions in
the run up to a royal marriage – which tiara will the bride wear?
It’s now an accepted part of any Windsor wedding and the decision
of Princess Beatrice to wear the same tiara as her grandmother did
as a bride for her big day is…
The Royal family has many notable pieces
of jewellery in its collection. While Royal Central has covered
different parts of the vast collection, this month Royal Central is
looking at Britain’s famous rubies. Considered one of the
traditional cardinal gems along with amethyst, sapphire, emerald,
and diamond, the ruby is known as the birthstone for July. The word
“ruby” itself comes from…
Elizabeth II has reigned for 25,000 days,
another milestone in a reign already filled with history The Queen
took the throne on February 6th 1952. Since then she has become the
longest reigning Monarch in British history as well as the longest
lived Monarch that the…
Prince Joachim of Prussia may have found
himself a king had history worked out differently. Today, on the
100th anniversary of his death, let’s take a look back at the life
of the man who might have been King of Ireland. Prince Joachim
Franz Humbert of Prussia was born…
Queen Victoria’s last journey by train
took place on Saturday 2 February 1901. The Great Western Railway
produced a beautifully illuminated train plan for the ‘Funeral of
Her Late Most Gracious Majesty The Queen. Arrangement of Royal
Train. Paddington to Windsor. 1.32 pm. Saturday 2nd February 1901’.
That relationship, which had begun in life for the Queen only two
years after her marriage…
