“She was a rare flower, too delicate for
this world, but rejoicing others with her fragrance and cheering
them on the way…” With these words, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of
Russia described the death of her friend, Julia, Countess Rantzau
in a letter of 1901 to Princess Marie Bariatinsky, who had become
her lady-in-waiting in 1896 and who became a friend in her own
right, after the…
On a cool day in early spring 1929, a
king in waiting made his way to one of his country’s most famous
churches for his wedding. At his side was a childhood friend. The
bond between the men was strong enough for the groom to ask his
royal relation to act as best man on…
It’s been a difficult few weeks for the
Spanish monarchy, but you’d never know the tension behind the
scenes judging by Wednesday’s crowds welcoming King Felipe VI and
Queen Letizia to the Autonomous Community of Castile and León. Fans
carried a banner reading…
Prince Oskar Wilhelm Karl Hans Kuno of
Prussia was born on 15 July in 1915 at the Marmorpalais (Marble
Palace) near Potsdam in the Kingdom of Prussia. He was the son of
Prince Oscar Karl Gustav Adolf of Prussia and his wife, Princess
Ina-Marie Gräfin of Bassewitz. He was the grandchild of Emperor
Wilhelm II of Germany. When Prince Oskar was three-years-old, his
family was forced to abdicate…
Less than a day after launching its own
gin, Buckingham Palace’s bar has run dry. The spirit, made from
botanicals from the gardens of the famous royal home, has sold out
in hours. The Buckingham Palace gin was launched on July 13th 2020,
retailing at £40 for a 70cl…
In the run up to this royal wedding,
there was as much speculation about the guest list as there was
about the bridal gown. As Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, only daughter
of Princess Margaret and her former husband, Antony, Earl of
Snowdon, prepared to marry Daniel Chatto, the…
Surprisingly, Sweden has few rubies in
its very vast arsenal of royal jewels. They have a beautiful ruby
tiara that Queen Silvia has stunned in and a diamond and ruby
brooch worn by several women in the Royal Family. The King Edward
VII Ruby Tiara This tiara arrived in Sweden in 1905 when Princess
Margaret of Connaught married the future King Gustaf VI Adolf; she
was given the tiara as a…
It’s been the subject of debate for
decades but now the Queen’s real role in a political event that
rocked Australia have been revealed. Letters just released confirm
that Elizabeth II had no advance knowledge of the sacking of the
country’s Prime Minister by her…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark delivers powerful speech to the United Nations Human Rights Council
14th July 2020
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has
delivered a powerful speech on women’s rights to open the 44th
session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The
48-year-old gave her heartfelt address virtually, as the ongoing
coronavirus pandemic meant she was unable…
When The Royal We, the 2015 bestseller
from Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks (aka The Fug Girls) was
released, fans ate up the story of Bex, an American study abroad
student who marries Nick, second-in-line to the British throne. The
Will-and-Kate-esque royal couple (along with a ginger brother named
Freddie and a Pippa-like sister named Lacey) have now returned in
The Heir Affair, the…
