Empress Elisabeth of Austria was born as
Duchess in Bavaria in 1837. She enjoyed an informal upbringing
before marrying her first cousin Emperor Franz Joseph I at the age
of sixteen. Empress Elisabeth was recognised as one of the most
beautiful women in Europe and always attracted attention wherever
she went. She was obsessed with her appearance, and she implemented
some bizarre beauty…
Today, on the 150th anniversary of his
birth, let’s take a look back at the life of a complex Sovereign
Prince of Monaco, Prince Louis II, who oversaw a period of great
cultural strides and dark days for the principality. Prince Louis
Honoré Charles Antoine Grimaldi…
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young
widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took
many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry
VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July 12th
1543, his five previous unions and…
On a summer’s day in 1818, a young German
princess walked into one of the most famous hotels in London to
meet a man twice her age. Just a year earlier, Adelaide of
Saxe-Meiningen and her suitor, William, Duke of Clarence, would
never have considered chatting let alone taking the step that would
inevitably follow this brief exchange. But after a short time
together, with chaperones, of course…
As King Felipe VI took on the latest of
his visits around Spain to boost the country following the
coronavirus pandemic, he found himself in a wine cellar. Dressed
down for Friday and wearing a mask, Felipe stood in the shadows,
gazing at the cobwebs. No one would have…
Prince Louis de Valois, Duke of Orleans
was born 13 March 1372 as the second-born son of the French
monarch, King Charles V. Louis de Valois had a close relationship
with his older brother, who had become the King of France by the
age of twelve. Louis was intelligent and…
A 64-hectare solar farm near the Battle
of Bosworth site has been rejected by local councillors after a
long and public discussion on the matter. Councillor Jonathan
Collet posted the news on his Twitter account, writing, “Absolutely
delighted that my motion to protect the Bosworth Battlefield site
and reject an application for a large Solar Farm in Sutton Cheney
was passed at Hinckley &…
Lady Jane Grey, or Lady Jane Dudley, was
proclaimed Queen on this day in 1553. She has been commonly
referred to as The Nine Days Queen. She was the great-granddaughter
of Henry VII through his daughter Mary, Queen of France. From 10
July to the 19 July, she was the de facto…
The only ruby tiara in the Spanish Royal
Family’s collection is the Niarchos Ruby Bandeau and its
accompanying parure. [getty src=”108407442″ width=”425″
height=”594″ tld=”ca”] Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark
received a treasure trove of jewels…
Historic Royal Palaces’ chief curator
Lucy Worsley continued her series of online talks this week with a
look back at Diana, Princess of Wales’s wardrobe and how she was an
“influencer” before social media ever existed. Eleri Lynn, curator
for the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection at Historic Royal
Palaces, joined Worsley for the hour-long chat on July 9th 2020 on
Crowdcast to discuss…
