Beneath the pageantry of the British
monarchy, amidst the gilded thrones and crimson robes, there exists
a little-known figure whose title sounds as though it were plucked
from the pages of a Tudor drama: The King’s Remembrancer. Little
seen and rarely heard from, the King’s Remembrancer is the oldest
continual judicial officer in England and Wales, with roots
stretching back to 1154 and…
It’s the accessory everyone wants this
summer but it’s hard to come by. This year, everyone is looking for
labubu, the cute monster elves that have become a must have and
which are super popular as plushy key rings. However, they can be
hard to come by and often sell…
Charles III and Felipe VI have a linked
history with roots in centuries past. The pair share several
bloodlines including ties to two of the most famous matchmakers in
royal history. Here are the different ways Charles III and Felipe
VI get to call each other cousins. The…
Princess Charlene is pretty in pink as she celebrates Prince Albert of Monaco's anniversary
20th July 2025
Princess Charlene of Monaco was pretty in
pink as she marked one of the biggest moments in her husband’s
reign. The Princess joined Albert II for spectacular celebrations
held as he reached 20 years as Sovereign of Monaco. For the event,
which saw big crowds gather to party with the Prince and Princess,
Charlene turned to Oscar de la Renta. The 47 year old chose a
striking pale pink…
The year 1923 saw the marital calendar
was packed with princely nuptials. The springtime wedding of
Albert, Duke of York had brought huge crowds to London, and there
was an impressive turnout in the city that autumn when Lady Louise
Mountbatten wed Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf…
She was the long dead widow who was used
by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but
forgotten today. Eleanor Butler was the woman who helped change the
royal history of England forever and almost brought one of its most
famous dynasties to disaster…
The Enigmatic Fate of The Fair Rosamund:
Mistress to a King and a Mysterious Death The story of Rosamund
Clifford, one of medieval England’s most iconic and enigmatic
figures, has long captivated historians and storytellers alike.
Known as the “Fair Rosamund,” her beauty was said to rival that of
the greatest queens, and her place in the tumultuous court of Henry
II and Eleanor of…
The tiara left by a princess to her young godson to give to his future bride
18th July 2025
The Duchess of Gloucester has a jewellery
collection to rival some of those held by royal dynasties in
Europe. Some of her pieces come from Queen Mary thanks to the
current duke’s mother and her mother-in-law, Princess Alice. But
one tiara in particular has a different…
When King George V inherited the throne
from his father, Edward VII, in 1910, he was the second monarch in
the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. However, he would also be the
last monarch of the dynasty. Queen Victoria was the sixth
monarch in the House of Hanover. In…
Let the King choose the next Archbishop of Canterbury? Not without a constitutional crisis
17th July 2025
A recent letter published in The
Spectator has stirred the waters of Church and State by proposing
that King Charles III should personally choose the next Archbishop
of Canterbury. The suggestion, made by a parish vicar, speaks to a
deep sense of dissatisfaction in some Anglican quarters with the
modern Church’s leadership – but it also betrays a misunderstanding
of how the English…
