Early Life Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia
Romana Maria was born on 13th November 1907; her parents were King
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Queen Elena. Giovanna was born in
Rome into the house of Savoy, as the fourth child of the couple;
she had two older sisters Yolanda and Mafalda and an older brother
Umberto, another sister Maria Francesca was born in 1914. Princess
Giovanna had a quiet…
In my article on numbering the Kings and
Queens of Britain, I mentioned that this practice was not always
accurate and, I’d like to add, not without its controversy. On
February 6 1952, came the death of King George VI of the United
Kingdom. It occurred during the night…
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain
have tested negative for Covid-19. The Royal House confirmed the
results in a short statement. The couple were tested after Letizia
met government minister, Irene Montero, who has since been
diagnosed with coronavirus. Several…
While the coronavirus continues to
spread, we can rewind a little over a hundred years in time. In
1918 and 1919, another virus as ravaged countries across the globe.
It caused widespread devastation but, despite its origins, it
became known as Spanish flu because of a much maligned king. The
Spanish flu came not from Spain, but from France at the very end of
the First World War. The…
True Royalty’s exclusive talk show, The
Royal Beat, has released its latest episode focusing on the Duke
and Duchess of Sussex’s final royal engagements as senior, working
members of the Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess have returned to
their son, Archie…
Queen Geraldine occupies a unique
position in Albanian history: she’s the only queen consort in
modern times, and she reigned alongside her husband for less than a
year before they had to flee an Italian invasion. Though she spent
the rest of her life zigzagging the…
As King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima
begin their State Visit to Indonesia today we’re looking back at
some of Queen Máxima’s finest tiaras worn to state banquets all
over the world. Here are nine of the finest tiaras Queen Máxima has
worn to give us a few options. Württemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara:
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Spotlight: The Duchess of Cornwall's work towards ending domestic violence
9th March 2020
There’s no greater royal champion for
survivors of domestic violence than The Duchess of Cornwall. It’s
been a cornerstone of her work, highlighting causes, charities and
organisations around the issue of domestic violence, and Camilla
has always spoken compassionately…
While most of our “Last Queens” series
focuses on consorts, this particular last queen was a reigning
monarch. Liliuokalani was the only queen regnant and the last
monarch of Hawaii before the Hawaiian kingdom was overthrown. It
became the shortlived Republic of…
Did Kate’s style on #RoyalVisitIreland
leave you feeling green around the gills? Debate has gone on all
week over the Duchess of Cambridge’s latest take on diplomatic
dressing. Here, our Chief Reporter, Kristin Contino, argues you can
have too much of a good thing. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
made their first trip to Ireland this week, making headlines with
their post-Brexit…
