In St. Thomas’ Church, Newport on the
Isle of Wight, stands an extraordinary monument, touching in its
simplicity. It was erected over the tomb of Princess Elizabeth,
daughter of Charles I (1635-1650). This beloved royal child was
immortalized as such by Van Dyck in his…
Following her wedding at St James’s
Palace to Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha on 10 February 1840,
Queen Victoria drove to Windsor for her honeymoon. Windsor had
mixed associations for the Queen. It was the place of the famous
contretemps between her uncle, King William IV and her mother, the
Duchess of Kent; it was also where the father she had never known,
Edward, Duke of Kent, was buried…
The flowers that framed the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex as they emerged from St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
on Saturday as husband and wife have become part of another very
special moment. For some of those blooms have been turned into
posies which have been sent to hospices…
I was invited to experience the special
Royal Wedding spa at the Westin Nashville on Friday at the Rhapsody
Spa (which collaborates with United Kingdom-based ESPA). The
spa was based on the treatments that Meghan Markle (the now
Duchess of Sussex) usually receives. There…
The wedding bouquet carried by the
Duchess of Sussex at her marriage ceremony at St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor on May 19th 2018 wasn’t just pretty, delicate and very
spring like. It contained all kinds of special symbolism. In the
language of flowers, so beloved of Queen Victoria, this bridal posy
told a very romantic story. But both Meghan and Harry had ensured
there were more modern, and…
The Nashville Westin hosted a watch party
in their Decker & Dyer Restaurant where guests of the hotel, local
influencers and the public were all invited to watch fellow
American Meghan Markle (now The Duchess of Sussex) marry her
prince. It all began at 6.00 CDT (when the…
If there’s one outfit that gets almost as
much interest as the bride’s on a wedding day, it’s that worn by
her mother. And just before noon today, as she walked into St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor to see her daughter become the Duchess of
Sussex, all eyes were on Doria…
Meghan’s mother Doria spent the evening
before the Royal Wedding with her daughter at Cliveden House Hotel.
The pair arrived yesterday evening looking happy and relaxed. Last
night, Doria was able to spend some quality time with Meghan before
she takes part in today’s historic wedding. What do we know about
Doria Ragland, mother of the bride? Sixty-one-year-old Doria hails
from Ohio in the USA…
