Princess Haya bint Al Hussein was born on
3 May 1974 as the daughter of King Hussein of Jordan and his third
wife, Queen Alia. Her Royal Highness has ten siblings including her
half-brother of King Abdullah II of Jordan. She is a 41st
generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad as a member of
the Hashemite family. Princess Haya studied in the United Kingdom.
She attended Badminton…
While there is always much guessing
around the arrival of any new royal Cambridge baby, some things are
certain. One is that we’ll all be looking at the Duchess of
Cambridge walking out of the Lindo Wing with her newest arrival in
her arms wondering how on earth she looks that well so soon after
having a baby. The other is that once the birth registration is
made public, somewhere there will be…
The only daughter of the Queen and the
Duke of Edinburgh is known for her down to earth, no-nonsense
approach to life and in many ways, the flowers chosen by Princess
Anne for her wedding in 1973 to Captain Mark Phillips were that
attitude in petal form. As she became the…
There are currently 23 official members
of the British Royal Family who hold royal titles. However, there
are only two members out of 23 who don’t have their profiles on the
official royal website, and these are Princess Beatrice and
Princess Eugenie. Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie are
daughters of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, The Queen’s second son
and as such, they are Princesses of…
A chance glance upon an entry in an
exhibition catalogue from 2004 immediately attracted my interest
because it related to samples of wallpaper for the Alexander
Palace, the private residence of Tsar Nicholas II and his family,
in Tsarskoe Selo. I knew the last Tsarina had…
Well, we weren’t expecting that. After
much speculation and endless guessing, the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge went and surprised everyone by picking the
name Louis for their third child. The little
prince’s first name has been pretty well used amongst the House of
Windsor – as a middle name. But as a first name, it’s rather
unusual. Here’s a look at little Louis’ namesakes. The…
