The Duchess of Edinburgh has celebrated
her 60th birthday and the Royal Family marked a milestone in the
life of one of their MVPs. When Sophie Rhys-Jones married the third
son of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1999, they
weren’t slated for full-time royal roles. The pair—the Earl and
Countess of Wessex as they were styled at the time—wanted to
continue in their jobs and…
This week marks the 120th birthday of
Christian Dior, the designer who changed the trajectory of post-war
fashion. From The New Look’s first appearance in 1947, the House of
Dior has been a royal favourite. A young Princess Margaret first
explored Dior’s fashion on a…
The Princess Royal has set out for a two
day visit to South Africa on her own after an injury changed the
plan. Princess Anne is beginning a two day South African trip but
will not be joined by her husband, Sir Tim Laurence, as originally
planned. Sir Tim…
The Prince of Wales showed off his
athletic side for a visit to Centrepoint where he pulled on his
boxing gloves. Prince William was in Ealing to visit
Centrepoint, one of his oldest patronages. Always a good
sport, he took part in a boxing class where he shadow-boxed with
other class participants. After putting on the black gloves, he
shared ‘it might get me back into boxing, you…
A cuddle from Louis for the Duchess of Edinburgh as she turns 60
21st January 2025
In what might be the best day at work for
her birthday week, The Duchess of Edinburgh spent her day with
several pups in training- including a lovely Louis! The
Duchess of Edinburgh visited Dogs for Autism, a charity
organisation in Hampshire that works to help train…
The late Diana, Princess of Wales was
known for her keen sense of style and trend-setting throughout her
adult life. One of her biggest style moments came in 1985 in
Australia where Diana made a bold choice for an emerald
necklace. On 31 October 1985, the Princess wore…
King Charles started his week with a
special engagement as he met a 99 year old veteran. While
visiting The Gordon Highlanders Museum, The King was able to meet
Jim Glennie who is a veteran of the Second World War and took part
in the D-Day landings. He was captured by Nazi forces and held as a
prisoner of war for four months. When the veteran met King
Charles, he joked “long time, no…
Queen Camilla has returned to public
engagements with a visit to the University of Aberdeen where she
met different campus groups. Queen Camilla was named as
Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen in 2013 and has returned
several times. On her latest trip…
King Charles has been focusing on
community during time in Scotland. The King visited a food bank in
Alloa, Clackmannanshire. He was greeted by cheerful crowds who
braved the chill to see him before heading inside. The Gate
is a charity organisation that provides…
The death of a king in a modern era: how George V's passing was announced to the world
19th January 2025
It was not an auspicious start to the new
year of 1936 for King George V. The previous year had seen ‘Grandpa
England’, as Queen Elizabeth II once called her grandfather, feted
during his Silver Jubilee, but long periods of poor health had
plagued the King, and he would not live to see February. By 15
January, he was bedridden with a cold from which he’d never
recover. His favourite…
