The Royal Family has an incredible
amethyst demi-parure in their collection that is rarely seen but
still impressive. A demi-parure is a coordinating set of jewellery
that does not have a tiara. The Kent Amethyst Demi-Parure is the
oldest set in the Windsor family vaults. The set has a necklace, a
pair of earrings, three broaches, and a pair of hair combs. The
necklace is…
Post Office campaigner becomes Sir Alan Bates at first autumn investiture
26th September 2024
The Princess Royal has hosted the first
autumn Investiture at Windsor Castle and the Post Office campaigner
Alan Bates received a knighthood. Sir Alan is best known for
his hard-fought campaign for post office staff who were wrongly
convicted of fraud, a decades-long…
The secrets of Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh's engagement ring
25th September 2024
The Duchess of Edinburgh’s engagement
ring may not have as much attention as The Princess of Wales’
engagement ring (once worn by Diana, Princess of Wales) but it is a
beautiful ring that was created by a favourite jeweller and with a
love message hidden in its…
Anti monarchy group claims the Royal Family costs over £500 million every year
25th September 2024
Anti-monarchy campaigners claim the Royal
Family is costing taxpayers £510m a year, which they say is nearly
six times more than the £86m of state funding from the annual
Sovereign Grant. The grant was established by an act of Parliament
and is a sum paid annually by the Treasury to help fund the
monarch’s official duties. The Republic group says the higher total
comes from a mix…
This year, Prince Richard, Duke of
Gloucester is celebrating his 80th birthday. His name is perhaps
more familiar than his face for, despite over five decades of life
on the royal frontline, the duke remains as discreet as he is
dutiful. Prince Richard was born 26 August…
Dorothy Wilding, the ground breaking photographer who shaped the image of a reign
19th August 2024
Dorothy Wilding became the first female
photographer to take pictures of royalty. Her portraits of the new
Queen Elizabeth II marked the first official portraits of the new
reign, but her history with the Royal Family extended back to the
1920s. Wilding set up a studio in…
Their love is perhaps one of the
strongest in royal history, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His
early death impacted the rest of her reign as a depressed widow who
took every opportunity to pay tribute to her late husband. Albert
was Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (present-day Bavaria and
Thuringia, Germany) and Victoria’s first cousin. Despite being born
three months apart, they had…
A new behind the scenes image from the
Coronation has been shared by the Royal Family to mark the birthday
of the Princess of Wales. As Catherine turned 42, on January 9th
2024, a photo of her from the historic ceremony was released. It
shows the Princess smiling at…
As we transition into a new year, the
Royal Family is transitioning into a new diary of engagements and
royal tours. While some members of the family have their plans
announced, there will be a number of engagements and tours kept
under wraps until the last minute because…
Review: 'A Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown' by Anne Glenconner
21st December 2023
When I saw a post about “Lady in Waiting:
My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown” by Anne
Glenconner, I was immediately intrigued. It’s not often you hear
from the people who worked behind palace walls. I was excited to
learn more about the personal moments Anne had with members of the
royal family but, the book, you could say was worth the waiting.
The book begins…
