On 1 August 1714, a chapter closed in
British history. Queen Anne, the last Stuart monarch, died at
Kensington Palace at the age of 49, ushering the Hanoverian period.
Anne is now largely thought of as an hysterical queen who wrapped
up in her personal relationships thanks to the 2018 film, The
Favourite. However, she was a fascinating figure who was so much
more than the drama…
When King George V inherited the throne
from his father, Edward VII, in 1910, he was the second monarch in
the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. However, he would also be the
last monarch of the dynasty. Queen Victoria was the sixth
monarch in the House of Hanover. In…
it’s one of the most important royal
weddings in history and led to the foundation of one of the most
famous dynasties of all. But it began in controversy. In July 1893,
the Duke of York married Princess Mary of Teck at St. James’s
Palace. However, the duke…
The Queen’s Reading Room will be lending
a hand by providing support for a government initiative next
year. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has shared that
2026 will officially be a National Year of Reading in the United
Kingdom. The government- in partnership with the Literacy
Trust- is hoping that the campaign will “inspire thousands of
community reading champions, welcome…
Queen Elizabeth II amassed an impressive
collection of jewellery. She not only had access to the Royal
Collection, but received many pieces as gifts throughout her life
and inherited more from her mother. One of her most interesting
pieces, though, is the Scarab Brooch, a…
The King and Queen were joined by several
other senior royals for the French State Banquet at Windsor Castle.
Both the Princess Royal and the Duchess of Gloucester were on hand
to help support the King, and both women wore long time favourite
tiaras. The Princess…
There was a tiara treat as the most
recent State Visit continued as the Duchess of Gloucester wore one
of her prettiest diadems for a spectacular dinner. As is
traditional on the second day of a State Visit, the Lord Mayor of
the City of London s hosted the Macrons at Guildhall for a gala
dinner. The Guildhall is a building that dates back to the
mid-fifteenth century and is the ceremonial…
Princess Charlotte joined her parents and
older brother for one of the biggest sporting events in the world,
the Men’s Finals at Wimbledon. The avid young tennis fan also took
the opportunity to show off her own style. The Prince and
Princess of Wales brought Prince…
King Charles and Queen Camilla have
hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, at
a State Banquet at Windsor Castle and Her Majesty chose the Belgian
Sapphire Tiara, a jewel that belonged to one of the most scandalous
princesses of the nineteenth…
This week, King Charles and Queen Camilla
will be hosting French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife,
Brigitte, for a State Banquet at Windsor Castle. The banquet will
be the first in over a decade, when a truly historic State banquet
hosted at the castle was in April 2014. From 8 to 11 April 2014,
Irish President Michael D. Higgins made the first Irish State Visit
to the United…
