This week a festival was held in Norfolk to celebrate the life of a Sikh king that lived at Elveden Hall near Thetford.
The Festival of Thetford & Punjab 2023 marked the 130th anniversary of the death of By Capt. Goldingham of London. –
Singh was placed on the throne of the Sikh Empire in 1843 when he was only five; regents ruled through him and used his young age to their…
The ultimate royal image maker to take starring role in new Buckingham Palace exhibition
5th July 2023
The Royal Collection Trust is staging a landmark exhibition this winter focusing on some of the most impressive portraits from the Tudor period. “Holbein at the Tudor Court” will showcase many of the surviving works from Tudor artist Hans Holbein.
Hans Holbein the…
Princess Madeleine and Chris O’Neill got married ten years ago in a ceremony that symbolised hope and love that triumphs over darkness, following her breakup with her previous fiancé just two years prior.
The day’s events took place mainly in two venues: the Royal…
Ship Ahoy! Norway's Crown Prince Regent and Queen Sonja get the Royal Ship's sailing season underway
16th May 2023
Crown Prince Regent Haakon once again stepped in his father’s shoes to fulfill one of the King’s traditional duties for the month of May: the inspection of the Royal Ship Norge ahead of the summer sailing season.
Given King Harald’s continuing recovery from an infection for which he had to be hospitalised for a week, Crown Prince Haakon stepped in and, together with Queen Sonja…
A crucial part of any Coronation is the oath that the new Sovereign takes.
Just like the ceremony itself, the oath that is part of it has changed throughout the centuries, according to historical context and the will of the Monarch.
The last big change to the…
Nearly every European monarch is related to the House of Windsor in some way or another. King Christian IX of Denmark and Queen Victoria of Great Britain both sought to marry their numerous children and grandchildren into houses across Europe, and these bloodlines are still…
Many were expecting Queen Camilla to select a new tiara for the State Banquet in Germany, to symbolise her new status as Queen; however, King Charles’ wife opted for a piece we saw her wear on numerous occasions during her tenure as Duchess of Cornwall.
The Greville Tiara, as it is referred to in Royal circles, was created in 1921 for Margaret Greville by jeweler Lucien Hirtz, who worked…
A group of fourteen surgeons and geneticists have confirmed that the distinctive Habsburg chin in the Spanish Royal Family resulted from their inbreeding.
The Habsburg dynasty dates back to the eleventh century when the Counts of Habsburg ruled areas of present-day…
The massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday has had devastating effects.
Over 11,000 people are dead across the two countries, and over tens of thousands have been injured as rescue personnel work to clear rubble and find survivors. There has also been…
A new exhibition at Hampton Court Palace is exploring the standards of beauty around the royal court and how those can be explored in a modern context.
“Permissible Beauty” opened at Hampton Court Palace last week in the Communication Gallery and Cartoon Gallery. The exhibition features the “Windsor Beauties”, a set of portraits by British artist Sir Peter Lely featuring several…
