Spain

Queen Sofia of Spain is put forward for the Nobel Peace Prize

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22nd September 2015
Queen Sofia of Spain has been put forward for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. The queen has been nominated by a university in the United States for her work in the field of Alzheimer’s Disease. Queen Sofia of Spain, seen here with her husband King Juan Carlos, has been put forward as a candidate for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize The confirmation that Sofia has been suggested as a…
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Features

The Countess of Wessex puts young people at the heart of her latest appearances

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17th September 2015
The Countess of Wessex has officially opened a new unit aimed at helping young people with disabilities lead more independent lives. Sophie was in Hampshire this week to inaugurate a new wing at Treloar School and College in Alton which will provide facilities to help prepare students at the site to get ready for their new life when they leave education. The Countess of Wessex at Treloar House in…
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Spain

Queen Letizia of Spain: a very modern consort

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15th September 2015
Queen Letizia of Spain has enjoyed a high profile internationally since her husband became King Felipe VI. In fact her entry into the world of royalty got plenty of people talking. When it was announced that she was to marry Felipe, then heir to the throne of Spain, there…
British Royals

The very royal history of the Queen Mother's Clothing Guild

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13th September 2015
Later this week, people from across the United Kingdom will meet in a room in St James’ Palace to pack lots of knitted clothes into bags. This tradition has been going on for many years and it can trace its roots back to a plea for socks and jumpers made in rural Dorset in the late 1880s. But the annual meeting of the Queen Mother’s Clothing Guild, under the watchful eye of their…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The discreet beginnings of a legendary reign: Elizabeth II, our historic monarch

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8th September 2015
Not all kings and queens are born in castles. And the monarch about to become the longest reigning of them all began her life in a house in a rather ordinary street in a very genteel part of London. The story of Victoria started in Kensington Palace. The tale of the woman about to take her record began at No 17, Bruton Street, Mayfair for that is where Elizabeth II was born. And from September…
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