On this day, 126 years ago, a shy young
woman married a man almost two decades older than her in London.
But this was no ordinary wedding. The bride was Princess Louise of
Wales, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, and her marriage had set
tongues wagging for her groom was a mere earl. It is an exciting
headline but like much of Louise’s life – her lofty position in the
line of…
The weather might not be all that
sunny but it is definitely summer season at Buckingham
Palace. Today, the doors of The Queen’s London home are
opened up to visitors from around the world for eight weeks. The
State Rooms at Buckingham Palace are open every year to…
On this day in 1860, Queen Victoria
welcomed her first granddaughter. She was a young grandmamma, just
41 at the time, but the baby girl born in Berlin 155 yeas ago today
was Victoria’s second grandchild. She was also the last of the
second generation born in the…
‘As a rule, I like girls more’. The
opinions of Queen Victoria on babies were quite clear. She
might have had a long line of male heirs waiting to inherit
her throne but her devotion to her granddaughters was telling. The
women of the second generation of her descendants were of prime
importance to the great Queen Empress. To the rest of the world she
was a severe looking woman who ruled an…
While the second birthday of Prince
George may have grabbed many of the headlines, he’s not the only
prince blowing out candles in this hot part of July. For as the
third in line to the throne goes to bed after lots of presents,
cake and partying there are two other royal…
Buckingham Palace reacts to images showing The Queen as a child appearing to give Nazi salute
18th July 2015
Buckingham Palace has said it is
disappointed by the decision of The Sun newspaper to publish an
image taken in 1933 of The Queen performing a Nazi salute under the
gaze of her uncle, the man who later became Edward VIII. The image
that appears on their front page this…
Looking at the images coming from Sweden
on July 14th this year, two things struck me. Firstly, the second
in line to the throne, Princess Estelle, has royal engagements
wrapped up at the age of three. Secondly, doing a walkabout every
year on a royal birthday is really rather a good idea. And it got
me wondering whether it’s time our royals started doing the same
thing. Before everyone starts…
At the end of this month, a lock of hair
snipped from the head of a woman who died almost 500 years ago will
be sold at auction. The estimate on this tiny lot is up
to £500. The sale will take place just days after a pair of
100 year old bloomers sold for over £12,000.
Prince Harry has announced that the
second Invictus Games will take place in Orlando, Florida in 2016.
The news came in a video recorded last month by Harry and published
today on the Kensington Palace Twitter account. The games will take
place from May 8th to Mary 12th 2016…
It is the beginning of a new chapter in
his life but as The Duke of Cambridge reported for work on his
first day as a pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance today his
thoughts were with his family. He had warm words for his son and
daughter but above all praise for his wife as he spoke about their
home life. The Duke of Cambridge has praised his wife in an
interview given as he starts his new…
