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…
