Queen Elizabeth II was at Westminster
Abbey for Princess Alexandra’s 1963 wedding to Alexander Ogilvy and
had a bit of a run-in with another monarch. Footage from Princess
Alexandra’s wedding on 24 April 1963 shows The Queen accidentally
standing on King Olav V of Norway’s foot before quickly realising
what she had done. King Olav flinched when Her Majesty stepped on
him.
Despite their advancing age, the royal cousins continue to be stalwarts for The Royal Family
8th January 2023
When we think of the British Royal
Family, Queen Elizabeth II immediately springs to mind. She was the
leader for an incredible 70 years. But as remarkable as she was,
even she could not do everything alone. For the entirety of her
reign, four, supportive, hard-working and…
The Royal Collection Trust has released a
new line of commemorative china to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s life.
The Queen’s personal history has been memorialised on a new RCT
line. The design features the late Queen’s personal cypher as
Princess Elizabeth. The…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Queen Elizabeth II's final time at Buckingham Palace
30th December 2022
On 8 September, Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96. Like many moments of her
life, her funeral and remembrance events were covered and watched
all over the globe. As thousands of mourners lined the streets of
London, many stood by to pay their final respects as Her Late
Majesty left Buckingham Palace for the final time. Several days
after her death and after returning…
Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Scots and Edinburgh's Final Farewell
30th December 2022
The public had known for decades that
there was a very elaborate and specific plan in place dictating
what would happen following Queen Elizabeth II’s death. However,
because she passed while in Scotland, Operation Unicorn was put
into place. Operation Unicorn was…
YEAR IN REVIEW: The Platinum Jubilee, a celebration of an historic reign
30th December 2022
It was a royal first and it may never
come again but it happened, and given the events of a few months
later, many are very glad that it did. In 2022, Queen Elizabeth II
became the only British monarch ever to celebrate a Platinum
Jubilee. And as she made history, millions…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Prince Louis (nearly) steals the show at the Platinum Jubilee
29th December 2022
Many remember the pageantry of the
historic milestone as Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
celebrated her Platinum Jubilee. Whether you watched most of the
events or a little bit, there’s one royal who sticks out (besides
Her Late Majesty, of course,). Welcome to the royal stage, Prince
Louis. During the four-day long bank holiday weekend, Queen
Elizabeth’s 4-year-old grandson…
ROYAL YEAR IN REVIEW: How The Queen's Green Canopy became a tribute to an historic reign
28th December 2022
It started out as a loving gift to Her
Majesty in honour of her 70 years of service and it became a
memorial to Queen Elizabeth II and her historic reign. The Queen’s
Green Canopy has resulted in the planting of more than one million
trees throughout the Commonwealth.
YEAR IN REVIEW: Royalty and world leaders who paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
28th December 2022
The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
was one of the largest gatherings of world leaders in modern
times—certainly the largest since the coronavirus pandemic. As we
close the books on 2022 and a truly historic year for the British
Royal Family, in this post, we’re…
YEAR IN REVIEW: How Paddington became an honourary member of the Royal Family in 2022
27th December 2022
This has been a monumental year for the
British Royal Family. It included a once-in-a-lifetime Platinum
Jubilee, the death of the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch,
and the start of a new reign. However, for many keen royal
watchers, the biggest event of the year was a new addition to the
Royal Family – Paddington Bear. Paddington Bear’s
relationship with the British Royal…
