As the King and Queen are getting ready
to depart for their double European State visits to France and
Germany, they will undoubtedly have in mind that the two countries
were the last two state visits that Queen Elizabeth II made,
accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh. Germany also ended up
being the late monarch’s last State Visit, but the 2014 trip to
France still holds a special…
King Charles and Queen Camilla close a circle as they make initial State Visit - and it holds a special meaning
4th March 2023
There were talks, there was intense
speculation over what would be the destination of King Charles
III’s first outgoing State Visit of his reign. Some had
imagined another Monarchy, perhaps Denmark, who now has the longest
reigning Sovereign in Europe, or Sweden…
An historic area of England which
contains one of the most unusual collection of royal artefacts in
the world is about to get another bit of regal history. Rutland,
home to Oakham Castle’s famous display of royal horseshoes, will
soon have a sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II…
When King Charles III began his reign
there was talk of how many items will need to be updated with his
new cypher. But one place has been updated that was never
mentioned: a royal garden! Hillsborough Castle and Gardens in
Northern Ireland announced on Twitter that it has begun the
installation process in it’s north forecourt. Grass has been
carefully removed and it appears the cypher will…
Led by Dame Helen Mirren, the British
Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs) honoured the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Mirren gave a moving tribute to the late monarch during the
ceremony, calling her the “nation’s leading star.” Mirren said:
“BAFTA’s relationship with Her…
He has only been King for four months,
but King Charles III may already have his new moniker: King Charles
the Charitable. Of course, he is the patron of hundreds of
charities, but it goes beyond just having the privilege of being a
patron. King Charles visits…
Twenty contemporary art pieces gifted to
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in honour of the Platinum
Jubilee will be displayed at The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham
Palace. Gifted by the Royal Academy of Arts to the late monarch,
the works of art on paper are by Royal Academicians elected in the
past decade. This includes Wolfgang Tillmans, Lubaina Himid, Yinka
Shonibare CBE, and the…
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…
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 cypher was included on The Queen’s State
Hearse used in September. In addition, the decorative border
that surrounds the…
