Queen Elizabeth II has just overtaken Johann II of Liechtenstein as the third-longest verified reigning monarch in history. But who exactly is Johann II?
Born 5 October 1840 in Elsgrub, Margraviate of Moravia in the Austrian Empire, Johann II was the elder son of Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein and Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau. Johann II ascended to the throne shortly…
Designer Elena Sivoldaeva has donated a vehicle to Be Safe Monaco, an organisation co-chaired by Camille Gottlieb, the daughter of Princess Stéphanie.
The vehicle that was donated is electric, an important quality in a country that has made the environmental…
The royals who will join The Queen on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the Platinum Jubilee
6th May 2022
It’s one of the most highly anticipated parts of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. The moment that the Royal Family walk out on to the balcony of Buckingham Palace after Trooping the Colour is one that will be watched around the world. And now we know who will stand…
The Gold State Coach, used by The Queen at her Coronation, will take a starring role in this year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
Her Majesty rode through the streets of London in the coach for her Silver and Golden celebrations in 1977 and 2012 but as she marks 70 years on the throne, the carriage will convey images of her historic reign.
As it makes its way through the capital…
Jamaican campaigners are criticising the £42,000 (JMD $8 million) cost of the visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge earlier this year.
The visit was made as part of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration. The campaigning group, Advocates Network…
On a bright spring day in 1935, King George V became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Silver Jubilee.
The 25th anniversary of his reign followed plenty of royal tradition but there was also innovation in the celebrations as well as a rather historic moment on the…
Maybe you have heard of Rhodesia, an unrecognised state in Southern Africa from 1965 to 1979. It dissolved on 1 June 1979 and is now in the territory equivalent to modern Zimbabwe. Before all of that happened, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was Queen of the state.
Rhodesia was the de facto successor state to the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, which had been self-governed since 1923, when…
The Queen won’t attend the traditional Buckingham Palace garden parties to be held in Platinum Jubilee year.
The dates of the parties have been revealed but it’s also been confirmed that other members of the Royal Family will represent The Queen at the…
When Queen Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, she had the support of the man she called her “strength and stay” in Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. In our special Jubilee series, we look at the other consorts of Europe in 1952.
Queen Louise of Sweden
An aunt of…
The Duchess of Cambridge steps out in style to honour The Queen at Design Museum
5th May 2022
The Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in style as she presented The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design at London’s Design Museum.
The award which was set up five years ago recognises the cultural and trade role British design and the fashion industry have played throughout The Queen’s 70-year reign. This year’s recipient is Saul Nash, a British designer, and…
