King Charles and Queen Camilla have
hosted French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, at
a State Banquet at Windsor Castle and Her Majesty chose the Belgian
Sapphire Tiara, a jewel that belonged to one of the most scandalous
princesses of the nineteenth century. The tragic story of a
scandalous princess Queen Elizabeth II purchased the Belgian
Sapphire Tiara from Van Cleef…
The tomb of Queen Elizabeth II: President Macron to pay powerful visit to monarch's resting place
6th July 2025
When French President Emmanuel Macron
visits the United Kingdom next week, a particularly poignant event
on his calendar will be visiting the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II to
pay respects and lay flowers at her grave. The world watched as
Britain’s longest-reigning monarch…
Poignant moment at heart of French State Visit as President Macron to make special royal tribute
4th July 2025
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron,
will make a poignant tribute in the middle of his State Visit to
the UK. President Macron will place flowers on the Tomb of Queen
Elizabeth II at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor as his important visit
gets fully under…
The King appeared visibly moved as he
took part in a special service to dedicate a new memorial to Queen
Elizabeth II. King Charles and Queen Camilla were at St. Giles’
Cathedral in Edinburgh to see a new stone commemorating the late
Monarch. The tribute, set into the floor of St. Giles, is placed
near the spot where Elizabeth II’s coffin rested just before it
left her Scottish…
Queen Victoria amassed a major collection
of jewellery throughout her long reign, including a special pearl
and diamond necklace which she received when she celebrated her
Golden Jubilee. In 1887, as Victoria marked 50 years on the
throne, the Countess of Stratford led…
A sentimental tiara beloved by Queen Elizabeth II to form the heart of her national memorial
25th June 2025
The Cabinet Office has announced that
Foster + Partners, a sustainable architecture and design firm, had
won the contract to design the Queen Elizabeth II national memorial
in St James’s Park. In a statement, the Government shared that
Foster + Partners’ design…
In the long and storied history of Royal
Ascot, few moments shine as brightly as that summer afternoon in
2013 when Queen Elizabeth II became the first reigning monarch to
win the prestigious Gold Cup. The royal colours – purple, gold and
scarlet -have graced many winners’ enclosures over the decades. But
this was different. This was unscripted history. Estimate, a bay
filly bred by the…
Prince Louis has shown he shares a very
royal passion with Queen Elizabeth II – appearing on the balcony of
Buckingham Palace. As Louis, 7, joined the Royal Family to greet
crowds and watch a flypast after Trooping the Colour, he clearly
relished every moment of the…
Canada's strong connection to the Crown on full display at this year's Trooping the Colour
14th June 2025
Canada’s connection to Trooping the
Colour was on full display as the three royal riders rode horses
presented to the Royal Family by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Duke of Edinburgh
all rode horses gifted by the…
Penny Mordaunt has been been made a dame
in that major royal event, the King’s Birthday Honours, in
recognition for her services to politics. Dame Penny was the first
woman to be Lord President of the Privy Council and, as such, she
famously carried the Sword of State at the Coronation in May 2023.
However, before that, an even more symbolic moment had put her name
in the history books. For…
