Royal News

The 5 best tiara moments of 2024

How to narrow down all of the exciting tiara appearances this year into five choices? It was hard work but these are the ones I can’t stop thinking about! Queen Camilla expands her tiara collection. Again. One thing can’t be said about Queen Camilla? She doesn’t pin herself down with jewellery. Ever since King Charles ascended the throne and she became the de facto ‘ruler’ of the…
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Denmark

The Fashion Hits of Mary, Queen of Denmark in 2024

She spent a whole two weeks of 2024 as Crown Princess and then, following Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication announcement on New Year’s Eve, Mary officially became Queen of Denmark this year. And with the change in status comes a change in fashion, so let’s take a look…
History

Edwardian splendour at the heart of a brand new royal exhibition

The Edwardian monarchs—King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and King George V and Queen Mary—are set to take the spotlight next year as the ‘age of elegance’ of Edwardian times is highlighted in a new exhibition from the Royal Collection Trust. The fashionable lives of these monarchs and consorts will be on display, with everything “from their family lives and personal collecting to…
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Denmark

The history of the sparkling stones just chosen by Queen Mary for a new tiara

Queen Mary of Denmark has ended an important year with a brand new tiara. She used existing pieces in the Danish collection to create what’s already being called the Diamond Rose Bandeau Tiara. But where did these pieces originally belong?  Queen Mary chose to use several stones from a piece known as a gürtel – a long chain and pendant worn around the waist. This piece belonged to…
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Royal News

The royal wife banned from becoming a queen who is being turned into a feminist icon

For years, she was looked down upon by society but now one royal wife is being turned into an icon by the dynasty who wouldn’t let her be queen. A royal mistress turned much loved wife now has her very own statue in the heart of the capital where she was much talked about and it was unveiled by a royal who holds the title she was denied. A very unusual royal statue Queen Mary of…
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