King Charles has declared that Queen
Victoria’s dream of a lasting friendship between Britain and France
is “a reality”, as he welcomed President Emmanuel Macron to Windsor
Castle for the first French State Visit of his reign. Speaking at a
grand state banquet in St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle, the King
reflected on the personal bonds and political alliances that have
linked the two…
The princess you've probably never heard of who helped make Wimbledon a royal favourite
6th July 2025
We’re used to seeing royals at Wimbledon
with the Princess of Wales now patron of the All England Club. But
rewind nine decades and another royal was a familiar face there. A
princess known to her family as Thora regularly cropped up on the
Pathe newsreels of the time…
The Queen has made carried out her first
engagement with the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland since
becoming the organisation’s patron. Queen Camilla welcomed the QNIS
to a special reception which she hosted at Holyroodhouse Palace in
Edinburgh. Her…
Queen Victoria’s jewellery collection was
immense but has been widely scattered throughout her descendants.
Prince Albert created many pieces and parures for her, including a
striking emerald and diamond set. In 1843, Prince Albert designed a
set of emerald and diamond pieces for his wife- it includes a
necklace featuring large square emeralds surrounded by diamonds, a
pair of earrings…
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…
King William IV, known as the Sailor
King, inherited the throne when his elder brother, George IV, died
in 1830 with no surviving heirs. Although William had no legitimate
children of his own, he still did everything he could to help the
young woman he wanted to take the…
Just over 200 years ago, the future Queen
Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, Her arrival, on 24 May
1819, marked the start of a very famous story. While the healthy
baby girl was happily welcomed by her parents, the family had been
forced to race against the clock for Victoria’s birth. Her
father, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent was the fifth child and fourth
son of King George III and…
It’s rare to see a royal engagement ring
featuring an emerald. The striking stone features in very few of
these most romantic pieces of jewellery but it has had a starring
role in some of the most talked about royal gems that sealed truly
famous love stories. Queen…
The Royal Family has a spectacular
jewellery collection that brings together many strands of history.
One of the most familiar sets also has one of the most interesting
stories and it goes back centuries. The Kent Amethyst Demi-Parure
is an amethyst and diamond set that…
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert are
considered by many to have had of the most successful of all royal
marriages. However, many of their relatives were not so lucky in
love. Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld was the sister
of Victoria, Queen Victoria’s mother, and Ernest, Prince Albert’s
father. Given that she came from a relatively small German duchy,
she made what should have…
