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 throne do it in her own way. For
William IV’s heir was Princess Victoria of Kent and there was a big
barrier between her…
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…
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 includes a necklace, a pair of
earrings, a pair of hair combs, and three brooches. The necklace is
a stand-out…
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…
The festive celebrations at Victoria and Albert's Osborne House
28th November 2024
They were the royals who really helped
invent modern Christmas as we know it and now one of their
favourite homes is putting on a festive treat. Osborne House, Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert’s family home in the Isle of Wight, will
be welcoming visitors for special…
The long reign of Elizabeth II provided
so many jubilees that it’s easy to think of these royal
celebrations as an integral part of the fabric of monarchy. In
reality, Britain has celebrated just a handful of royal jubilees
and the tradition of big, public events for milestones in a reign
only started two hundred years ago. George III was just the fourth
king in English history to reach…
She was the longest reigning Monarch in
British history and the only one to mark a Platinum Jubilee. But
these weren’t the only royal records broken by Queen Elizabeth II.
Her reign was truly historic and featured monarchical milestones
which might never be matched…
Their love is perhaps one of the
strongest in royal history, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. His
early death impacted the rest of her reign as a depressed widow who
took every opportunity to pay tribute to her late husband. Albert
was Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha…
Buckingham Palace is one of the most
recognised buildings in the world and a symbol of the British Royal
Family. If it wasn’t for Queen Victoria’s accession, the palace may
have never become the principal royal residence as it did in 1837.
Queen Victoria was the first monarch to reside at the famous London
landmark. Her predecessor, William IV had died before the palace
was…
