Within the walls of one of England’s most picturesque castles, a queen gave birth to her only child and set in motion a chain of events that would become one of Tudor England’s most intriguing mysteries. The birth had been much anticipated and much talked about. The baby, a little girl, was immediately taken off to a nursery decked in scarlet and gold where a string of attendants…
The Crown of Scotland will be presented to King Charles III in a special ceremony in Edinburgh. It will mark a milestone moment in his reign. Although this won’t be a coronation, it will be a recognition of his role as King of Scotland and the Crown involved has a…
They are the oldest Coronation regalia in any part of the United Kingdom and as the reign of King Charles III begins, they will be presented to His Majesty in an historic ceremony.
The Honours of Scotland will be ceremonially handed to The King in a service at St.
The Crown of Scotland is part of the Scottish Crown Jewels, also known as The Honours of Scotland. It is the oldest crown in the United Kingdom and amongst the oldest in Europe.
Commissioned by James V in 1540, goldsmith John Mosman remodelled the crown from an earlier crown of Scotland which was damaged and in a state of disrepair.
The cap of the crown is made from red velvet, trimmed…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has apologised for the Netherlands’ involvement in the slave trade.
The Dutch monarch apologised during remarks he made at the event marking 160 years since the abolition of slavery in the Netherlands.
The King said…
The Crown of Scotland will be presented to King Charles III in a special ceremony in Edinburgh. It will mark a milestone moment in his reign. Although this won’t be a coronation, it will be a recognition of his role as King of Scotland and the Crown involved has a…
Sitting at my desk watching the trailer for the upcoming season of The Crown for the first time last month, my heart started to race as I broke out in goosebumps. From its opening scene of Windsor Castle burning to Diana’s anguish and the Queen’s despair, all set to a haunting rendition of The Verve’s ‘Bitter Sweet Symphony’, the show promises all the right ingredients…
In the first days of the summer of 1939, an accident befell the Royal Family that led to a widespread outpouring of sympathy. Queen Mary, mother of King George VI, was involved in a car crash. Her son was touring Canada as the country prepared for what felt like a growing…
As the long, dry summer of 1905 unfurled across Britain, a prince was born, but his arrival was far from the media event that the arrival of a new royal heralds today. On July 12th 1905, the Princess of Wales gave birth to her sixth child and fifth son. But his arrival was…
Victoria was the monarch who invented jubilees as we know them. The celebrations of 1887 and 1897 are among the most famous events of royal history and helped shape her legacy. But our modern minds assume there must also have been a silver version, for that is the pattern we are used to. Elizabeth II, the ultimate Jubilee Monarch, began her unprecedented run of anniversary celebrations in 1977 as…
