King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have
visited the Belgian Senate to unveil a tribute for His Majesty’s
10th anniversary as Monarch: a set of two new busts. Their
Majesties arrived in the Senate’s Palace on the afternoon of 5th
July 2023, and were welcomed by local authorities, before being
escorted to the Green Hall. There, they were presented with
two new busts made of them by…
An historic area of England which
contains one of the most unusual collection of royal artefacts in
the world is about to get another bit of regal history. Rutland,
home to Oakham Castle’s famous display of royal horseshoes, will
soon have a sculpture of Queen…
How William and Harry remembered their mother at poignant statue ceremony
1st July 2021
On what would have been Diana, Princess
of Wales’s 60th birthday, her sons Prince William and Prince Harry
have unveiled a statue of their mother in the Sunken Garden at
Kensington Palace. The gardens were one of Diana’s favourite places
in the palace grounds and…
Diana, 60 Years: The story behind the statue of Diana, Princess of Wales
29th June 2021
On 1 July, in honour of what would have
been her 60th birthday, Prince William and Prince Harry will reveal
a statue of their late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales. William
and Harry commissioned the statue in 2017 for the 20th anniversary
of Diana’s death. Because of the worldwide health crisis, the
installation plans were pushed back. The new statue will be the
first official sculpture of…
London has many plaques and memorials
with royal connections but in fact, rather fewer statues. Some of
these statues have interesting hidden histories of their own, of
how they were made, how they came to be in the places that they are
and why. Some of these statues may be…
Prince Charles unveils statue of his grandmother, The Queen Mother
27th October 2016
A statue of The Queen Mother has been
unveiled by Prince Charles and The Queen. The bronze statue, which
is 9ft and 6in tall now stands in the square of the new area at the
edge of Dorchester in the new Poundbury development. The square
itself is named after The Queen…
A new statue of The Queen will be erected
later this year in Gravesham to mark Her Majesty’s 90th birthday
celebrations. The artwork was commissioned by Gravesham Council and
is believed to be the only statue showing The Queen seated. The
bronze statue, mounted on a stone plinth, features the monarch
dressed in her Order of the Garter robes. The
statue’s initial plans, detailing…
