A grand entrance hall once shut off by
Queen Victoria has been restored and reopened after hundreds of
years to allow visitors a more spectacular entrance into Windsor
Castle. The castle’s Inner Hall was created by George IV in the
1820s as a space to receive official guests and with its
restoration, it now “serves its original purpose as a magnificent
welcome area for visitors to…
As the crowds began to take their places
in Windsor ahead of the 2019 Order of the Garter procession and
ceremony, the royals involved in this year’s event took to social
media to share some behind the scenes details. From the stunning
setting for a very regal meeting…
To Queen Victoria, she was ‘dear Marie
Erbach’. That was what the Queen called Princess Marie of
Battenberg, later Princess zu Erbach-Schönberg, whose memoirs first
appeared in English in 1925, printed by London publishers George
Allen & Unwin. Princess Marie Karoline of Battenberg was born in
1852 and married in 1871 Gustav Ernst, Count, later Prince zu
Erbach-Schönberg (1840-1908). She…
You know what royal weddings are like.
You wait years for one, then three come along almost at once. With
Lady Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of
Kent, set to tie the knot with Thomas Kingston in May, we will have
enjoyed three big marriages within…
It is the oldest Order of Chivalry in
Britain, linking the 21st century with the medieval era and today
it got new members. Buckingham Palace has announced that the Order
of the Garter is to welcome two new appointments. Dame Mary Peters,
the Olympic gold medallist who has…
I first encountered Princess Louise
Henriette Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Dessau (1750-1811) in Wörlitz, on an
excursion from Berlin as part of a cultural travel programme in
2009. The English landscape gardens were the main reason for the
Englandreise, or journey to England undertaken by the young
Princess Louise and her husband, the reigning Prince Leopold III
Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau…
In a two-part series, our Historian,
Elizabeth Jane Timms, looks back at the death of Prince Albert:
Prince Albert, the beloved husband and Prince Consort of Queen
Victoria, died on 14 December 1861, at Windsor Castle. So enormous
were the consequences of this death, both…
It’s beginning to look a lot like
Christmas – and one of the Queen’s favourite residences is ready to
put on a festive show like no other. The Christmas season at
Windsor Castle is under way. The Great Hall at the ancient castle
will, as always, form the…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are moving out of Kensington Palace
24th November 2018
Harry and Meghan will start their family
life in a new home. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are set to move
to Frogmore Cottage, Windsor which will become their official
residence ahead of the arrival of their first child next spring.
Confirmation of their plans came from Kensington Palace just hours
after Emily Andrews at The Sun revealed that Meghan and Harry had
been given the historic property…
