For many years, the Royal Family
celebrated the holidays at Windsor Castle. The tradition dated back
to the twelfth century with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
spending the winter months on the grounds. When The Queen’s father,
King George VI, was on the throne, the Christmas season was almost
always spent on the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk. In the 1960s,
the Royal Family spent the…
The last major Windsor wedding of the
20th century became something of a turning point for The Queen and
her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more
informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of
previous royal marriages. The wedding of…
The Order of the Garter ceremony will see
two new royal knights join the procession for the first time. King
Felipe VI of Spain and King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
will be invested at Windsor following their recent appointments to
the order. The Queen made King…
Frogmore House, royal residence and regal
wedding venue of choice for the Windsors, is throwing open its
doors to visitors. The famous building at Windsor will be open for
three charity days at the end of May this year. The visits are part
of the annual charity garden open days. This year they fall on May
28th, 29th and 30th and support three different organisations – the
National Garden…
With the forthcoming exhibition of the
Royal Collection George IV: Art & Spectacle set to open later this
year, I want to take a brief look at the relationship between the
future Queen Victoria and her paternal uncle, the Prince Regent,
later George IV. The Duke of Kent…
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…
Details of the major restoration project
being carried out at the final resting place of Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert at Windsor have been revealed. It’s a rare chance to
see behind the scenes at the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore where the
queen and her beloved consort were laid to rest. The Royal
Mausoleum at Frogmore was built on swampy land (photo Royal Family
Instagram) The work is needed…
With just days to go until the second
royal wedding of 2018, it’s time to get very excited indeed about
all things bridal. All eyes will be on Princess Eugenie of York on
October 12th as she walks into St George’s Chapel, Windsor for her
marriage to Jack…
The wedding bouquet carried by the
Duchess of Sussex at her marriage ceremony at St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor on May 19th 2018 wasn’t just pretty, delicate and very
spring like. It contained all kinds of special symbolism. In the
language of flowers, so beloved of Queen…
If there’s one outfit that gets almost as
much interest as the bride’s on a wedding day, it’s that worn by
her mother. And just before noon today, as she walked into St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor to see her daughter become the Duchess of
Sussex, all eyes were on Doria Ragland. Embed from Getty…
