St James’s Palace is one of London’s most
senior royal palaces, but it would never live to be the regular
London home of the most senior royal, the monarch. The palace was
built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s on an isolated
hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less, a figure of early
Christianity. It would become second in importance to the Palace of
Whitehall, the…
Diana, Princess of Wales had just
divorced Prince Charles and was ready for a fresh start when her
life was cut short in a Paris car crash in August 1997. Her final
months were spent advocating for a number of humanitarian issues.
As another sombre anniversary passes…
Country music star Dolly Parton has
revealed she once turned down an invitation from the Princess of
Wales. The beloved 77-year-old said Catherine invited her for tea
while she was in London for work; however, Dolly declined. In true
Dolly fashion, the star…
The King has presented a brand new colour
to the Royal Guard at Balmoral Castle. The regimental flag was
handed over by His Majesty in a short ceremony at Balmoral as he
began his residence there for the summer. Accompanied by The Queen,
King Charles presented the ‘Ballater Colour’ which is used by the
Royal Guard who patrol the castle. This new colour marks the new…
On May 6th 2023 at Westminster Abbey,
King Charles III was crowned with St. Edward’s Crown, at the moment
of coronation. The Archbishop of Canterbury placed the crown on His
Majesty’s head before declaring ”God Save The King.” The design of
St.
The dazzling display of aquamarines that has only been worn by Queen Elizabeth II
27th August 2023
The Aquamarine Parure began as a
coronation gift and has morphed into a jewelled legacy between a
Monarch and the people of Brazil who contributed, over a period of
15 years, to one of Queen Elizabeth II’s most fashionable and
complete parures. And now that set of…
As she stepped into the Royal Opera House
for a concert marking one of the biggest political events of her
reign, Elizabeth II was the picture of serenity. But just minutes
earlier she had had to perform a tiara swap as her jewels fell
apart in the back of her royal car. Queen Elizabeth II was on her
way to attend the Fanfare for Europe gala in central London on
January 3rd 1973 when the…
Hillsborough Castle lies in the village
of Royal Hillsborough in the northwest of County Down in Northern
Ireland. While the official government residence might look the
part of a royal castle, it’s anything but. The Georgian county
house was built in the 18th…
She was known as “the people’s princess”
and 26 years after her death, people still go to see where Princess
Diana spent her final years, Kensington Palace. While apartments 8
and 9 are not open to the public, there is still plenty of detail
as to what her…
The State Visit of King Charles and Queen
Camilla to France will now take place in September. Their Majesties
will visit Paris and Bordeaux between September 20th and 22nd 2023.
The King and Queen were due to make the official trip in March 2023
but had to cancel because of strikes and protests at pension
changes planned by President Emmanuel Macron. The State Visit to
France was to have…
