British Royals

The poignant message in the pearls and diamonds worn by Queen Camilla in Canada

Queen Camilla wore a distinctly Canadian piece of jewellery for her first visit to the country as Queen. For the Throne Speech on May 27, she chose a personal gem that highlighted her own connections with Canada.  Queen Camilla wore her Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada brooch. The piece is a diamond and silver version of the regiment’s bugle horn cap badge, a gift from the regiment in…
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British Royals

The stunning diamond jewel that could have a sparkling star role in the historic royal visit to Canada

The Royal Family has quite the collection of diamonds but there are some pieces that we see worn by several members and that includes the Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch. Now, there is every expectation that it will take a starring role in the jewels selected by Queen Camilla for the historic royal visit to Canada, the first of the reign of King Charles III. This brooch has very special links for…
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The Yorks

Princess Eugenie takes on new royal role

Princess Eugenie is taking on an important new royal role to help support her uncle.  At the Garrison Chapel in Chelsea, Princess Eugenie shared that she will be joining The King’s Foundation as a mentor for the 35 under 35 initiative. Announced to celebrate…
British Royals

The new model of Catherine at Madame Tussauds is good and that's before we get to the replica royal jewels

Waxworks are notoriously difficult to get right, even when the subjects are some of the most famous people in the world – royalty. Madame Tussauds has just revealed its latest model of the Princess of Wales and it’s really rather good. In fact, the quartet of royals that now make up the glittering Buckingham Palace display at the London museum are all rather impressive and, as so often happens…
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King Charles III

King Charles and Prince Edward together at event that Queen Elizabeth II loved

King Charles and his younger brother, the Duke of Edinburgh, were at the Royal Windsor Horse Show at Windsor Castle to enjoy one of the major spring events on the royal calendar.  The Royal Windsor Horse Show was first held in 1943 to help raise money for the war efforts and King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, and the Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret enjoyed the one day event. It became…
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