Today, let’s take a look at the life of
the Duchess of Gloucester. Birgitte Eva Henriksen was born on 20
June 1946 in Odense, Denmark, the youngest child of Asger Preben
Wissing Henriksen and Vivian van Deurs. When her parents separated
in 1966, Birgitte took her mother’s maiden name of van Deurs. She
was educated in Odense, and at finishing school in Lausanne,
Switzerland, before…
Although she left Suits at the end of
season seven, the Duchess of Sussex has appeared in the trailer for
the final season of the hit USA Network series. Now, the Duchess
doesn’t appear in any new scenes for the ninth and final season,
but she appears at the beginning of…
As she celebrated her twentieth wedding
anniversary with a day out at Royal Ascot with her husband, it
appeared that the Countess of Wessex was paying her own tribute to
her famous day as a royal bride. For Sophie was in white and black
on her big anniversary, just as she…
The Earl and Countess of Wessex celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot
19th June 2019
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are
celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary at Royal Ascot alongside
The Queen, their family and friends. Edward and Sophie, who married
on this day twenty years ago, were spotted in the Royal Box at the
racecourse. They did not take part in the carriage procession and
are celebrating their anniversary privately. Prince Edward is
the Queen and Duke of…
The Duchess of Sussex, as their patron,
wrote the foreword to Mayhew’s annual review for 2018. Her Royal
Highness wrote, “As a proud rescue dog owner, I know from personal
experience the joy that adopting an animal into your home can
bring. The role that we, as people…
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…
There are celebrations in the royal
household this week as the Earl and Countess of Wessex are
celebrating 20 years of marriage on Wednesday. The couple is
marking the day privately alongside their two children, Lady
Louise and James. Prince Edward is the Queen and Duke of
Edinburgh’s youngest child and married Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999 at
Windsor Castle. The Earl of Wessex is the only child…
Donald Trump has made a bold claim that
he made The Queen laugh so much during his visit from 3 June to 5
June, that he got into trouble with royal officials. Speaking to
Fox News, Trump said: “I had such a great relationship, and we were
laughing and having fun. And her…
An 83-year-old woman is seriously ill
after being involved in an incident with a motorcycle which formed
part of the Duke of Cambridge’s convoy. According to The Sun, the
grandmother came to be injured after colliding with a police
motorcycle which was escorting the Duke…
Two Queens in a carriage: The Dutch King & Queen are Her Majesty's special guests at Royal Ascot
18th June 2019
The lack of sunshine didn’t stop the
smiles. As day one of Royal Ascot 2019 got underway, the royal
procession was led by the Queen who was joined by King
Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands for the start
of the famous meeting. Queen Elizabeth II hosted the Dutch King and
Queen at the racecourse as her special guests. Their Majesties all
travelled together in the carriage…
