Queen Elizabeth II’s glorious Coronation 70 years ago was just one of three crownings that took place at Westminster Abbey this week in royal history. Her Late Majesty’s date with destiny inside Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953, came 400 years almost to the day since King Henry VIII’s second wife Anne Boleyn was crowned…
You look swell: King Charles honours heavily pregnant sailor as he presents Royal Victorian Order honours to Navy personnel who played key role in late Queen’s funeral procession By Jessica Green For Mailonline Published: 07:29 EDT, 30 May 2023 | Updated: 13:47 EDT, 30 May 2023 The King has today presented Royal Victorian Order honours to…
The most successful people in the world may be well known for a variety of skills – and among them is the ability to make others bend to their will. But according to one astrologer, that trickery and ambition can be influenced by the stars. Nicolas Aujula, an astrologist and past life therapist from London,…
From the moment his autobiography landed on bookshelves around the world, we have been given an astonishing insight into the unhappiness Prince Harry felt as a member of the Royal Family. Two years after the formal announcement by Buckingham Palace in February 2021 that together with his wife Meghan the prince would cease to be…
He held many important roles throughout his life, including as an equerry – a senior adviser and attendant – to George VI and, later, Queen Elizabeth. Yet to millions of royal fans around the world, Edward John Spencer was known simply as ‘Di’s dad’. And for all his many achievements, it was the sight of…
It was a historic address to a nation which Britain had unwillingly given up in the 18th Century – under the watch of King George III. On May 16, 1991, George’s distant relative Queen Elizabeth II spoke in the US Congress, becoming the first British monarch to do so. In a speech that received a…
The Windsors are famously shrewd with their money – and few in the Royal Family were more careful than the late Queen Elizabeth. When it came to frugal habits, however, even the Queen could not compete with her grandmother. Queen Mary of Teck, the consort of George V, would go so far as to recycle…
When King Charles visits Kenya later this year, it will be a trip filled with memories of his late mother. Partly this is because Kenya is a key member of the Commonwealth, an organisation close to the heart of Queen Elizabeth. Holding the Commonwealth together in the face of rising republicanism is a priority for the…
From Queen Victoria and Albert, Diana and Charles to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, we’ve compiled a timeline of Royal Wedding portraits from around the world. Some of the most notable include the 1840 marriage of Queen Victoria and Albert, who had a wedding cake measuring nine feet tall by 16 inches wide, according to author and historian Kate…
The UK’s most beautiful moments of the past century have been revealed in a list of events that brought the nation together since the 1920s. A total of 39 moments have been compiled by florist Interflora to celebrate its 100th anniversary, and is a great excuse to look back as the last century’s highlights. It…
While it is normal for brides to feel nervous the night before the wedding, a royal bride-to-be could be excused for feeling more anxious than most knowing she is about to be watched by millions around the world. Some whisk themselves away to a exclusive hotels to calm their nerves with, perhaps, a pampering session…
How The Queen’s speech at Charles and Camilla’s wedding made the nervous bride feel accepted (after Camilla almost missed her own big day!) Camilla was suffering from ill health in the week leading up to her wedding Her sister Annabel threatened to wear her wedding dress to get her out of bed on her big…
King Charles has been widely reported as saying he wants to see a slimmed-down monarchy. He is wise, for he will know that the sheer wealth of the Royal Family and, even more so the amount it takes from the taxpayer, is its point of maximum vulnerability. For all the talk of a smaller, more…
Today, the phrase People’s Princess has an unshakeable association with the late Diana, Princess of Wales. So it might come as a surprise to learn of an earlier People’s Princess, a woman who was also known for her charity work and who, like Diana, was a favourite with the public. But there the comparisons stop….
Queenly picks up the parlance of Bridgerton; the modiste, Genevieve Delacroix, is the most … [+] sought-after dressmaker by the ton. Courtesy of Queenly In Regency-era London, the ladies of the ton – society ladies – were fitted in empire waist gowns. “Bridgerton’s” diamond, Daphne’s, beautiful, restrained elegance earned her the decree of Queen Charlotte…
King Charles received a warm welcome from Hollywood and sporting royalty as he joined Woody Harrelson and David Beckham at an event organised by the British Fashion Council this afternoon. The Monarch, 74, was dressed in a smart pin-striped blue suit as greeted the actor and the footballer at the special industry showcase organised by the BFC in…
He was the longest-serving consort in history, a man whose watchwords were duty and dependability. But whilst nothing could be said against Prince Philip’s commitment to his wife and his country, his sisters did nothing to help boost his fledging reputation when he married the late Queen in 1947. All of the Duke of Edinburgh’s…
There are few more closely watched families than the Royal Family and its distinctive constellation of characters and stars. Each is subject to the extraordinary strains of life in the public eye, with history, duty and the contradictory wishes for privacy and self-expression all bearing down upon them. But their lives are defined and elevated,…
Quiet and understated, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence has always let his wife take centre-stage. The former navy officer, 68, is regularly by Princess Anne’s side at engagements and events, including the Coronation, and has supported her through family crises – most recently the death of her mother The Queen last September. After serving as Her…
King Charles III’s first official portrait following the Coronation show him as a ‘monarch who knows his own mind’, surrounded by ‘the people he can depend on’, a royal expert last night declared. Monday saw the sovereign’s opening set of Royal photos unveiling the King’s new ‘slimmed down’ monarchy, with his ‘hard-working and respected’ sister,…