A collection of remarkable jewellery belonging to the late Countess of Airlie is set to go under the hammer today. Virginia, the Dowager Countess of Airlie who died last year, was the only lady-in-waiting ever to be American. Indeed it was at the Countess’s 70th birthday party in 2003 that …
Read More »It was an idle boast made amid the Royal Family’s grief following the death of King George VI. At a party at his home, Lord Louis Mountbatten had proclaimed that the ‘house of Mountbatten now reigned’. It was a reference to how his nephew Prince Philip, as the husband of …
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King Frederik and Queen Mary put on a united front as they appeared on the Amalienborg Palace balcony for the monarch’s birthday today. The father-of-four is celebrating his first birthday since he ascended the throne today and greeted crowds of royal fans who had gathered outside the residence. For the occasion, Mary …
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Queen Mary shared a sweet moment with her 13-year-old twin daughter Princess Josephine as they pulled funny faces at each other during Denmark’s annual Royal Run. The Queen, 52, was pictured looking cool in sunglasses to shield her eyes at the event, while she and her youngest daughter waited for …
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When it comes to incorporating ‘something borrowed’ on your wedding day, few items could impress more than a family tiara. Royal brides have traditionally walked down the aisle with a gleaming headpiece, more often than not, one passed down the generations. The Queen Mary Fringe tiara, worn by Queen Elizabeth II, …
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As train lunches go, it takes some beating. Starting with a mound of caviar, the menu moves through trout, lamb, chicken and partridge, asparagus and cheese soufflé, before finishing with a few serious puddings. It certainly beats a Greggs sausage roll. But this was no ordinary lunch, rather a feast …
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They’re just four weeks shy of their 20th wedding anniversary – but Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark have been plagued by rumours of marital strife in recent months. In November 2023, pictures of Crown Prince Frederick enjoying an evening out with Mexican socialite Genoveva Casnova sent shockwaves through …
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Tragedy is no respecter of class or privilege. But while this is a deeply worrying time for the Royal Family on a personal level, in a paradoxical way, I am convinced there is optimism for the future of the monarchy. For the past couple of months have powerfully reminded us …
Read More »As newlyweds, Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip had what their courtiers regarded as a thoroughly modern marriage. In July 1949, two years after their wedding, they moved into Clarence House, which had been refurbished with the extravagant gadgetry and luxuries that the Duke of Edinburgh desired. These included everything from …
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A postcard addressed to a Shropshire boarding school has finally arrived – some 66 years after being sent. The card, which was sent to Adcote School in Shropshire, where the redoubtable Queen Mary was a regular visitor, bears stamps from 1957 and is addressed to a ‘Miss D Kerr’. Now Diane …
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