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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Traditional portraits released to mark the King’s Coronation have shown a glimpse into Charles’ vision of a slimmed-down monarchy. King Charles and Queen Camilla posed with working members of the Royal Family at Buckingham Palace to mark the historic occasion this weekend. The King is pictured in full regalia, wearing …
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From Balmoral Castle in the Highlands to Llwynywermod, a small farmhouse in Wales, King Charles has an unrivalled portfolio of properties, regal and rustic. And the good news is that you can stay in many of them this summer because the royal estates are embracing holiday lettings in a serious …
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