[ad_1] As the centenary of her birth in April approaches, it’s hard to imagine a time where there was no Queen Elizabeth II. In her day she was the most famous woman in the world – yet we nearly didn’t have her! A hundred years ago, in January 1926, Elizabeth the Duchess of York was…
[ad_1] As a child, I remember being captivated by the glamour of the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. It introduced me to the iconic song, Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend – and this sentiment certainly rings true in the V&A’s Cartier exhibition. Running until Sunday, 16 November, the showcase delves…
[ad_1] Before Prince Harry released his bombshell memoir, there was another book which ruffled feathers among the royals. It is 1948 and having married Prince Philip the year before, media interest in the heir apparent to the throne – Princess Elizabeth – was at an all-time high. To satisfy this hunger for stories, the Royal…
[ad_1] King George VI lost his temper so badly during his battle with ill health that he allegedly kicked a Corgi across a room in Windsor Castle, a royal insider has revealed. The shocking incident occurred while George was receiving treatment for an arterial blockage in his right leg. According to Hugo Vickers, who wrote a…
[ad_1] It was the then-Princess Elizabeth’s first trip abroad – but her tour of South Africa would become important for so many other reasons. With the memory of World War Two still very raw and King George VI worn out by the toll of guiding his country through the conflict, the spring 1947 tour of South…
[ad_1] There are few perks to being the spare rather than the heir to the throne. Royal Family members such as Prince Harry and Princess Margaret, who have been cast as the spare, have often struggled to navigate the less prominent role. Nevertheless, playing second fiddle to the person who will one day be monarch does have…
[ad_1] From Rocket Man to Tiny Dancer and all the hits in between, members of the British Royal Family have been long-time fans of Sir Elton John, who turns 78 today. For Elton (real name Reginald Kenneth Dwight), mingling with royalty was a far cry from his working-class childhood in a council house in Pinner, north-west London….
[ad_1] During a welcome celebration in honour of the Invictus Games, Prince Harry and Meghan sipped on beers together as they were serenaded by their close friend Michael Buble. At the party in Whistler, Canada, the couple clasped a glass of beer each with Harry opting for a lager in a tall glass while Meghan opted…
[ad_1] Princess Diana’s famous BBC Panorama interview was explosive, and many members of the Royal Family felt the impact. The late Princess of Wales’s landmark television appearance with Martin Bashir aired on November 20, 1995 and 20 million tuned in as she made the well-known comment, ‘there were three of us in the marriage, so it…
[ad_1] The late Queen had planned to end Harry and Meghan’s lease of Frogmore Cottage and replace the pair with Prince Andrew, it has been has revealed. The revelation is contained in an updated biography by acclaimed royal writer Robert Hardman, serialised by the Mail. Read the full extract here. According to insiders, had the…