The Poltimore Tiara
The Poltimore Tiara was made for Florence Bampfylde, Lady Poltimore, by the jeweller Garrard around 1870. The tiara could be worn traditionally but could also…
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Princess Royal meets with Team GB ahead of Olympics
The Princess Royal met with the Team GB athletes in Paris ahead of the Olympic Games. Princess Anne wished the team “every bit of success”…
Princess Beatrice calls for ‘More, More, More’ sun safety
Princess Beatrice has called for “More, more, more” sun safety during a visit to a London School. Princess Beatrice is the patron of the British…
Royal members of the International Olympic Committee
The members of the International Olympic Committee are representatives of the IOC in their respective countries. According to the Olympic Charter, they “represent and promote…
When The Queen shocked the world
Many of you will remember the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games in London, which has become quite the moment. During the opening, a skit…
Royal Olympians
Let’s take a look at some royal Olympians. The Princess Royal Embed from Getty Images The Princess Royal was the first member of the British…
A look at Princess Alexandra of Hanover as she turns 25
On 20 July 1999, Princess Caroline of Monaco gave birth to her fourth child, Alexandra. The father was Ernst August, Prince of Hanover whom she…
Queen Mary’s Stomacher
Queen Mary’s Stomacher is “formed as three linked articulated brooches of tapering and delicately scrolled outline, the stones in cut-down pavé and millegrain settings, each…
Official portraits released to mark upcoming autumn tour
Several new portraits have been released of King Charles and Queen Camilla to mark their upcoming autumn tour. Four of the portraits are for Australia…
Lady Louise Windsor is a Princess – Here’s why
When Prince Edward married Sophie Rhys Jones in 1999, he was created Earl of Wessex, and so upon marriage, Sophie became The Countess of Wessex….