June 2025 - Page 3 of 5 - History of Royal Women

Royal Wedding Recollections – Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden & Daniel Westling

Thursday, 19 June 2025, 6:00 Brittani Barger 0

As the Crown Princess Couple marks their 15th anniversary, we take a look back at the wedding of Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden. Victoria married her prince in what was dubbed the biggest royal wedding since Charles and Diana in 1981. She married her commoner fitness trainer on 19 June 2010 – [read more]

Empress Dowager Xiaochong – The posthumous Empress Dowager of the Eastern Han Dynasty who was given a fiefdom

Wednesday, 18 June 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Empress Dowager Xiaochong was the mother of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Her husband was the posthumous Emperor Xiaochong.[1] She was not an empress in her lifetime but was made an empress dowager after her death.[2] Empress Dowager Xiaochong received many honours and privileges.[3] She was even granted her own fiefdom, which was [read more]

Princess Tang Ji – The Princess who remained steadfastly loyal to her husband, Emperor Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and did not remarry

Monday, 16 June 2025, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0

Princess Tang Ji was Emperor Shao of the Eastern Han Dynasty’s favourite imperial concubine.[1] When he was forced to commit suicide by poison, he ordered her to never remarry.[2] Princess Tang Ji had various marriage proposals, including the famous General, Li Jie.[3] However, she refused to marry them.[4] Emperor Xian of the Eastern Han Dynasty greatly admired Princess [read more]

Book News Week 25

Sunday, 15 June 2025, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Book News week 25- 16 June – 22 June 2025 Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess Paperback – 19 June 2025 (UK) Kings and Queens: 1200 Years of English and British Monarchs Paperback – 19 June 2025 (UK) History of the World in 500 People Hardcover – 17 [read more]

Royal Wedding Recollections – Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia Hellqvist

Friday, 13 June 2025, 6:00 Brittani Barger 0

We are taking a look back at the royal wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist on 13 June 2015. Prince Carl Philip married Sofia Hellqvist in the Royal Chapel of Stockholm Palace. The ceremony was aired live on SVT. Right Reverend Lars-Göran Lönnermark and the Reverend Michael Bjerkhagen conducted the ceremony, which [read more]

Taking a look at Infanta Cristina at 60

Friday, 13 June 2025, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Infanta Cristina of Spain was born on 13 June 1965 as the daughter of the future King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark. She was their second daughter. Her elder sister is Infanta Elena (born 1963), and her younger brother is King Felipe VI (born 1968). Felipe went ahead [read more]