Women were first allowed to take part in the 1900 Paris Olympics Games, and since 1991 all new sports wanting to be included must include a women’s event. With the Paris Olympic Games 2024 about to begin, let’s take a look at some royal Olympians. The Princess Royal Embed from Getty Images The Princess Royal was [read more]
On 29 May 1973, the engagement of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips was announced. She was not created Princess Royal until 1987, and as a child of the monarch, she was known as “The Princess Anne.” The New York Times reported, “They met at the horse events at the Olympics in Mexico. They competed in [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Victoria, Princess Royal was born on 21 November 1840 as the eldest daughter of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. She married the future Frederick III, German Emperor at the age of 17 and went on to have eight children with him. Tragically, his reign would last just 99 days as [read more]
*contains affiliate links* Princess Mary, later Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, was born in 1897 as the third child of the then Duke and Duchess of York, later King George V and Queen Mary. She was born during the reign of her great-grandmother Queen Victoria and subsequently lived in six reigns – that of [read more]
An often heard argument against the children of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex having a right to a (courtesy) title is that the children of Princess Anne don’t have a title either, and they are doing just fine. While that may be the case, there’s also a straightforward reason as to why they don’t have [read more]
The Cartier Halo Tiara’s most famous outing was perhaps when it was worn by the future Princess of Wales on her wedding day on 29 April 2011. Embed from Getty Images The Halo Tiara was purchased from Cartier on 18 November 1936 by the then Duke of York, just weeks before he became King George [read more]
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