As Queen Margrethe II of Denmark celebrated the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne, the day was also be tinged with sadness for her as it also marked the anniversary of the loss of her beloved father. Embed from Getty Images Queen Margrethe went to visit the grave of her parents, King Frederik [read more]
Kensington Palace has released three new photos of The Duchess of Cambridge ahead of her 40th birthday on Sunday. The photos were taken at Kew Gardens in November 2021 by Paolo Roversi, and the images will enter the collection of the National Portrait Gallery. Catherine is Patron of the National Portrait Gallery. As the National [read more]
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s mausoleum is at risk of being lost forever, according to Historic England’s latest heritage at risk register. This register contains nearly 5,000 sites that are most at risk due to neglect, decay or “inappropriate” development. The mausoleum is located on the Frogmore estate within the Home Park in Windsor. Prince [read more]
The Duchess of Cornwall has received a special honour from her mother-in-law, The Queen. She has been made a Royal Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. The appointment of Royal Knights and Ladies is entirely in the gift of The Queen, which means that the decision was made without Prime Ministerial advice. [read more]
A series of oak armorial panels from a house lived in by Mary, Queen of Scots’s mother Mary of Guise, have been acquired and conserved by National Museums Scotland. The four roundels are said to have come from a house in Blyth’s Close, in Edinburgh’s Old Town, where Mary of Guise lived from around 1543 [read more]
When it was auctioned for £75 in 2019, it was catalogued as an “antique carved wooden bird”, but it has now been identified as Anne Boleyn’s heraldic emblem. The wooden royal falcon would have probably adorned Anne’s private apartments at Hampton Court Palace and was likely removed after King Henry VIII ordered her execution. It’s [read more]
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