The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are on an 11-day visit to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and India from October 30th to November 9th, at the request of the British Government, to celebrate the United Kingdom’s partnership with these Commonwealth Nations on shared priorities in advance of the Commonwealth Summit in April 2018. Continue reading
Month: October 2017
Duchess of Cambridge at Lawn Tennis Association
The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) in London on October 31st. She became Patron of the LTA in December 2016, taking over from the Queen, who held the role for 64 years. This was the Duchess’ first solo engagement since announcing her third pregnancy last month. Continue reading
State Opening of Parliament, 1967
Queen Elizabeth II opened Parliament and gave a speech from her Throne in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London on this day in 1967, exactly 50 years ago. In honour of the anniversary , we are taking an in-depth look at the event- Continue reading
Princess of Asturias
Yugoslavian State Visit to Denmark, 1974
Royal Film Performance of ‘The Battle of the River Plate’, 1956
Liechtenstein Royal Tiaras
Happy 50th Birthday to Hereditary Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein, who turns 50 today! As the one of the richest reigning families, the Princely Family of Liechtenstein have relatively few Tiaras at their disposal, due to, as Luxarrazi puts it: “lost properties after World War II, the financial straits, the fact that you’d likely sell tiaras before da Vinci paintings, the reorganisation of the wealth and them now being one of the richest reigning families.” In honour of Hereditary Princess Sophie’s 50th Birthday, we are taking a look at the Liechtenstein Royal Tiaras- Continue reading