The Queen of England who raised a smile about her own funeral plans

 

She was known for her mischievous sense of humour and even in her final days, Elizabeth II was raising chuckles in the most unlikely of circumstances.

The King leads commemorations on Remembrance Sunday

 

The King has led commemorations for those who died for their country. Charles III laid a wreath on behalf of the nation at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London.

Queen Camilla to miss Remembrance

 

The Queen will not attend Remembrance events this weekend after doctors advised her to continue to rest after she contracted a chest infection.

The romantic story of a famous Lover's Knot Tiara

 

The Princess of Wales in the Cambridge Lover's Knot tiara in July 2017

It's based on a gift of love so it's rather appropriate that this tiara has such a romantic name. The Lover's Knot Tiara, now the go to diadem of the Princess of Wales, links this future queen to one past and plenty of other royal women in between. This diadem has a long royal history but in recent times it was closely associated with two women who have been Princess of Wales - Diana and Catherine. 

A question mark over The Queen's health on important weekend

 

Queen Camilla may have to miss the Remembrance commemorations as she continues to recover from a chest infection. The Queen has already had to cancel several engagements after becoming ill and as Buckingham Palace announced who would be attending the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday, it was confirmed that Her Majesty is still waiting to see if she is well enough.

What the Queen Mother wore to Queen Elizabeth's wedding

 

All eyes might be on the bride on her big day but there's one other person feeling the style pressure. The mother of the bride. Not only is she seeing her little girl begin a whole new chapter of her life, she's got to have a hat that could stop traffic or no one is going home truly happy. That was never going to be a problem at the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II on November 20th 1947. We all know how her mum loved a hat. And on the day her dynasty made more history, this Queen Elizabeth was more than ready for her close up.

The Duchess of Gloucester takes on important role for Queen Camilla

 

The Duchess of Gloucester has led royal commemorations at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey. For almost a century, simple wooden crosses bearing a single poppy each have been planted at the church to remember those lost in conflict. It's an important royal tribute at the start of the period of Remembrance.

Why doesn't this royal event look just, well, more glamourous?

 

It's that time of year again. The sun is starting to set a little later, the birds are getting up a bit earlier (5am here this morning which is excessive in March) and the royal calendar heads into annual events territory. Yes, mid March means Cheltenham and, once more, these days at the racing are proving, well, slightly dowdy.

One of the world's prettiest tiaras, end of

 

Princess Madeleine in one of the famous aquamarine tiaras belong to Sweden's royals

(photo kungauset.se)

Let's start with the star tiara of this month's birthstone. Right now, say royal and aquamarines in close proximity and someone will say Princess Madeleine. The Aquamarine Kokoshnik that the sixth in line to the throne of Sweden has made her go to is among the most photographed diadems of recent years. But the sparkler actually belongs to her auntie and is one of two aquamarine tiaras that call the Swedish royal jewellery box home. To start off Aquamarines for March, we're off to Sweden.

Time to lay off Kate

 

OK everyone, you've had your fun. Time to move along. If only it were that simple. But the past few days have shown a side of royal life that few would covet. The Princess of Wales has been the subject of a social media pile on that's turned into  a global controversy that makes little sense. And just when you think the craziness is finished, it ramps up again to something even more ludicrous than before. And through it all, the actual human being at its centre seems to be forgotten. It's time to lay off Kate.

The Victorian royal March brides

 

March royal brides are now rare but go back just a few decades and that's not the case. In particular, Queen Victoria's children were rather partial to a March wedding. Among her nine children are three who wed in this blowy, showy month that bridges winter and spring and that means a hat trick of Victorian March Royal Brides.....

The March birthdays of the House of Windsor

 

The House of Windsor has a hat trick of high profile royal babies who arrived in March among its current members. And the good news is that they all celebrate towards the middle or end of the month so you've got plenty of time yet to get the post. While you pick out patterns and think of jolly messages, here's a look at the House of Windsor's March royal babies.....

Aquamarines for March

Remember that knockout tiara from what would be the last State Visit that Prince Philip had a real involvement with? And we're not talking La Buena here? While Queen Letizia brought all the glitz to the 2017 trip with the Spanish Royal Family's most famous diadem that can trace its history back all the way to the start of the 20th century, Queen Elizabeth II brought out a very modern addition to her own collection, all featuring a stone traditionally associated with March birthdays. And it's not the only set of that stone in the House of Windsor's vast jewel collection. Here come the aquamarines....

Queens of England: past, present and future

 

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