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Diana, Our Mother- Her Life and Legacy
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Wedding of Crown Princess Victoria
Happy 7th Wedding Anniversary to Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, who got married in a lavish ceremony on this day in 2010. Take a look at scenes from their wedding below- Continue reading
King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Pre-Wedding Gala
King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will celebrate their 41st Anniversary tomorrow. In honour of the event, we are flashing back to an event that happened on this day 41 years ago, their pre-wedding gala. On the evening of June 18th, the happy couple and their guests attended a gala performance at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, which was followed by a dinner and dance for 200 guests at Drottningholm Palace. Take a look below at scenes from that evening- Continue reading
Prince Philip: 70 Years of Service
The Duke of Edinburgh’s unofficial television biographer Alan Titchmarsh followed him around for a year for a special ITV documentary “Prince Philip: 70 Years of Service.” Take a look at the documentary below. Click HERE to learn about the Duke of Edinburgh. Continue reading
Wedding of Queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik of Denmark
Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary to Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark, who got married on this day in 1967. Take a look at scenes from their wedding below- Continue reading
Wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan
Happy Wedding Anniversary to Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako of Japan, who got married on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on this day in 1993. The couple have one daughter, and will succeed to the Japanese Throne next year, after the abdication of his father. Take a look at scenes from their wedding below- Continue reading
Portuguese State Visit to the UK, 1955
Take a look below at scenes from the 1955 Portuguese State Visit to the UK- Continue reading
Victoria & Abdul
Featuring the relationship between Queen Victoria and her Munshi Abdul Karim, the trailer for the upcoming British-American biographical drama film, Victoria & Abdul was released yesterday. Based on the book of same name by Shrabani Basu (a personal favourite of mine), the plot focuses on an older Queen Victoria’s relationship with her Indian bearer, Abdul Karim, who eventually became her Munshi (tutor), and taught her Urdu and the Quran, as well as introduced her to the country of which she was Empress. Dame Judi Dench reprises her role as Queen Victoria from the 1997 film Mrs Brown, while Abdul is played by Indian actor, Ali Fazal. The movie premieres in the UK on September 15. Take a look at the trailer below- Continue reading
Wedding of Crown Prince Felipe and Letizia Ortiz
Happy Anniversary to King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain, who got married on this day in 2004. The wedding between the then Crown Prince Felipe and journalist Letizia Ortiz was a big surprise since their relationship wasn’t public before their engagement was announced. The couple have two daughters, the Princess of Asturias and Infanta Sofia, and succeeded to the Spanish Throne in 2014, after the abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos. Take a look below at scenes from their wedding- Continue reading
British State Visit to Denmark, 1957
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh started their first State Visit to Denmark on this day in 1957, where they were hosted by King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. Continue reading
