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For some, art is simply a mystery. WHY do some people have favourite paintings? Claim that some artists move them, with a few simple brush strokes? A large part of…

The Great Vine at Hampton Court Palace – planted by Capability Brown in 1768 – is the largest in the world, and still gives a harvest each autumn. It was…

With the announcement that Princess Beatrice’s wedding is to take place on 29th May in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, we take a closer look at the history…

What a year 2019 has been. We have had another royal wedding, a couple of royal dramas – courtesy of The Duke of York and The Duke of Edinburgh –…

The Duchess of Sussex has moved to start proceedings in The High Court against The Mail on Sunday, over a letter she wrote to her father, Thomas Markle. The lawsuit…

Today, Lady Gabriella Windsor will marry Thomas Kingston at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Gabriella and Thomas became engaged in August 2018 on the Isle of Sark after 3 years of…

The ballot to apply for Trooping the Colour tickets is open, meaning you are in with a chance of seeing the wonderful pomp of celebrating The Queen’s official birthday at…

Each June, The Queen leads senior members of the Royal Family and other figures in a procession to St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle for the Garter Day service. The…

While much will be made of Meghan’s dress, the dresses of the bridal party and those of the female guests at the up coming Royal Wedding, what can we expect…

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is getting ever closer and so to help you prepare for the big day, The Crown Chronicles presents the definitive guide to…

Britain is, of course, a country steeped in history and tradition, so it is not unusual to see men and women turned out in splendid uniforms on royal and State…

In September 2017, Prince Charles became the longest serving Prince of Wales in British history. But this was not an automatic title – he was bestowed with it in 1958…

Perhaps lesser known on an international basis, sometimes overshadowed by other Royal Families, the Spanish Monarchy hasn’t had an easy path in the last century. However, the family’s popularity is…

Inspired by The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s 70th – platinum – wedding anniversary this week, we thought we should take a look at the other lengthy marriages in British…

Remembrance Sunday takes place this weekend, the day on which the nation comes together to commemorate the sacrifice made by British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in…

The sight of guards posted outside royal palaces in and around London, dressed in their scarlet tunics and bearskin hats, is famous the world over, but do you know how…

Each year, The Queen celebrates her official birthday with a huge parade of soldiers and music, known as Trooping the Colour. But what exactly is Trooping, where did it come…