The Royal Family is the absolute embodiment of tradition. Famous and powerful people beget famous and powerful children, leading to an unbroken line of royal rule that stretches back countless years. Sometimes, however, there are royals who fight back against these traditions. And when it...
What is the phrase we most commonly associate with the British? For many of us, that phrase is “stiff upper lip.” Generally speaking, we expect the British to be cool and dispassionate in most circumstances. However, British royalty absolutely love to mash those “stiff upper...
As Queen Elizabeth’s youngest of four children, Prince Edward was always destined for fame, if not the throne. His birth in 1964, 16 years after Prince Charles, thrust him into the spotlight, and some scandals in his youth kept him there. However, in recent years,...
When you think about the Royal Family, chances are you think about stately and dignified people. After all, these are the nobles that British citizens look to for guidance and leadership, especially in times of crisis. However, the Royal Family is capable of making mistakes...
Queen Elizabeth has been an institution unto herself for our entire lives. In fact, she has been around so long that many of us don’t remember her surprising origin story! First of all, young Elizabeth never imagined that she would ever serve as queen. When...
On July 1, the world saw the first glimpse of the statue tribute to Princess Diana erected at Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace. While Diana was beloved by the public, what truly fascinated the world about this unveiling is that it brought Prince Harry back...
Earlier this year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle gave a bombshell interview to Oprah Winfrey. In that interview, they aired the dirty laundry of their battles with other members of the Royal Family. This included allegations of racism, of cutting off financial support, and of...
In a perfect world, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would be living an undisturbed “happily ever after.” But ongoing friction between Meghan and the British press, and even the Royal Family, threatened to disrupt her and Harry’s relationship. That’s when the Duke and Duchess of...
Prince William and Prince Harry have unveiled a statue of their late mother Princess Diana. The unveiling took place at Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace on Thursday, July 1, on what would have been Diana’s 60th birthday. The statue was “commissioned [in February 2017] to...
For Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, June 4, 2021, will always be an important day. That is when they welcomed their new daughter Lilibet (or “Lili”) into the world! Lili was born at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital in California at 11:40 a.m. And at seven...
