Rowan Lascelles, if appearances and lineage were the only measure of a man, looked to have it all. A distant cousin of the King, he has a distinguished aristocratic name and an ancestral home that is one of the architectural treasures of Britain, with a world-class collection of artworks.
Almost exactly 23 years ago, Lascelles was one of 25 figures assembled in a unique photo montage created by the magazine Country Life to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s
Today Denmark prepares to welcome Crown Prince Frederik and his wife Crown Princess Mary as its new King and Queen.
And it also says goodbye to Queen Margrethe – who shocked the nation when she announced her abdication after 52 years on the throne during a traditional New Year’s Eve speech.
The monarch, famed for her chain-smoking as well as her flamboyant sense of style, will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik.
The 83-year-old queen, who took
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Tucked away in an industrial nook of San Francisco is a Norman-style castle, complete with a turret built more than 150 years ago and a toilet in the shape of a throne.
A documentary by filmmaker Kirsten Dirksen takes viewers inside the walls of Albion Castle, and even she says after living in the city for a decade, she never knew about the stately abode.
The place is currently owned by Bill Gilbert, a retired San Francisco police officer and
‘I never expected to live so long, and I don’t take it for granted, even now,’ says Lea Glaskie who will celebrate her 106th birthday in February.
Born in 1918, a year before the first commercial flight in Europe (from London to Paris, taking two and a half hours) and in an era when central heating, double glazing, fridges and washing machines didn’t exist, and most houses only had outside toilets, she has lived through seismic changes in British society
Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II will abdicate on January 14 next year after 52 years on the throne, she announced during her traditional New Year’s Eve speech.
The monarch, famed for her chain-smoking as well as her flamboyant sense of style, will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik.
The 83-year-old queen, who took over the throne in 1972, is the longest-serving monarch in Europe following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022.
In February, she underwent
When rumours began to swirl of an engagement between Prince Christian of Denmark, 17, and Princess Maria ‘Chiara’ Di Bourbon-Two Sicilies, 18, eyebrows were raised across aristocratic circles in Europe.
And perhaps the most surprised was Queen Margrethe of Denmark who has never met her grandson’s girlfriend, despite the dashing young Prince having what Chiara claims as lifelong friendship with her.
While Chiara has known Christian’s parents Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik for years, royal watchers have questioned what
India Amarteifio’s life is about to change significantly, but not that she’d let you know it. The London-born actor is slipping on her corset and crown to take the lead as the younger incarnation of the Bridgerton character made iconic by Golda Rosheuvel, Queen Charlotte. As someone who devoured Bridgerton in a way I’d never before feasted on a television series, I could barely wait for our video call—which we had arranged for the days following our Summer Issue cover … Read more
König Charles und Königin Camilla wurde geraten, während der Krönungszeremonie ihre eigenen neuen, einzigartigen Throne zu haben. Während des Krähungs- und Salbungsabschnitts der Zeremonie wird König Charles auf dem historischen Krönungsstuhl sitzen.
Es wird angenommen, dass es der heiligste Teil der Krönung ist.
Der Krönungsstuhl in der St.-Georgs-Kapelle ist eines der wertvollsten und berühmtesten Möbelstücke der Welt.
Es ist seit über 700 Jahren das Herzstück der Krönungen, wenn es in der Mitte der Abtei vor dem Hochaltar aufgestellt wird.
Der
Meghan Markle, 41, und Prince Harry, 38, drehten tatsächlich einen Großteil ihrer Netflix-Dokumentation in einem 27,8 Millionen Pfund teuren Herrenhaus in der Nähe, die Zuschauer bekamen einen Einblick in das atemberaubende Haus des Paares in Montecito. Ein Raum, der die Zuschauer besonders ins Gespräch brachte, war ihr Home Office.
Prinz Harry und Meghan erledigen einen Großteil ihrer Arbeit von zu Hause aus, und in einer Szene saß das Paar Seite an Seite, als sie an ihrem gemeinsamen Schreibtisch arbeiteten, mit
