King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in their coronation robes. Wikimedia Commons At the Coronation of my grandfather, King Edward VII, what I remember most…

King William IV with St Edward's Crown by Sir William Beechey. From Wikimedia Commons William IV had “an inbred dislike of ceremonial,” said historian Roy …

King George IV in his coronation robes by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1821. From Wikimedia Commons Probably the most unpopular of all Coronations was that of George I…

Sir George Hayter's coronation portrait of the Queen. Image from Wikimedia Commons. Queen Victoria was crowned on  June 18, 1838. She was 19 years old. The…

A telegram from Lucca (says the Milan correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph  on November 17) reports the death, last night [November 16] from heart disea…

Portrait of Princess Alexandrina Victoria of Kent (later Queen Victoria), 1830. Richard Westall. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection. A pretty anecdote is told of …

In its January 1894 issue, the editor of Godey's Magazine published a travelogue written by Charles H. Adams, who visited the Riviera some time in 1891. Am…

Czar Nicholas II signs the instrument of abdication on March 15, 1917  aboard the Imperial Train. From left to right: Minister of the Imperial Court Baron Wold…

Royal birthday, deaths, weddings, and anniversaries – here are significant royal events and milestones in the lives of royals around the world. Royal …

Portrait of Princess Mary by James Jebusa Shannon for the book Princess Mary's Gift Book, published in 1914. In 1932, King George V named her only da…

A young Empress Zita. Image from Wikimedia Commons Empress Zita of Austria was born on May 9, 1892, at the Villa Pianore near Viareggio. She was the seven…

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh in Bermuda. Image from Wikimedia Commons   Queen Elizabeth II commenced her tour of the Commonwealth  on Nove…