Belvoir Castle. Image: Wikimedia Home to the Rutland family since Tudor times the present Belvoir Castle is the third to be built on this superb site ab…

Somerleyton Hall. Source: Geograph.org.uk Somerleyton Hall is considered one of the most impressive and well-preserved country houses in England. A mano…

Glamis Castle. Source: Wikimedia Commons Glamis Castle, the oldest inhabited castle in Scotland, is associated with Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the thane o…

Marriage of the Prince of Wales by William Powell Frith (1865). Source: Wikimedia Commons The wedding ceremony of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and he…

Highgrove House. Image: The Prince of Wales' Official Website Highgrove House is the private home of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla, Duchess …

Tea Party by Louis Moeller (1905). Source: Wikimedia The tradition of drinking tea in today’s contemporary period is so closely associated with the Britis…

Birkhall, the British Royal Family's retreat in Scotland. Image: Geograph About eight miles from Balmoral, beside the River Muick stands Birkhall , …

Hillsborough House. Image: Flickr Hillsborough Castle was originally built in the 18th century as a simple country house for a noble family. Today, it i…

Buckingham Palace is the primary home of the British sovereign. It is open to the public for two months a year, when the sovereign is not in residence fr…

Queen Maria Theresa (by Charles Beaubrun, ca. 1660s). Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen Consort of France, was born on September 10, 1638, at the Escorial, t…

Queen Elizabeth II arriving at Leura onboard the royal train. Source:  State Archives NSW .  In November 1953, Queen Elizabeth II together with Princ…

King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway pose with their family and guests during their 80th birthday celebration. Image: Thomas Brun, NTB scanpix European…

Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne on February 6, 1952, while on duty in Kenya. Since then, the Queen devoted her life and reign to the service of…

Hvidøre, the Danish summer house of Queen Alexandra and Empress Maria Feodorovna.  Image: Wikimedia Hvidøre is not as grand as any Russian palace or as…

Embed from Getty Images Prince Philip may have announced his retirement, but Queen Elizabeth II is not taking the backseat! A few days after news th…

Palace of Hollyroodhouse located at the end of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Image: Wikimedia Once upon a time, King David I, was out hunting when he fel…

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent by Peter North. Image: Wikimedia Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, was hailed during her lifetime for her chic fashion …

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visiting the NASA in 2007. Image: Wikimedia It is business as usual for the British Royal Family, following the ann…

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip en route to Eagle Farm Airport in Brisbane, 1954. Image: Wikimedia Commons A tribe from a remote village in Vanuatu f…

The Duke of Edinburgh as colonel in chief of the Canadian Royal Regiment. Image: Wikimedia Commons After more than 65 years of public service, Prince Ph…