Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Kokoshnik tiara. Image: Reginald Davis/REX/ Shutterstock via Mail Online In 1888, the Prince and Princess of Wales (futur…

Coselpalais. Image: Wikimedia Commons Coselpalais is one of the grandest baroque palaces in Dresden. It stands in front of the Frauenkirche and demands…

Queen Alexandra with her sister, Empress Maria Fedorovna of Russia (right) and her daughter,  The Princess Victoria (left). Image: Wikimedia Queen Ale…

The Grand Hotel Taschenbergpalais in Dresden. Image by the Author Beside Dresden’s Royal Palace and the Dresden Pavillon is an equally imposing baroque …

Charles and Diana on their wedding day. Image: Flickr Prince Charles asked for second opinion on the troubled late Princess of Wales after the Queen’s d…

T he Queen and Prince Philip with U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Image: the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museu…

Princess Margaret Rose. Image: Wikimedia Commons Princess Margaret Rose , The Queen’s younger sister, led a notorious life of scandal and intriguein her…

Palais ducal de Nevers, one of the most imposing French chateaux. Image: Wikimedia Commons A few months ago, I have written about 10 French chateaux th…

Queen Elizabeth II. Image: Flickr Queen Elizabeth II is a stickler for order, and so routine is a part of Her Majesty’s day-to-day life. She rises at aro…

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip There’s no question to the impeccable taste of Queen Elizabeth II. From dog breeds and chocolate cakes to handbags,…

A portrait of Marie Leszczyńska by  Jean-Marc Nattier. Source: Wikimedia Commons Marie Leszczynska , Queen Consort of France, was born in Trzebnica, nea…

The British Royal Family While many of us will never have the chance to become Buckingham Palace regulars, just in case you get invited to tea with the …

Prince Charles. Image: Wikimedia Commons Prince Charles had made it known that he would not live at Buckingham Palace when he becomes King. He, instead…

A mosaic picture of Queen Elizabeth II created by Helen Marshall during the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Image: Wikimedia Commons In February 1952, Eliz…

Marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise (1811) by Georges Rouget. Image: Wikimedia Commons Napoleon Bonaparte fell head over heels to the Austrian Archduc…

Sir Christopher Geidt, the Queen’s private secretary, has resigned following a bitter power struggle between Buckingham Palace and Prince Charles, Mail o…

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arriving on one of their royal visits. Image: Wikimedia Commons Queen Elizabeth II is perhaps the most traveled sov…

The Duchess of Cambridge with the Duchess of Cornwall (on her left) and Prince Harry (seated facing her). Image: Wikimedia The Duke and Duchess of Cambr…