In December 1846, Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, visited Arundel Castle , where they stayed for a few days. The townsfolk were thrilled with th…

Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles featured in The Bystander Royal Wedding Number before their wedding in 1922. In November 1921, Princess Mary , the only da…

The Marriage of George III 1761 by Joshua Reynolds, 1761.   “When King George III succeeded to the throne of England upon the death of his grandfather, G…

Queen Louise of Denmark, c1893. Image under Creative Commons license.  In the Life of Queen Alexandra , author Sarah A. Southall Tooley describes Queen Lo…

Maria Pavlovna the Elder by François Flameng, 1898.  Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia, born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was the unrivalled society q…

Queen Olga, the wife of King George I of the Hellenes, was highly esteemed and deeply loved in her adopted land of Greece. Born on September 3, 1851, she …

In April 1887, Hawaii’s future (and ultimately last) Queen, Liliʻuokalani embarked on a long trip to London with her sister-in-law, Queen Kapiʻolani. They were…

There was once story that when the future Queen Alexandra, then still a princess, was a very young girl, she and two of her girl friends were wandering in a …

A scene depicting the death of King Louis XIV, from the 2016 movie The Death of Louis XIV.  Death came slow and painful for King Louis XIV. He was king for 72 …

Princess Helen of Waldeck and Pyrmont (born February 17, 1861, died September 1, 1922) was beloved by Englishmen, as she was, for decades, esteemed by s…