Located on the gentle slopes of Fiesole, a charming town just on the edge of Florence in Tuscany, the Villa Sparta was, for four decades, the home of Queen He…

Queen Elizabeth II made a public come back after five months at Prince Philip’s memorial service, with scandal-ridden Prince Andrew right beside her.

The Duke of Cambridge in 1855, 1865 and about 1900. Images from Wikimedia Commons Prince George, Duke of Cambridge, was a cousin to Queen Victoria and had long…

Here's another royal anecdote. Prince George, the future Duke of Kent, was on his wit's end thinking how to get the money to buy a birthday gift for hi…

Queen Mary, then Princess of Wales, with her son, Prince George, c1906. Image from Pinterest Here's a heartwarming anecdote about Queen Mary and her son, P…

Princess Juliana, a portrait by Simon de Heer Beemster, oil on canvas, c1941.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were forced to cancel their first major engagement on their Caribbean tour following an extraordinary row over indigenou…

When he was deposed following the referendum in May 1946, Umberto moved to Cascais on the Portuguese Riviera. Since the reign of King Louis I of Portugal, this…

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…

King Umberto I of Italy. Image from Wikimedia Commons Umberto I (born Umberto Rainerio Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia) reigned…

A Commonwealth Day Message from Her Majesty The Queen, Head of the Commonwealth. You can also read the full text on The Royal Family's  website .

Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and by Rhine is remembered today as Queen Victoria’s son-in-law and husband to the ill-fated Princess Alice of the United Kingdom…

What was Queen Elizabeth II's remark about Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visited the United Kingdom in 2003? Here's the story.  Que…