Well, this is our 200th post and it seems fitting to mark that with the conclusion of the Jubilee celebrations. It’s a bit sad that it’s over, but we still have Trooping the Colour on June 16 and of course… Read More ›
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
Highlights of the Jubilee Concert
After all the build up for the Diamond Jubilee, it’s hard to believe there is just one more day left of official celebrations. Before we dive into the highlights of the Buckingham Palace concert that went on this evening, we’ll… Read More ›
Highlights of the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant
Unfortunately it rained on their parade today so it was a bit of a “cold noses, warm hearts” situation on the River Thames. However, years of planning went into every detail and it was still a spectacular and celebratory day…. Read More ›
Diamond Jubilee Preparations and Festivities
This weekend, the Diamond Jubilee celebrations will be in full force and we’re really looking forward to the festivities. Here is a roundup of the key events as well as some pictures we took of how things are shaping up… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part Four: Princess Margaret’s Wedding Dress
Before we get too busy with all of the upcoming Jubilee events later this week, we thought we’d finally get to our fourth post on royal designer Norman Hartnell. Today, we’re all about Princess Margaret’s wedding dress. If you missed… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part Three: The Coronation Gown
We are looking forward to seeing the royal barge travel down the Thames on June 2nd, so what better time to reminisce about the exquisite coronation gown that she wore 60 years ago? Queen Elizabeth’s coronation on June 2,1953 was… Read More ›
Royal Designer Norman Hartnell Part Two: Princess Elizabeth’s Wedding Dress
In our last post on Norman Hartnell, we reviewed the major impact that Queen Elizabeth’s ‘white wardrobe’ had during her 1938 State Visit to France. During the war years, Norman made very few original pieces due to restrictions, but he… Read More ›
The Royals Celebrating Easter Part Two
Yesterday we re-capped Princess Beatrice’s trip to York with her grandparents and what that all means. We also took at peak at picture of the Royals at Easter services in Windsor from 1987-1999 (click here if you missed it). Today,… Read More ›
Queen Elizabeth’s Brazilian Aquamarine and Diamond Parure and the Boucheron Diamond Clips
In honour of aquamarine being the birthstone of March, we here at the Royal Post thought it would be interesting to focus on tiaras that feature aquamarines. This post will focus on Queen Elizabeth’s Aquamarine Tiara and her Boucheron Diamond… Read More ›
A Full Royal Day in London for The Queen, Charles, Camilla, & Kate
Today there were several British Royals out in full force and we’ve attempted to include the bulk of them here. This is a pretty long post, so do get comfortable! Let’s start with the Queen. Joined by Prince Philip, she… Read More ›