The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were recently seen walking hand and hand through Holyrood Park in Scotland looking content as well as relaxed. To view photos please Click here.
Meanwhile, the American magazine, US, spotted the Duchess shopping at her local super market in North Wales this afternoon. Click here to view a gallery of photos.
On July 30,2011, Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall finally tied the knot at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland. The bride wore a custom designed gown by London-based designer, Stewart Parvin and the simple Meander Tiara loaned to her by Zara’s mother, The Princess Royal (Princess Anne.)
Click the links below to watch video clips as well as to view photos:
To learn more about the designer of Zara’s wedding gown please click the link here.
Photo courtesy of: Daylife/AP Photo/Martin Rickett/PA
On July 29, 2011, members of the British royal family were in Edinburgh, Scotland to attend a pre-wedding cocktail reception for Zara Phillips (daughter of Princess Anne and grand-daughter of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II) and rugby player, Mike Tindall. The event took place aboard the Royal Britannia. The couple will marry tomorrow, Saturday July 30, 2011, at Cannongate Kirk in Scotland and every member of the British royal family, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will attend.
To view photos please click the links here, here, and here. To read an article from the BBC News please click here.
And, finally a video news report from BBC. Sky News (video)
On July 22, 2011, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Duchess of Cambridge previewed the exhibit, The Royal Wedding Dress: A Story of Great British Design, in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace.
Besides the Duchess’s wedding dress being the main focal point of the exhibit, other items on display include the bride’s bouquet, shoes, earrings, veil, and the glorious Cartier Halo tiara which was loaned to the Duchess by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
To watch a video please click the link here. To purchase tickets and to view some of the items please click here. To view photos please click the link here.
Photos courtesy of: Daylife/Reuters/John Stillwell/Pool
Annnd, here is yet another documentary entitled, Prince Eddy: The King We Never Had. This program analyzes the life of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale:
…first son and heir to the throne, popularly known as Eddy, has virtually been airbrushed out of history. Eddy was as popular and charismatic a figure in his own time as Princess Diana a century later. As in her case, his sudden death in 1892 resulted in public demonstrations of grief on a scale rarely seen at the time, and it was even rumored (as in the case of Diana) that he was murdered to save him besmirching the monarchy. Had he lived, he would have been crowned king in 1911, ushering in a profoundly different style of monarchy from that of his younger brother, who ultimately succeeded as the stodgy George V. Eddy’s life was virtually ignored by historians until the 1970s, when myths began to accumulate and his character somehow grew horns and a tail. As a result, he is remembered today primarily as a suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888 and for his alleged involvement in the Cleveland Street homosexual scandal of 1889. But history has found Eddy guilty of crimes he did not commit. Now, for the first time, using modern forensic evidence combined with Eddy’s previously unseen records, personal correspondence, and photographs, Andrew Cook proves his innocence. Prince Eddy reveals the truth about a key royal figure, a man who would have made a fine king, and changed the face of the British monarchy.
These two documentaries, The Last Stuarts and The House of Hanover, comes from the British series entitled, Monarchy, hosted by the brilliant historian, Dr. David Starkey.
The Last Stuarts discusses the “…stories of the reigns of William and Mary and Queen Anne, examining not only their achievements and weaknesses, but also those of other key players.” Click the links below to watch:
The House of Hanover:
In 1714, an obscure German Prince was crowned King George I of Great Britain, signalling the beginning of a new political era that saw the rise of the new role of Prime Minister, and established the pattern of political modernity we are familiar with today. When, in 1789, the Bastille prison in Paris was stormed and the French Revolution began, few in Britain – least of all King George III, who was recovering from one of his bouts of madness – thought that it would lead to a cataclysmic war with France.
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Camilla’s Family Affair is quite interesting so click the links to watch. 🙂
Finally, here is another documentary entitled, The Life Story of Alice Keppel: The Mistress of King Edward VII.
The Royal Correspondent 