‘During this ceremony celebrated by Mgr Dominique-Marie David, the granddaughters of Prince Rainier III made a point of paying him a personal tribute: Mrs Charlotte Casiraghi made the first reading then Miss Camille Gottlieb said the universal prayer. At the end of the mass, the whole family gathered at the Continue Reading
When the Spanish royal family was rocked by a tense Easter moment
The Spanish royal family found themselves at the centre of global speculation five years ago when Queen Letizia, the wife of the reigning King Felipe VI, appeared to clash with her mother-in-law, Queen Sofia, at Easter Mass. King Juan Carlos, Queen Sofia, Princess Sofia, Queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and King Continue Reading
Joy for Princess Stéphanie of Monaco as she becomes a grandmother for the first time
Princess Stéphanie of Monaco’s son Louis Ducruet and his wife, Marie Chevallier Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Getty Images Congratulations are in order for Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, who has become a grandmother for the first time. Her son Louis Ducruet welcomed a daughter with his wife, Marie Chevallier, on 4 April. Continue Reading
Westminster School confirms it plans to welcome girls and become fully co-educational
Westminster School has commenced plans to become co-educational. An independent school that can trace its roots back to 1560, the school sits in the precincts of Westminster Abbey, and is one of the most academic in the country, sending around 40% of its pupils to Oxbridge. It has educated no Continue Reading
My night with Monaco’s royals: Tatler’s Social Editor shares her glittering report from inside The Rose Ball
All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Which glittering royal danced on stage? Who led the grand entrance? Davina Cadogan shares all from inside The Rose Ball – Monaco’s most glamorous night The Rose Ball: Tatler Social Editor Davina Continue Reading
Poignant photo of Princess Diana laughing with her sons features in new National Portrait Gallery book marking King Charles III’s coronation
The National Portrait Gallery has released a book to mark the upcoming coronation of King Charles III, which will take place on May 6 at Westminster Abbey. Titled Charles III: The Making of a King, it features a series of 70 works which offer an intimate glimpse into the life of Continue Reading
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor’s regal Paris mansion to be turned into museum
‘It is hard to believe that there can ever have been an interior more surpassingly clean,’ Vogue photographer Horst V Horst said of the mansion, quoted in Architectural Digest, ‘where crystal was more genuinely scintillating and porcelain more luminous, or where wood and leather, polished to the consistency of precious stone, Continue Reading
Beethoven was descended from a family scandal, genetic research reveals
One of the greatest composers of all time, Ludwig Van Beethoven, was the product of a shadowy family scandal, it has been revealed. Fresh genetic analysis of his hair samples, published in the science journal, Current Biology, reveal that the musical genius was, at some stage of his family tree, the Continue Reading
Prince Harry’s ‘surrogate father’ Mark Dyer will attend niece’s wedding after cancer battle
In recent months, Dyer has undergone treatment for stomach cancer. However he will be well enough to attend the nuptials of his niece, Alicia Lowes, next month, according to Richard Eden in the Daily Mail. ‘Last year was hell for Mark, but he’s turned the corner and is cancer-free,’ said Alicia, Continue Reading
Matt Hancock’s lover Gina Coladangelo and her estranged husband reportedly sell their marital home to Gordon Ramsay for £7.5 million
Coladangelo and Tress’s marriage came to a public end after she and the then Health Secretary Hancock were captured kissing and canoodling on CCTV in May 2021. Resigning that weekend, Hancock admitted to breaking social distancing guidance in the work place, with reports emerging that he had left his wife Continue Reading