The jewels in the crown

Just a few days after Valentine’s Day last year, Queen Camilla wore a pair of stunning Fabergé earrings at a Buckingham Palace reception to celebrate the National Theatre. There was speculation that t

IT is extraordinary to note that this year marks the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth. To celebrate, Buckingham Palace is to host a fascinating new exhibition showcasing our late Queen’s fashio

A new exhibition lifts the veil on Queen Elizabeth II’s lifelong campaign to project power and to protect the Royal Family through sartorial cyphers. Ahead of its opening, Justine Picardie decodes the military messaging of her wartime garb, and reveals the influence of the enigmatic spymaster who crafted some of her most meaningful attire

CAROL McGIFFIN

Originally built in 1703, as the London home of the Duke of Buckingham, Buckingham House was acquired by the newly married King George III in 1761, as an escape from the nearby St James’s Palace, the

There’s tension at the Palace, as the Princess attempts to steer the monarchy out of scandal