When Megan Markle married Prince Harry on May 19, 2018 there were almost two billion viewers taking in every detail of her wedding at St. George’s Chapel, making the bouquet she carried the most watched flowers in the world. A dainty contrast to the severe Givenchy elegance of her wedding gown, the seemingly artless bouquet...
Princess Michael Prattles About Her Royal Neighbours
Britain’s Princess Michael of Kent has talked openly about her neighbours at Kensington Palace and revealed that Prince Harry might move in next door to William and Kate when the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester eventually quit their nearby apartment. In an astonishingly loose-lipped interview with the January edition of the society bible Tatler, the...
Something Old, Something New, and Something Blue at Christening of Prince George
Prince George was christened on October 23, 2013 in a royal sea of blue and cream. His parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, tweaked the baptismal traditions to update the celebration. Something New Let’s count the number of royal tradition-breakers in what looks to the rest of the world like a completely conventional event....
The Turning Point for Princess Diana
This is the moment when Diana starts to slip away into history; the tipping point after which the public’s experiences of her as a living Princess will be outweighed by the time without her. Diana was the future Queen Consort of the United Kingdom for 15 years, from 1981 until her divorce in 1996. She...
Royal Perfumes: Kate’s Wedding Fragrance and the Queen’s Scent for the Diamond Jubilee
We could all see that Kate Middleton looked lovely, coming down the aisle of Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011. Now we know that she smelled lovely too, and it wasn’t just from the romantically chosen flowers in her bouquet. The soon-to-be-Duchess Kate was in a cloud of gardenia scent, mixed with, well, I’ll let...
Prince William & Kate Middleton’s Royal Wedding Cake to be Auctioned
Buy a slice of royal history. Someone in the inner circle of the royal family has decided to give up a special bit of memorabilia. Pieces of Willliam and Kate’s wedding cake from April 29, 2011 were placed in keepsake boxes and distributed to close friends. One is about to be auctioned online through PFC...
Who Does Prince Harry Look Like? James Hewitt Myth Debunked
Watching Prince Harry in the first part of Harry’s Arctic Heroes (BBC One), in which Prince Harry accompanied four wounded soldiers on an expedition to the North Pole in April, I was struck by his resemblance to the Windsors – not the Spencers – despite the red hair that runs in his mother’s family. Now...
When Princess Diana was Lady Di: A Look Back on the 30th Anniversary of Charles and Diana’s Wedding
Thirty years ago the world was enchanted by the freshness and vulnerability of an English girl — Lady Diana Spencer. In recognition of the 30 years since Charles and Diana’s royal wedding, The Morton Report hosts a retrospective including astrological analysis of royal wedding dates, Diana’s jewelry, and details on the royal wedding exhibit at Buckingham Palace....
First Close-Up Look at Kate Middleton’s Wedding: Gown, Tiara, Shoes, and Cake
Three months on, we get a replay of the royal wedding, the day Kate Middleton became a Princess Bride. With a better view this time, unless you had an aisle-side seat in Westminster Abbey. Royal biographer Andrew Morton revealed the wedding exhibit’s hidden message in an exclusive for The Morton Report. In the new exhibit Kate’s...
Romance and Fresh Rumors Surround Prince Albert’s Monaco Wedding: Is Royal History Repeating Itself?
Guess the name of this famous royal fiancee. She’s a statuesque blonde swimmer with a shy smile, who counts on her much older prince to guide her in royal life. He looks at her with expressions that mingle affection, paternalism, and rebuke. She says she loves children. She’s excited about her introduction to high fashion. ...