Monarchies

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Look Back Through 60+ Years of Royal Family Vacations
Balmoral Castle, located in the Scottish highlands, has remained a longtime favorite of the Royals. The Queen and her family often spent their August and September holidays there, and still do.
Long Live Royalty
Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh and the Duke of Edinburgh watching a cricket match at Windsor. June 1948.
The Imperial Family with their Hesse relatives in Wolfsgarten in 1910. Below, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with the Hesse Family in…
"She had had numerous suitors from every country in Europe. But she refused all offers, even those of royalty, as she was determincd to choose her own husband. My grandfather, who in his mind's eye saw his daughter on a throne, lamented her lack of ambition. He was bitterly disappointed when be found that she had decided to marry Count Felix Sumarokov Elston, a mere officer in the Guards." Prince Felix Youssoupoff on his mother's determination to marry Count Felix Sumarokov Elston.
Rare photo of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna with her children, 1911. Photo source: @romanovs100
monarchyforlife
queensofias: “ The cover of the ‘Illustrated’ magazine released for the coronation of Elizabeth II, dated 14th March 1953. ”
Edward, The Prince of Wales
Edward Albert George Andrew Patrick David - The Prince of Wales at 13 years old in ceremonial robes at the coronation of his father King George V and his mother Queen Mary.
A Look Inside Queen Elizabeth II’s Royal Homes Throughout the Years
The future Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pose for a portrait at home in Buckingham Palace, December 1958.
The Queen and Prince Philip’s love story in pictures
A portrait of the Queen & the Duke of Edinburgh in 1958