All About Royal Families

Plaza de España in Sevilla Spain taken in 2018 One of the most instagrammed places of the world is without no doubt the Plaza de España in Seville, Spain. The Spain Square, as it is called in English is a place, located in the Maria Luisa Park in Seville Spain. It is a landmark and a pretty example of the Regionalism Architecture with mixed elements of the Renaissance Revival and the Moorish Revival. It also has a nice, royal history. Plaza de Espana in Seville Spain taken in 2018 Some royal history In 1929 the Ibero-American Exposition World's Fair took place in Spain. A lot of new developments were created mostly in Barcelona and Seville. King Alfonso XIII of Spain kept a close eye on all the building plans of the World's Fair. Alfonso XIII of Spain Source picture: Wikipedia So 1929 was an important year for Seville, then the city hosted the Ibero- American Exposition World's Fair, located in the celebrated Maria Luisa Park. Th

On 12 April 2003 the Royal wedding of Prince Laurent of Belgium and Claire Coombs took place at the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels. Wedding Prince Laurent and Princess Claire  Prince Laurent is the youngest son of King Albert II of Belgium and Queen Paola (born Paola Ruffo di Calabria). Claire Coombs is a daughter of Nicolas Coombs, a businessman born in the United Kingdom, and Nicole Mertens (a Belgian). Princess Claire wore a beautiful white dress designed by Natan. The dress had lots of lace, which was to honour one of the oldest handicrafts of Belgium. The wedding took place with a clear blue sky and under a bright sun. It started at 9.40. Then the bride and groom and their parents left the Royal Palace of Belgium in Brussels to the Town Hall. There the civil ceremony took place. After the ceremony, the royal couple greeted the people from the balcony of the Town Hall at the Grand Place of Brussels. Town Hall Brussels, Belgium

Liberty London United Kingdom One of the most beautiful department stores in London, United Kingdom certainly is Liberty, located on the Great Marlborough Street, near Regent Street. It sells many luxury goods as fashion, cosmetics, fragrances, jewellery, accessoires, homeware, furniture, stationery and gifts. Liberty is known for its floral and graphic prints. Some history In 1843, Arthur Lasenby Liberty was born in Chesham, Buckinhamshire. He was employed by Messrs Farmer and Rogers in Regent Street in 1862. That was the year of the International Exhibition in London. Arthur Liberty - Source picture: Wikipedia Around 1874, inspired by his 10 years of service, he decided to start a business of his own, which he did the next year. He loaned 2.000 pounds from his future father-in-law and he accepted the lease of half a shop at 218A Regent Street with three staff members. His shop opened during 1875. It sold ornaments, fabric and objets d'art from

On 1 April 1885 Clementine Ogilvy Hozier was born in Mayfair, London, United Kingdom. Family Clementine was the daughter of Lady Blanche Hozier and a granddaughter of David Ogilvy, the 10th. Earl of Airlie. The paternity of Lady Clementine is a subject of much debate as her mother, Lady Blanche was well known for infidelity. Lady Blanche maintained that Clementine's biological father was Capitain William George "Bay" Middleton a horseman and well-known to Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi). Others claimed that the children of Lady Blanche were fathered by her sister's husband: Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st. Baron Redesdale and the grandfather of the famous Mitford sisters. However officially it is reported that Clementine was the daughter of Lady Blanche and Sir Henry Montague Hozier. Youth When Clementine was fourteen, her mother and her family moved to Dieppe, a coastal community in the north of France. There the family met ot