The Windsor Castle semi-state apartments of King George IV will once again be open to the public beginning 28 September until March 2014. “Considered to be among the greatest royal commissions and the finest late Georgian interiors in the country these rooms (known as the Semi-State Rooms) are now used by the Queen for official entertaining,” according to the Royal Collection website.
George…
Renovations begin at Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s country estate
24th September 2013
Will Anmer Hall on Her Majesty’s Sandringham Estate become the Cambridges’ country home?
It is quite possible the work being completed on Anmer Hall, which is part of Her Majesty’s Sandringham estate, is for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George.
Prince George’s passport has been applied for future travel with the Duke and Duchess next year.
Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge will soon have his own passport and be ready for travel with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Costing £46, the Duke and…
Prince Philip to mark historic sailing ship’s farewell voyage back to South Australia
22nd September 2013
Prince Philip to bid farewell to Australian clipper ship next month.
The Duke of Edinburgh, who has been keen on ships and sailing ever since his days as a naval officer, will give the clipper ship, City of Adelaide a royal sendoff next month in Greenwich. The Duke of Edinburgh will see off the ship after it docks next to its well-known sister ship, The Cutty Sark, on the River Thames.
The City of…
Princess Margaret's Biographer Christopher Warwick Speaks to Royal Central
21st September 2013
Christopher Warwick is a broadcaster, writer and biographer. Mr. Warwick is the author of two books on Princess Margaret; Princess Margaret – A Life of Contrasts and Princess Margaret. His article: ‘A Home Fit For a Future King….or Two’ published in…
Preparing for football fever in the grounds of Buckingham Palace
21st September 2013
The garden at Buckingham Palace is being prepared for another milestone celebration. It is not a famous garden party hosted by Her Majesty, but a football match complete with a replica of the Wembley pitch.
Buckingham Palace’s garden will be converted into a…
With that Autumn chill coming our way, most are trying to avoid the cold. Prince Harry, however, spent the entire day and night on Monday in a Cold Chamber.
Prince Harry, who celebrated his 29th birthday last Sunday, spent time in the cold chamber in preparation for his upcoming trek for charity, the Walking for the Wounded’s South Pole Allied Challenge. The chamber, meant to simulate the…
Dame Judi Dench is asking for public support for Richard III’s remains to be returned from the University of Leicester in order to be buried in York. Dench, who was born in York and has also portrayed Queen Victoria and Elizabeth I in film, shares somewhat of a…
Duke of Cambridge attends Norfolk wedding without the Duchess
15th September 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge opted to spend time with Prince George and pop in to Peter Jones in London to perhaps pick up a few bits for her little prince as her husband attended the wedding of James Mead and Lady Laura Marsham in Norfolk.
The Duke, Prince Harry and the…
Gold rush in Cornwall: The Queen and Duke of Cornwall settle 400-year-old feud
15th September 2013
Her Majesty and the Prince of Wales have come to a settlement in regards to a long standing disagreement. The issue at hand was the rights of gold reserves which were discovered in a tin and copper mine in South Crofty, Cornwall in 2010.
Advisers to both Her Majesty and Prince Charles thought perhaps that after a 400 year old dispute between the Crown Estate and Prince Charles’ Duchy of…
