Queen Elizabeth II

Hitting the right note: The Queen approves the award of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music 2014

The Queen has granted the award of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music 2014 to Mr Simon Halsey. Halsey is the tenth recipient of the award. The award, created in 2005, is given to an exceptional individual or group of musicians who have had a significant impact on the musical life of the country. Sir Charles Mackerras was the inaugural recipient of the award. Winners of Her Majesty’s Medal for…
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King Charles III

Prince Charles marks 150th Anniversary of London's Sewer Network

The Prince of Wales visited Lee Tunnel and Abbey Mills Pumping Station to mark the 150th anniversary of London’s sewer network in London on Wednesday. London has outgrown the 150-year old system created by Joseph Balzagette. A system created initially for two million people has now tripled in size, and now 39 million tonnes of untreated sewage mixed with rainwater is expelled into the River…
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Palaces & Buildings

Banqueting House to Go 'Under Wraps'

Banqueting House will soon have a new look. The major conservation project will soon be underway, with the property covered top to bottom in a wrap ‘telling’ passerby the unique history of this remarkable building. Built in 1619 by Inigo Jones for James 1…
King Charles III

Prince Charles's Visit to The Middle East: Day Two In Jordan

The Prince of Wales had a busy schedule in Jordan on Sunday. Prince Charles attended five engagements during his second day visiting the country. Accompanied by International Development Secretary Justine Greening, The Prince of Wales visited the Zaatari refugee Camp in Zaatari, Jordan for his first engagement on Sunday. Embed from Getty Images Greeted at Zaatari Camp by UNHCR representative…
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History

Henry VIII's gardening manual 'unearthed'

Buckingham Palace curators may have dug deep (pun intended) to find out Henry VIII may have had interest in gardening and referred to the world’s first gardening manual for inspiration. Front page of the gardening manual, c. 1490-5, showing inscription by Richard Rawson…
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Prince Charles: "Climate Change Agreement, the New Magna Carta"

Prince Charles attended The Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit meeting on Forests, Climate Change and Development at the British Academy in London on Monday. The Prince has asked the international community to act on climate change before it becomes an irreparable condition. He noted the climate change agreement, set for launch in December by the UNVCCC in Paris, should “be…
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