Ronald Harper, a former deputy property manager for the British Royal household has been found guilty of corruption.
Harper was convicted of conspiracy to make corrupt payments over building work contracts at Buckingham Palace and Kensington Palace. In his duties, he had an annual budget of 2.3 million pounds of which he could authorise orders up to £30,000.
The Southwark Crown Court came to the…
Kensington Palace has said that a memorial garden in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, is being planned ahead of the 20th anniversary of her death. Historic Royal Palaces is responsible for overseeing the plans and said the garden was in the “very early stages of…
Britain’s palaces have been the scenes of royal births, marriages but also scheming and murder. Here is the first part of the top 10 palaces in Britain.
Eltham Palace
Eltham Palace was given to Edward II in 1305 by Anthony Bek, the Bishop of Durham and it was used as…
Staff at Kensington Palace are threatening to strike after rejecting plans forcing them to accept a £3,000 pay cut.
According to reports in the Sunday Times, uniformed wardens working at the London home of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been asked to reduce their working hours, a proposal that would severely cut their annual earnings.
The staff are employed in the…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released two new images of their daughter, Princess Charlotte.
The photos, taken earlier this month by Kate herself, show Charlotte smiling as she plays with a soft toy puppy and another whilst looking into the distance. Both photos…
Duke of Cambridge sends off adventurer in Shackleton Challenge
19th October 2015
The Duke of Cambridge met and sent off Henry Worsley a brave adventurer aspiring to become the first solo explorer to cross the Antarctic without assistance or support as he follows in the steps of Sir Ernest Shackleton at Kensington Palace on Monday.
Worsley, aged 55 is a…
Palaces to pixels: how the royal web presence has developed over the years
16th August 2015
137 years ago, on 14 January 1878, Queen Victoria became one of the first people to see Professor Alexander Graham Bell’s brand new invention in action. Bell’s demonstration of the telephone, which took place at Osborne House, was a roaring success, and it went on to become one of our history’s greatest inventions. Indeed, years later, its widespread usage helps us all to…
Ghosts of wives and lovers, hauntings from scorned staff, frightful sounds, creaks and coughs. No, this is not a new film at the cinema or a book: These are the haunted Royal Residences.
Buckingham Palace
It is said that on the rear terrace of Buckingham Palace, a monk…
Kensington Palace set to host Dr. Zhivago-style winter wonderland charity extravaganza
11th October 2013
After months of renovations on Kensington Palace’s Apartment 1A, its new residents are set to transform the centuries old Palace into an enchanted winter wonderland for a spectacular dinner-and-a-show charity gala.
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“This…
Having just recently moved into their newly renovated quarters at Kensington Palace, the future King and Queen of England, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are bringing back the splendor of the glory days as they prepare to open court in a series of grandiose gala dinners to benefit their philanthropic pursuits.
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The Palace’s Georgian state…
