It has been sixty-nine years since the last British coronation; however, it has been eighty-five years since the last British King’s coronation. Buckingham Palace has announced that King Charles III’s coronation will be held on 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey. The last King- Charles’s grandfather, King George VI- held his coronation on 12 May 1937.
King George VI was never expected…
Some may have heard of Sir Allan Frederick “Tommy” Lascelles, or some may have not. Perhaps you know him as just Tommy. He was a British courtier and civil servant who would come to have a long-lasting bond with the royal family.
Born 11 April 1887 in the…
When you hear the term “Granny’s Chips,” you might be thinking of your grandma and her homemade chip recipe. When it comes to the Royal Family, Granny’s Chips is the furthest thing from a plate of fried potatoes; it’s one of the most…
We know that sometimes monarchs choose a different regnal name than the one they have gone by throughout their life—King George VI is a famous example of this, having gone by Bertie (or Albert, his given name) until he became King – but what about those who go by nicknames or middle names instead of their given names?
Today we’re looking at examples of royals throughout history and…
Cities across the globe paint the town green and get Guinness out to celebrate St Patrick’s Day on 17 March every year. It is a day and time where people sing, dance, and celebrate all things, Irish.
This is no exception for the Royal Family, which has carried out…
Windsor Castle serves as the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home of British kings and Queens for nearly 1,000 years. William the Conqueror originally built the site to secure the western approach to London while providing easy access…
February 6 1952 was expected to be just another day as Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya with her husband Prince Philip. In unfortunate circumstances, that day would change the Princess’ life forever. For on that day, she lost her father and became the United Kingdom’s new monarch, at the age of 25.
The Princess and her husband had flown from Heathrow to Kenya on 31 January, seen off…
The story of its purchase featured in The Crown, so learn more about The Queen Mother’s special home here.
Where is it located?
The Castle of Mey is situated in Caithness on the northern coast of Scotland. It is a four-and-a-half-hour journey from another of the…
Where is it located?
York Cottage is a house situated within the grounds of the Sandringham Estate in Norfolk in the East of England. It is sometimes referred to as the Bachelor’s Cottage and was built as an overflow residence for the main Sandringham House.
When was…
A letter from King George VI to his speech therapist has sold at auction for £76,250.
The letter was written at Windsor Castle and was sold with a silver-gilt cigarette case by auctioneers Woolley and Wallis in Salisbury.
The newly-crowned king wrote to Lionel Logue, an Australian speech therapist who had been helping him manage his stutter, five days after his coronation, on 17 May to say…
