Star of Sherlock, Benedict Cumberbatch, will read a poem at the re-internment of the last Plantagenet King, Richard III, on Thursday. The re-internment service will take place at Leicester Cathedral three years after his remains were discovered at the site of an archaeological excavation on a Leicester City Council car park.
The actor will read verses of a poem written by Poet Laureate, Carol Ann…
On their first full day in Washington D.C, Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall visited several historic landmarks including the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King Memorial and Mount Vernon.
The Duchess of Cornwall at Mount Vernon.
Charles and Camilla began a…
Prince William accompanies The Queen as she holds audiences with foreign ambassadors
18th March 2015
Prince William received some on-the-job training from Her Majesty The Queen on Wednesday as he accompanied her, for the first time, as she received foreign ambassadors at Buckingham Palace. This particular regular royal duty saw The Queen and Prince William greet the…
The Queen and Prince Philip to visit National Memorial to the Few and Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
17th March 2015
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will be in Kent on Thursday 26th March where they will visit the National Memorial to the Few in Capel-le-Ferne. Following their visit to the national memorial, Her Majesty and Prince Philip will attend a service at Canterbury Cathedral.
The visit to the National Memorial to the Few will see The Queen open The Wing, the Battle of Britain Memorial Trust’s…
Prince Charles to open 'Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy' exhibition at British Library
12th March 2015
The Prince of Wales will be at the British Library on Thursday 12th March as he opens the new exhibition, ‘Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy’. Following the opening of the commemorative exhibition, Prince Charles will attend a reception in support of the British…
King George I, King George II, King George III, King George IV and Queen Victoria. All Hanoverian Monarchs of the United Kingdom but the House of Hanover also presented us with another King – William IV. He may not have brought the Hanoverians to Britain like his…
As Her Majesty The Queen is poised to become the longest serving Monarch Britain has seen, Runnymede Pleasure Ground will soon be unveiling a 10ft bronze statue of the Monarch, in recognition of this remarkable achievement. The project, which will cost an estimated £350,000, is the brainchild of the Deputy Mayor of Runnymede, Councillor Derek Cotty.
The statue is currently being cast in bronze…
The Royal Family to commemorate the Centenary of Gallipoli Campaign and Anzac Day in UK and Turkey
6th March 2015
Members of The Royal Family will attend various engagements in April to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign as well as Anzac Day. The Gallipoli Campaign was a First World War campaign that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between…
It has been claimed that The Queen could miss Victory in Europe Day commemorations in May in order to distance herself from any coalition talks following this years General Election. Victory in Europe Day is on May 8th and marked the end of the Second World War.
With the…
At the height of the Second World War Wallis Simpson, wife of the former King Edward VIII, ordered a top level diplomatic mission to rescue a swimming costume that she had left behind at her luxury South of France villa. Mrs Simpson ordered the American Minister in Lisbon and American Consul in Nice to find the swimming garment.
Even though part of the South Coast of France was occupied by Nazis…
