The Queen’s cousin, Lord Ivar
Mountbatten, has revealed for the first time that he is in a
relationship with a man after coming out as gay. Embed from Getty
Images Lord Ivar Mountbattern is pictured on the left at an event
in 2014. Lord Ivar, who is the son of the 3rd Marquess of
Milford Haven, is the first member of the extended Royal Family to
come out as gay, although he says he does…
Crowds gathered outside Kensington Palace
this morning to pay tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, who died
19 years ago in Paris. Mourners have visited the gates of
Kensington Palace every year since Diana’s death in 1997, with a
mass of floral tributes being left. On…
Queen falls victim to cruel internet death hoax
28th August 2016
The Queen fell victim to a cruel internet
death hoax this week, with a viral story circulating that the
90-year-old died in her sleep. Nigerian television among others
took to twitter to report that Her Majesty had died, despite it
being a fabrication created by an imitation…
The UK government have placed a temporary
export ban on Queen Victoria’s coronet in an attempt to keep
it in the country. Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet is
at risk of being exported from UK soil unless a buyer can be found
for the £5 million piece. Designed by Prince Albert in 1840,
the coronet is considered one of the most important jewels in Queen
Victoria’s reign.
Members of Royal Family congratulate Team GB & Commonwealth athletes following Olympic success
22nd August 2016
The Queen has sent a message of
congratulations to all of the Team GB athletes following their
success at the 2016 Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro. In her
message, Her Majesty wrote: “I offer my warmest congratulations to
the athletes of Great Britain and Northern…
Funeral of Queen Anne of Romania takes place in Bucharest
13th August 2016
The uncrowned Queen Anne of Romania’s
funeral took place today in Bucharest following her death earlier
this month at the age of 92. Although never crowned, the late Queen
received a funeral with full state honours, with a day of national
mourning held in both Romania…
Duke of Westminster died from a heart attack
11th August 2016
The 6th Duke of Westminster, Gerald
Cavendish Grosvenor, died on Tuesday from a heart attack, the
Coroner’s Office have confirmed. The billionaire landowner, who was
worth £9.35 billion (c$13 billion), passed away at Royal
Preston Hospital in Lancashire after suddenly falling ill on his
Abbeystead Estate. Leading the tributes to the 64-year-old were The
Prince of Wales and Duchess of…
Members of the Royal Family have
expressed their shock and condolences over the sudden death of
the Duke of Westminster on Tuesday. Leading the tributes to the
64-year-old were The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. A
spokesperson for the couple said that they were…
Meet the new Duke of Westminster
9th August 2016
It has been announced that the Duke of
Westminster, Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, died
on Tuesday at the age of 64. A question that many people have
been asking is who will succeed the title of Duke of Westminster
following His Grace’s untimely…
The Duke of Westminster dies at the age of 64
9th August 2016
The Duke of
Westminster, Major-General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, died
today (Tuesday) at the age of 64 his estate have confirmed. The
billionaire landowner, who was worth £9.35 billion (c$13
billion), passed away at Royal Preston Hospital in Lancashire.
Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke’s only son, immediately succeeds his
father to the Dukedom of Westminster. Buckingham Palace have
said that…

