Monbeg Dude at last years Grand National
where he finished in 7th place It’s Grand National day, the time of
year where the eyes of the horse racing world descend to Liverpool
where the world’s most famous horse race takes place. This year,
Monbeg Dude, the horse part owned by Zara and Mike Tindall, will be
aiming to get his hooves on the £561,300 first place prize and
earning his…
Princess Anne to attend service to mark 100 years since Britain’s worst railway tragedy
4th April 2015
The Princess Royal will next month attend
a commemorative event to recognise 100 years since Britain’s worst
railway tragedy at Gretna Green, on May 22. She will be joined
alongside soldiers, dignitaries and members of the local community
at the site where the Quintinshill…
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother: A Life in Decades – 2000s
20th March 2015
The final piece in our Queen Mother
series sees us focus on the last few years of her life in the
2000s, her death and legacy she left behind. Our post begins in
early 2000 when The Queen Mother celebrated her centenary. She was
the first member of the Royal Family to reach…
Zara Tindall to make her Rolex Kentucky debut
12th March 2015
Zara Tindall alongside her horse, High
Kingdom, will be making her debut appearance at the Rolex Kentucky
this year in April. The Queen’s granddaughter will be making her
debut at the American classic equestrian events with Trevor
Hemmings’ horse on whom she rode when she won British team’s silver
medal at last year’s World Equestrian Games. As of yet, nine
British riders will be…
Could Henry VIII have had a seventh wife?
4th March 2015
A shocking new book claims that Henry
VIII very nearly got married for a seventh time in his
life, to a woman called Katherine Willoughby. Henry VIII’s Last
Love, written by David Baldwin, suggests that the King had planned
to divorce his wife at the time, Catherine…
Monbeg Dude, the horse, partly owned by
Zara and Mike Tindall is reportedly in good form and is ready for
the 2015 Crabbie’s Grand National in April. Monbeg Dude at last
years Grand National where he finished in 7th place The horse’s
trainer, Michael Scudamore…
Prince Harry expected to move to Australia and New Zealand
28th February 2015
Australasia is bracing itself for a royal
visitor within the next year as reports suggest that Prince Harry
will be seconded to Australia and travel on to New Zealand before
ending his military career. The man who broke the story in
The London Evening Standard, Robert Jobson, told the
Australian media that Harry “loved Australia when he made his short
visit and wanted to spend more time…
Reports have emerged today which suggest
that Prince Harry will leave the armed forces by the end of the
year. Prince Harry is to leave the armed forces at the end of the
year according to reports. According to The London Evening
Standard, he has taken the decision to end…
First statue of Mary Queen of Scots in Scotland to go on show at Linlithgow Palace
27th February 2015
The first ever statue in Scotland of the
infamous Mary, Queen of Scots has been commissioned; it will be
revealed later this spring. Despite the huge public interest in her
life across the globe, only now – 400 years after her death, will a
public statue be erected at…
King John’s teeth to go on display at British Library
26th February 2015
Teeth that have been extracted from King
John will go up on display as part of the celebrations marking the
800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Two molar teeth belonging to
the Medieval King, who granted the world’s most famous charter in
1215, will be displayed at the British Library alongside two
original copies of the document. The library, who owns the Magna
Carta, said the teeth were…

