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…
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…
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…
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, 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…
A 22-year-old man has been arrested
after he managed to climb into the grounds of Buckingham Palace by
scaling a security fence. Police have said that the man, who is
from Croydon, was arrested at 04:15am this morning after being
spotted on Palace security…
Romania’s former King Michael will
miss the funeral of his wife, Queen Anne, this week due to ill
health. Romania’s Royal House announced the news following the
death of The Queen last week, who was married to Michael for 68
years. King Michael, who is currently…
Michael Gove was behind the false 'Queen backs Brexit' story in The Sun, former Deputy PM reveals
7th August 2016
The former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick
Clegg, has revealed that Michael Gove was behind the ‘Queen backs
Brexit’ story which was published in The Sun newspaper. The story,
which was published in March, resulted in Buckingham Palace making
an official complaint to the Independent Press
Standards Organisation who subsequently ruled the article
as ‘misleading’. In a BBC…
