In Search of Alfred the Great: The King,
the Grave, the Legend (Hardback) – by Edoardo Albert & Katie Tucker
– Publication date: 28th August, Amberley Publishing For centuries
it was believed that Alfred the Great’s remains were lost forever,
buried in an unknown grave in Winchester, the old capital of
Wessex. However, this all changed recently with a discovery by the
University of…
Almost instantly, the question of how
this new, foreign dynasty came to rule Great Britain springs to
mind. The Act of Settlement 1701 was passed in the instance that
Queen Anne died without an heir. Even after baring many children,
when she died Anne did not leave a living…
The visit to the Tower was to
see the ‘Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’, which is an
installation of poppies in The Tower’s dry moat. The
project, hosted by Historic Royal Palace and created by
artist Paul Cummins, is to mark the 100th anniversary of the
outbreak…
On behalf of Her Majesty The Queen,
Camilla arrived at Westminster Abbey and was greeted by the Dean of
Westminster at the West Gate. The solemn commemoration saw
Camilla take part in a candle lit vigil, concluding the
commemorations made by the entirety of the Royal Family on the
4th August. The commemorative service was attended by some 1700
guests including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg…
Arriving in the country yesterday with
staff from RAF Northolt, the Cambridges first attended a ceremony
at the Cointe Inter-allied Memorial in Liège. They will be joined
by Prince Harry in early evening to attend a reception at Mons Town
Hall before attending a…
On the informal visit to the garden,
Princess Anne was shown around by the curator of Dawyck, Graham
Stewart and was informed of the site's history, activities that
happen in the present and the future ambitions for the garden. Also
present upon Anne's arrival were…
Derived from Sir Edward Grey’s quote ‘the
lights are going out all over Europe’, the Abbey will shift from
light into darkness, until one candle remains at the Grave of the
Unknown Warrior. At 11pm the lone candle will be extinguished to
indicate the precise moment the declaration of war was announced.
The Vigil will consist of music, scriptural readings, psalms,
poetry, and accounts from…
Why can’t we hold a resolution about
getting rid of Scotland, rather than their leaving”, which made me
chuckle happily into my pint of loveliness. But it made me think…
This argument is all the more poignant when you remember that
today, in 1800, the Act of Union was…
60 local schoolchildren were in
attendance at The Queen's London residence and for the
duration of the event they were split into two groups. The younger
of the two groups were learning how to code using Scratch while the
older children were using HTML. Prince Andrew…
What made the celebrations more special
was that Eugenie was joined by her Mother, Sarah Ferguson, in the
Big Apple where they ate at Café Felix, a French and Brazilian
eatery in Soho. The celebrations were all in aid of Eugenie being
offered a permanent post with online auction house Paddle8 after
making such an impression with the boss in her first year. The
youngest daughter of Prince Andrew…
