King Charles III

Penpals of Camilla meet the Duchess at Sandringham Flower Show

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30th July 2014
<![CDATA[It was a case of putting faces to names for The Duchess of Cornwall today as she and Prince Charles visited the Sandringham Flower Show. The show appeared to be the perfect opportunity for Camilla to meet some of the people she has become penpals with and that is exactly what she did. Mary French, who is one of the pals in question, was even asked by the Duchess to hold up a sign with…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen unable to stay at Balmoral

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28th July 2014
<![CDATA[It's not the start to the summer break that Her Majesty The Queen was expecting this year, as the Monarch is having to spend the start of her annual summer break at Craigowan Lodge rather than Balmoral Castle. The Queen headed to Balmoral after attending the opening ceremony of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, however it is expected that she won't be able to take up…
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History

History Rewind: The Abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots

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24th July 2014
<![CDATA[Today in 1567 Mary Queen of Scots was forced to abdicate in favour of her infant son James. James would ultimately become King James I of England and VI of Scotland in 1603. To understand how this young, vibrant and, by all accounts, attractive Queen came to turning the majority of the Scottish nobility against her and being forced to abdicate, we must look at her short and…
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Queen Elizabeth II

New Master of The Queen's Music appointed

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21st July 2014
<![CDATA[Judith Weir will succeed Sir Peter Maxwell Davies as the next Master of the Queen's Music, the Palace announced today. On Tuesday The Queen will receive both Judith Weir and Sir Peter at an audience, for Ms Weir it will be to assume her appointment while for Peter Maxwell Davies it will be to relinquish his appointment. Being Master of The Queen's Music is an honorary…
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