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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Prince & Princess of Wales

Kate's visit to Malta confirmed by Palace

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21st July 2014
<![CDATA[The Duchess of Cambridge will visit Malta on 20th and 21st September this year at the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of Malta’s independence, the Palace has announced. In her first solo overseas tour, Kate will visit the island – which gained independence from the United Kingdom on 21st September 1964 – on behalf of The Queen who last visited in…
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Insight

The indifference that could end of one of Britain's oldest titles

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17th July 2014
<![CDATA[The honour of baronetcy is one of the most peculiar and, on the whole, little-understood hereditary honours in the Britain, yet this illustrious organisation of hereditary knights, whose predecessors actions were enough to merit honour (though not quite enough for a peerage) faces continuing threat of demise. One of the strangest ironies though is it's not a threat from…
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History

History Rewind: Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen of England

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10th July 2014
<![CDATA[ On 10th July 1553, Lady Jane Grey became Queen of England after the death of the 14-year-old King Edward VI. Born in 1537, Jane was the great-granddaughter of Henry VII, making her a Tudor through her mother’s lineage. As Edward VI was gradually and without doubt dying, his regent the Duke of Northumberland was challenged the likelihood of losing his power, much his wealth and in…
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