After the drive from the Irish embassy in
London accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall,
the Presidential couple were greeted at the saluting dais before a
short journey in the Australian State Coach to the castle to
receive the full salute. The Queen travelled in one carriage with
the President and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall travelled in…
The 16-metre-high clock tower in Seymour
Square was completed in 1928, and is Marlborough’s monument to pay
tribute to the locals who died in the First World War. The War
Memorial and Clock Tower was unveiled in Seymour Square, Blenheim
in 1928 and serves as the…
They will now go on to Government House,
home to the Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae and his wife Lady
Janine. On the lawn in front of the House, the couple will receive
a Powhiri, which is Maori for Ceremonial Welcome. The formal
ceremony closes with Prince William…
A Coldstream Guard who was on duty at
Buckingham Palace on Friday was forced to leave his post to
intervene in an incident at the North Centre Gate during which a
man reportedly tried to gain entry. The report, which comes from
The Sun on Sunday describes how the sentry had to intervene
when the man’s conduct towards police became increasingly
aggressive, having spent 5 minutes shouting at the…
The Queen, the Lover, the Mother, the
Outcast, the Victim and the Survivor; the six wives of Henry the
8th. Historian and Tudor expert Alison Weir brings to life these
six remarkable women in her book titled The Six Wives of Henry the
8th. The book is divided into three main…
Since George III made the Palace a family
home in 1761, the infamous London landmark has seen numerous births
and christenings of Royal children, including all 4 of Queen
Elizabeth’s children. Victoria even had another wing built in 1845
to accommodate her growing brood…
Cab driver John Sheen, who has been
driving for 45 years, drove Charles from Clarence House to the St
Bartholomew today. This was the third time in his career he has
driven the Prince. For his service, Charles gave Mr Sheen a £10
note and commented that he had a “jolly trip in the taxi,” per MSN
online. This will be the third £10 note he plans to add to his
framed collection. Back in 2004 he…
On 3 April 1987 the late Duchess of
Windsor’s jewellery fetched £31m ($50m) at auction in Switzerland.
The sum was six times the expected figure projected the collection
would garner. It was said that 1,000 bidders and 300 members of the
media packed into an enormous tent…
Princess Eugenie of York, Patron of the
RNOH Charity’s Redevelopment Appeal, visited the hospital on
Wednesday to formally open its new state-of-the-art Children’s High
Dependency Unit. “It’s wonderful to come back and see the new Unit,
and the fantastic work the…
Much as the Royal Family is enjoying the
current resurgence in popularity, things do feel rather clinical
and perfect of late. By comparison, the nineties were a tumultuous
and especially colourful time. High glamour, low morals, divisive
personalities – real soap opera stuff. A sporting time for avid
royal watchers… and we were in the thick of it. As a child, I grew
up with the Royal…
