Whilst the eventual move to expel the
remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords as well as moves
to completely reform the house and remove all traces of the peerage
from this historic chamber is drawing ever closer, many say the
peerage is gradually losing its significance. The titles themselves
are not going anywhere though, it seems. Modernisation attempts to
help carry the hereditary…
When a new portrait of the Queen is
unveiled it joins a catalogue of work that began in 1933 when the
seven year old Princess Elizabeth sat for Philip Alexius de László,
who had been commissioned by her mother, the then Duchess of York
to paint the first portrait of…
EXCLUSIVE: Buckingham Palace has taken
the step of registering web addresses for members of the Royal
Family this month, in what appears to be a bid to protect the
online image of the family, The Courtier has discovered. The
websites were registered by Buckingham Palace…
In the new Channel 5 series Henry and
Anne: The Lovers Who Changed History historian Dr Suzannah Lipscomb
delves into the world of possibly the most fascinating and
contested royal relationship that our monarchy has ever seen – this
being the courtship of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. In this two-part
series, Dr Lipscomb will explore how this King fell so fiercely in
love with a lady at court, and…
Malmesbury House, in Cathedral Close
Salisbury, was once owned by Charles II. It has now been put up for
sale at the 'bargain' price of £5 million. This piece of
architectural history was used in for about a year 1665 by the
'Merrie Monarch' to escape a…
In July 1540 Anne of Cleves – the fourth
wife of Henry VIII – went from being queen of England back to Anne,
the Daughter of Cleves, with alarming speed. Life as an ex-queen of
England was very nearly uncharted territory, but, for Anne, who was
only twenty-five, her life…
The Duke of Wellington and Lord Nelson
are among the most famous historic lords who won their fame (and
titles) through military success. Some peers were not famous for
heroic military action, however. James Scott, the Duke of Monmouth
led the Monmouth rebellion against King James II in 1685 in order
to try and take the throne for himself (as an illegitimate son of
King Charles II). Needless to…
Duke of Cambridge attends symposium against illegal wildlife trade
14th February 2014
Prince William was there to discuss
the international effort to combat the illegal wildlife trade
with leading conservation organisations such as Conservation
International, The Nature Conservancy, and WWF-UK, who work with
United for Wildlife. William is the President of…
Prince Charles joined by sons William and Harry as they attend conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade
13th February 2014
Prince Charles and Prince William
arrived, with the surprise addition of Prince Harry, at the
conference today hosted by the Foreign Office. This follows a
reception yesterday evening held by Her Majesty's government, which
William attended. Having surprised all with…
It has been revealed that the DNA of the
skeleton belonging to Richard III is to sequenced. This could
potentially uncover details about the last Plantagenet King, such
as his eye and hair colour. This is the next project in a long line
of plans to discover more about the King, whose remains were
discovered under a car park in Leicester in 2012. This study is to
be led by the geneticist from the…
