Princess Anne and Family

Zara Phillips to feature on online equestrian game 'Howrse'

Howrse as the Ubisoft game comes to celebrate 50 million players around the world this year. Her involvement in the game was announced today and it is the first time Zara, who is due to give birth to her and husband Mike Tindall’s first child in a matter of days, has become involved with a video game franchise or appeared in a game herself. Ubisoft say she will also feature as part of upcoming…
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Insight

Why does The Queen love Sandringham?

The story of the royal connection begins in 1862. Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, was looking for a country home for his eldest son Albert Edward, Prince of Wales before his twentieth birthday. The idea was to find a healthy retreat for his young son, away from…
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How to get tickets to Trooping the Colour

Tickets for Trooping The Colour are allocated via ballot and between now an February, applications must be sent should you wish to attend. Trooping The Colour is a traditional parade performed by one of the 5 regiments of footguards to Her Majesty every year, where the regiment’s colour is paraded in front of Her Majesty and members of the Royal Family watching from Horse Guards Parade including…
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State & Ceremonial

Apprentice star Karren Brady among those up for New Year's Honours

The 2014 New Year’s Honours list, one of the two annual lists of those receiving honours from The Queen, has been announced today with notable recipients including singer Katherine Jenkins (OBE), Apprentice star Karren Brady (CBE), broadcaster Sandi Toksvig (OBE) and writer Antony Horowitz (OBE) among others. Businesswoman Karren Brady is among those up for a CBE in the New Year’s Honours. A…
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What's in store for the Royal Family in 2014?

There’s no doubt that 2013 has been another amazing year for the Royal Family. With the birth of Prince George in July and the 60th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation, it’s been another year of milestones. But 2014 will, I’m sure, have its own share of surprises…
History

William III - The Invader King

On this day in 1688, the Dutch Stateholder William III of Orange made a triumphant march into London ending the reign of King James II. In what history has since coined the “Glorious Revolution” William of Orange invaded England on the 5th of November 1688. It would however, take nearly two months of struggle for William to depose of King James and claim the throne for himself and his wife…
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