Insight

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 and historic events. In January, Mike and Zara Tindall are expected to welcome their first child, who will be…
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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…
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Prince William and Prince Harry meet on the football pitch

Trading their military attire in for the day, the Royal Princes were kitted up in their football gear for the Sandringham Christmas Day football match. The President of the Football Association versus the Antarctic trekker could have easily been the headline for the football match when The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry met on opposite sides of the pitch. The annual football match is played on…
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State & Ceremonial

Royal Family set to join Queen for Christmas at Sandringham

Members of the Royal Family are set to join The Queen for Christmas at Sandringham House tomorrow, with all members expected to be in attendance this year. The Royal Family traditionally gather annually at Sandringham for Christmas. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh themselves left for Sandringham House on Thursday, setting off from Kings Cross Station in London and travelling by normal scheduled…
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Insight

Titles on Downton Abbey explained

Downton Abbey is, without doubt, one of the most consistently popular TV shows produced in recent times. The show, which gives a look at the life of the Crawleys, a fictional aristocratic family who run and own the Downton estate. Set in the early 1900s, the show gives a…
History

Judith of Francia: Twice Queen of Wessex

Anglo-Saxon queens receive very little attention, with it commonly believed that there were no pre-Conquest queens in England. Such an assertion is patently untrue, as the lives of early queens, such as Elfrida, Emma of Normandy and Edith Godwin show. All three of these…
Other

William and Kate confirmed for New Zealand and Australia tour

Kensington Palace has confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are to tour New Zealand and Australia in April of next year, most likely accompanied by Prince George. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited Canada together in 2011. The visit, which has been rumoured for several months, will be the first to New Zealand or Australia for the Duchess of Cambridge – who will one day be…
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