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…
The Prince’s Trust held an event for
youth unemployment in east London?. The Prince’s Trust recently
held its “What’s Stopping You?” charity event for young people in
East London. The gathering to find ways to help unemployed youth
was held at The Prince’s Trust…
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…
Members of the Royal Family including The
Earl and Countess of Wessex, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and the
Princess Royal are set for several weeks of overseas engagements
between them towards the end of January and into February as the
Royal Family return from their festive break early next year. The
Countess of Wessex will travel to France in early February. The
Earl of Wessex is the first to…
[youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdmqoV-0RyI] The Christmas Message
from Her Majesty The Queen has been broadcast in the UK and
Commonwealth countries, with Her Majesty focussing on a need to
reflect on the years gone by. The Queen, in a yellow dress in the
blue…
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…
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 fairly accurate idea of
life for the aristocracy at this time and the changes that the
first world war brought to the United…
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…
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…
The Duchess of Cornwall will attend The
London International Horse Show,Olympia, London on 19 December. On
Thursday The Duchess of Cornwall will be attend The London
International Horse Show at Olympia. The show opened on Monday 16
December and will run until Sunday 21 December. The Duchess, a keen
lover of horses and riding, has been Patron of the British
Equestrian Federation since 2006. This…
