Last week, I wrote about King George I.
Click here to read about his life and reign. A bust of King George
II Born George Augustus on 30 October 1683 to the future King
George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, King George II was the last
British Monarch to be born outside Great Britain. Like his father,
he was born in Hanover, where he spent most of his young
life. After his parents’ marriage…
Prince George turned one month this week,
and the cozy microcosm of his mother’s arms has evolved into a
world rich with sounds, colours, smells and textures of all kinds…
photo credit: conormcclure via photopin cc Off to Wales we go… Mum
and babe have left…
For any family, the birth of a baby is a
momentous occasion and welcoming a new person into the world is one
of life’s highlights. Most parents will spend the first few months
getting used to sleepless nights, changing nappies and caring for
their new arrival. Decisions…
On 22nd August 1485 King Richard III led
a thunderous charge of cavalry across the field at the Battle of
Bosworth in an attempt to crush Henry Tudor, the invader who laid
claim to Richard’s throne. Unlike the presentation given by The
White Queen, it was not a dozen men in half their armour with no
helmets on scrapping in a snow dusted forest. Upwards of 15,000 men
took the field that day and…
This past Monday, Prince William’s first
interview since becoming a father was aired on CNN and ITV. The
interview was filmed on August 2 at Kensington Palace, and was just
a portion of the unreleased documentary “Prince William’s Passion:
New Father, New Hope”. The…
The first official photos of the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge with the now almost one-month old Prince
George have been released. The photos were taken in the back garden
of the Middletons’ family home in Bucklebury by Michael Middleton
last month. The first picture…
Born on the 15th of August 2013 to Lord
and Lady Frederick Windsor, Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina is the
first grandchild of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, first
cousin twice removed of Her Majesty the Queen and now 47th in
line to the British throne. Lord Frederick Windsor is the
first-born and only son of Prince and Princess Michael of
Kent. He was born at St Mary’s Hospital in London…
It has been revealed today by HALO Trust
chief executive Guy Willoughby that Prince Harry has been left
irritated, after last week’s visit to Angola, at some countries’
reluctance to help fund the removal of land minds in countries,
which they initially helped…
Scotland Yard are looking into new
information about the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, it is
reported today. The information is currently being assessed by the
Metropolitan Police for its validity and integrity. The evidence
does not form part of the original…
You may think that when someone takes a
holiday abroad they may just want to lay back in the sun and relax.
Well for me, I did just that, but what better way to relax in the
sun than with a great book – a great royal history book
at that. Tudor-The Family Story by Leanda de Lisle is quite simply
a fantastic book, it gives a massive insight in to the Tudors not
just as a royal dynasty but…
