Outside the Houses of Parliament,
standing rather boldly with a hand on his sword and the other
clutching a Bible, stands a statute of Oliver Cromwell. For a time,
Cromwell was the sole interruption in a long line of English
monarchs, during which the British Isles were no longer governed by
a monarchy but instead by a republican “Commonwealth of England,
Scotland and Ireland”. This…
Fans of Netflix’s £100 million
biopic “The Crown” were left sorely disappointed after this
year’s BAFTA’s award, with the highly praised serial drama
depicting the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the show left the
ceremony empty handed.
Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling
Lorentzen were married on 15 May 1953 at Asker parish church near
Oslo. The Princess was born on 9 June 1930 and was the older sister
of the present King of Norway, Harald V, who recently celebrated
his 80th birthday. At the time of her…
The Queen is estimated to have a car
collection that is worth a whopping £10 million, according to the
online car dealer, Car Keys. Online car dealer, Car Keys have
valued Her Majesty’s collection of cars, both new and old. The
online car dealer has examined a wide range of expensive and
exclusive cars that have been or are currently in the ownership of
the Queen. The long list of lavish…
Prince Harry is expected to replace his
grandfather The Duke of Edinburgh as Head of the Royal Marines when
he retires later this year. Prince Philip has been Head of the
Royal Marines since 1953 and has made regular visits to the
Marines on exercise in Norway and at the…
Hugh Grosvenor, the 7th Duke of
Westminster, has increased his personal net worth by £170million,
raising his estimated wealth to £9.52billion ($13billion) – a
staggering amount of money for anyone, let alone a young man of
just 26. The Grosvenor Group, a property…
Her Royal Highness Princess Haya
Bint Al Hussein has urged people to help refugees. Attention was
drawn to the Jordanian Princess’s Instagram page earlier this week
as she made a heartfelt pledge calling for nations to recognise
that refugees are in need of help. The post focused on the war in
South Sudan, which is currently ongoing and how relief is being
shipped to South Sudan for the…
In a meeting with the House of Lords this
Monday, the Viscount Linley, now Earl of Snowdon following the
passing of his father in January, has requested for his right to be
registered as a Hereditary Peer within the House. This would make
him one of ninety-two hereditary…
The future King George VI and Queen
Elizabeth married on 26 April 1923 in Westminster Abbey. Prince
Albert, Duke of York, was the second son of King George V and Queen
Mary, while Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon was the youngest daughter of
the Earl and Countess of Strathmore and…
Listeners to BBC Radio 1’s Scott Mills
had no idea what they were tuning in to. For them to discover that
the two parents discussing their children’s favourite programmes
live on air were actually the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge must
have taken them by surprise- to say the least. In a shock
appearance that left DJ Adele Roberts shaking, the Royals took the
guest chairs to encourage people to…
