Her Majesty The Queen has personally
intervened in a feud between two families over the inheritance of a
prestigious title. Following The Queen’s intervention, for the
first time, DNA evidence could be used to resolve a feud over a
hereditary title. The feud was ignited when an amateur genealogist
revealed that a distinguished baronet came from a different
bloodline to his relatives…
On Thursday, The Duke of Edinburgh who
serves as Patron and Twelfth Man of the Lord’s Taverners will
present County Cricket Championship Medals at Buckingham Palace.
The Duke has held these positions since the formation of the Lord’s
Taverners in 1950 after the crushing…
Royal watchers around the world will be
delighted – the Dutch Royal Household has just relaunched its
official website. The brand new format at www.koninklijkhuis.nl can
also be accessed in an English language version at
www.royal-house.nl. And one of the ways this…
The Duchess of Cambridge will be busy on
Tuesday 27th October as she attends not one but two events in aid
of two charities that she supports. The first engagement of the day
will see the Duchess travel to Islington to meet children and
mentors from Chance UK’s early intervention programme. Later on in
the day, Kate will make her way to the Victoria and Albert Museum
where she will attend…
Princess Anne speaks of the lesson we can all still learn from Edith Cavell, 100 years after her execution
13th October 2015
The Princess Royal has spoken of the
example that Edith Cavell, who was executed 100 years ago this
week, still provides for healthcare professionals around the world.
[getty src=”492337356″ width=”594″ height=”396″] Speaking at a
special…
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of
Cornwall will tour New Zealand and Australia from 4th through 15th
November. Whilst on tour the royal couple will visit 12 cities and
towns covering seven regions of New Zealand as well as three
Australian states and one territory during…
Charles, son of Charles I and Henrietta
Maria of France on 29 May 1630 in St James’s Palace. He became The
Prince of Wales at the age of eight but was never formally invested
with honours of his position. Charles was twelve when the English
Civil War broke out between the Cavaliers and the Puritans. After
the war was lost and his father Charles I was executed, young
Charles went into exile and…
The Duchess of Cambridge might be
attending her first official state banquet that will be honouring
Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. Although almost five years have elapsed
since her glorious wedding in later April of 2011, the Duchess has
not yet attended a state banquet, an…
It is well-known that Camilla is an
ardent reader and has a keen interest in promoting the advantages
of reading both to children and adults alike. Hosting numerous
literacy events, The Duchess has sat and read to children as well
as met with adult readers eager to improve…
Readers will already know of the strong
links between Handel and King George I, which have been already
widely explored. What is less known, however, is the influence of
another figure in the background who though certainly less talked
about, in her lifetime enjoyeda considerableinfluence thatcannot be
overestimated. This figure is Ehrengard Melusine von der
Schulenberg, the…
