Queen Elizabeth II

Queen gives Mappin & Webb royal seal of approval

Mappin & Webb has long been associated with timeless elegance and beautiful craftsmanship. In 1775, at the age of 18, Jonathan Mappin started a small cutlery workshop in Sheffield. Within a year the first Mappin hallmark was recorded at the assay office and in 1780 Jonathan Mappin was given the Freedom of the Cutlers Company. Mappin & Webb on Regent Street in London (2011) Jonathan Mappin’s son…
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Belgium

Belgium's king pays a surprise visit to a centre for asylum seekers

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History

Woking Palace: A Royal and Illustrious Legacy

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History

The bodies of the last Tsar and Tsarina of Russia are exhumed

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Palaces & Buildings

Blenheim Palace: A Gift from a Queen

On Friday 25 September, the Duke of Gloucester will be visiting the historic and highly unique Blenheim Palace. Ever since being built at the dawn of the 18th century, it has been home to a long and illustrious lineage of the Dukes of Marlborough. Over the centuries, it has…
The Edinburghs

The Countess of Wessex officially opens Sandford St. Martin’s Primary School in Dorset

The Countess of Wessex met pupils at staff on Wednesday morning at Sandford St. Martin’s Primary School. After arriving by helicopter The Countess was welcomed to the newly built school by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, Mr. Angus Campbell, Headteacher, Jeremy Payne, staff, the governing body and pupils to the new school. The Countess of Wessex arrives at Sandford St. Martin’s…
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Palaces & Buildings

The ghost of George II: royal scare shows are all the rage this year

Hot on the heels of Hampton Court announcing a series of spooky walks for Hallowe’en, another of the buildings under the care of Historic Royal Palaces is offering the chance to look for regal ghosts. In just a few weeks time, Kensington Palace will open its doors for eerie evening tours which HRP say will offer three hundred years of secrets – all to be uncovered in just a few hours. The…
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