The King and Queen of Spain will
undertake a high profile visit to the United States in the coming
weeks. Felipe VI and his wife, Letizia, will spend four days in the
country and the focal point of the visit will be an audience with
the US President, Barack Obama, in the White House. King Felipe and
Queen Letizia of Spain will visit the United States of America
later this month Felipe has met the…
On the day that The Queen becomes the
longest reigning monarch in British history there will be a special
service of music and prayers at one of Britain’s most important
churches to mark the historic moment. A ceremony of Choral Evensong
will be held at St Paul’s…
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters commemorate The Queen’s reign
5th September 2015
On 9 September Queen Elizabeth II becomes
the longest reigning British monarch, surpassing the record held by
her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. According to 2014
figures, there have been over 150 portraits of her during her
lifetime. “Her Majesty Queen…
It’s been announced that Crown Princess
Victoria of Sweden is pregnant with her second child. The
princess, heir to her country’s throne, is expecting her baby in
March 2016. The new prince or princess will be third in line to the
Swedish crown. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, seen with her
husband and daughter, has announced she is expecting a second baby
next March There had been…
Kensington Palace marks longest serving monarch with film installation
4th September 2015
Kensington Palace is to mark the date
Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-serving monarch with a
new film installation celebrating the reigns of The Queen, and her
predecessor as longest serving monarch, Queen Victoria. The Palace
is a royal residence set in…
A new portrait of The Queen to mark the
occasion of Her Majesty becoming Britain’s longest-reigning monarch
has been unveiled. The new portrait was commissioned by Illustrated
London News Ltd (ILN), with collaboration from The Queen Elizabeth
Scholarship Trust (QEST) and…
Royal Mint issues commemorative £20 silver coin honouring The Queen's record breaking milestone
1st September 2015
Fewer and fewer people in Britain can
remember a time when another head adorned our currency or indeed
our stamps. In fact, the Royal Mint has confirmed that of the 28.9
billion coins in circulation, never have all of them carried the
portrait of the same monarch. The new, limited edition, £20 coin.
The Queen will become the longest-reigning monarch in British
history on 9th September 2015…
Things are starting to bloom this month as Duchess of Cornwall accepts garden presidency
1st September 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall has recently
agreed to become president of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in
Hampshire. The Duchess of Cornwall is pictured here visiting the
Big Lunch Project at the Skainos Centre in East Belfast in May
2015. Founded in 1953 by nurseryman Harold…
The year was 1774 and seventeen-year-old
Lady Georgiana Spencer was a blushing bride. All of England
whispered about the most advantageous marriage. Lady Georgiana’s
groom was none other than the much-sought-after Duke of Devonshire,
considered the most attractive bachelor…
Today, images of the Royal Family are
everywhere. As technology advances, we can instantly retrieve
images of any member of the Royal Family, both in private and
outperforming their royal duties. Now, because of this, the members
of the royal family can be recognized instantly. However, this was
not always the case, many of the royal portraits released by
monarchs of the past were not very…
