Holdenby House in Northamptonshire first
came to prominence in 1583 when it was built by Sir Christopher
Hatton, Lord Chancellor and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.
Holdenby was the largest private house in Elizabethan and was built
by Sir Christopher to honour his beloved Queen Elizabeth , even
refusing to live in it prior to Good Queen Bess’s first visit.
Original structure of Holdenby…
Eat, drink and be merry: Charles and Camilla enjoy their first day as part of annual visit to Cornwall
20th July 2015
After wrapping up a very successful week
in Wales a few weeks ago, The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall began
their annual visit to the South West. A bit of rain did not dampen
the spirit of The Duchess of Cornwall during her visit to Padstow
on Monday. The theme for their time…
An engraving showing the Privy Council in
1770. It’s often forgotten that just like the Prime Minister has
his body of advisers in the Cabinet, Her Majesty has her own in the
form of the Privy Council. Originally descended from the Curia
Regis, a group of household…
For many, Frogmore’s associations are
chiefly with those of royal burial. The estate, located between
Windsor Great Park and Home Park, is indeed the setting for two
important royal mausoleums – the Royal Mausoleum of Queen Victoria
and Albert, the Prince Consort, together with that of the Queen’s
mother, Victoria Duchess of Kent – with the royal burial ground in
front of the Royal…
Buckingham Palace reacts to images showing The Queen as a child appearing to give Nazi salute
18th July 2015
Buckingham Palace has said it is
disappointed by the decision of The Sun newspaper to publish an
image taken in 1933 of The Queen performing a Nazi salute under the
gaze of her uncle, the man who later became Edward VIII. The image
that appears on their front page this…
The 70th anniversary of Victory over
Japan Day will be commemorated by the Royal Family on Saturday 15th
August as The Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, will attend a
service at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square. On the
same day, the Prince of Wales will be…
Today is the 68th birthday of The Duchess
of Cornwall. To celebrate the occasion, Royal Central has compiled
a list of 10 facts about The Duchess. The Duchess of Cornwall
pictured here in 2011 at the Hampton Court Flower Show. 1. The
Duchess of Cornwall is the daughter of Major Bruce Middleton Hope
Shand and the Hon Rosalind Maud Shand. She was born Camilla
Rosemary Shand on 17th July 1947 at…
Prince George turns two years old on the
22nd July and to mark this special occasion, the Royal Mint have
released a commemorative sterling silver £5 coin. The limited
edition coin depicts a contemporary re-imaging of the St George and
the dragon legend by Christopher Le…
The Great Storm of 1703 occurred during
the reign of Queen Anne and was one of the worst natural disasters
ever recorded in Southern England. The week long hurricane began on
26th November 1703 and sent the roofs of houses flying and knocking
flat thousands of trees…
Looking at the images coming from Sweden
on July 14th this year, two things struck me. Firstly, the second
in line to the throne, Princess Estelle, has royal engagements
wrapped up at the age of three. Secondly, doing a walkabout every
year on a royal birthday is really rather a good idea. And it got
me wondering whether it’s time our royals started doing the same
thing. Before everyone starts…
