State & Ceremonial

Billy Mott hangs up his bearskin after 13 years as Garrison Sergeant Major

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13th June 2015
The man responsible for organising London’s military parades and ceremonies, Garrison Sergeant Major Billy Mott, attends his final parade today as he prepares to leave the Armed Forces, having served in the post for the past 13 years. Garrison Sergeant Major Billy Mott Following the Queen’s Birthday Parade today, WO1 Billy Mott will hang up his bearskin for the last time as his…
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Prince Philip

Gun salutes and peals of bells to celebrate Prince Philip's 94th birthday

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10th June 2015
The Duke of Edinburgh is 94 on June 10th 2015 There have been gun salutes and peals of bells to mark the 94th birthday of The Duke of Edinburgh. But the man at the heart of the celebrations is keeping a low profile – it’s thought Prince Philip will spend the day quietly with his family. He has no public engagements planned. At noon there was a 41 gun salute in Green Park. The King’s…
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History

Could Henry I be the next car-park King?

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7th June 2015
The world has just witnessed the last Plantagenet King, Richard III, be reburied at Leicester Cathedral and now researchers believe that a second Monarch could be buried under a car-park in Reading. That Monarch is none other than the youngest son of William the Conqueror, King Henry I. Just months after King Richard III’s reburial, Philippa Langley, who was behind the successful hunt for…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Princess Charlotte to be christened in July

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5th June 2015
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge will be christened on 5th July at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, near The Queen’s country retreat, Kensington Palace have announced. St Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham, where Princess Charlotte will be Christened. The daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be baptised by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in a ceremony at the…
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