The Queen, accompanied by other senior members of the Royal Family, has attended a special pageant in London to mark the 200 years of service that the Gurkhas have given to the Crown. The Sultan of Brunei was also present at the event which took place in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
The open air pageant, organized by the Gurkha Welfare Trust, chronicled the two centuries of Gurkha…
In a historic moment both for Britain and for Germany, the plane that will be carrying Her Majesty The Queen to Berlin on her upcoming State Visit to the country will be accompanied by the German Luftwaffe. As a mark of respect to visiting dignitaries, three Eurofighters…
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…
Exactly a week from today the Royal Wedding of the Year will take place in Stockholm. The only son of the King and Queen of Sweden, Prince Carl Philip, will marry fiancee of just under a year, Sofia Hellqvist, in a glittering ceremony on June 13th which will be attended by many of Europe’s royals. With seven days to go, here are seven things to know about this year’s big Royal Wedding.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released four new official photographs of Prince George and Princess Charlotte, taken by the Duchess in mid-May while they were staying at their country home Anmer Hall, in Norfolk.
The pictures each show Prince George and Princess…
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.
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The monarchy in France has been confined to the history books for many years now but that hasn’t stopped the country’s government intervening to stop artefacts linked to its royal past being auctioned and possibly ending up overseas. The French Culture Minister has ensured that three items due to be sold by descendants of the former ruling house of France can’t now go under the hammer…
The Queen has made Prince Harry a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in a private audience at Buckingham Palace, it is announced. The honour, a personal award from Her Majesty for “services to the Sovereign” is the second highest grade within the…
The government published a second batch of letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers, following the Supreme Court ruling allowing the publication. The government released a second batch of letters written by Prince Charles to government ministers, following…
Royal Mail have released a special set of commemorative stamps to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. The six stamps that have been issued feature text from Magna Carta as well as text from other charters, bills and declarations that have developed the rule of law around the world.
Magna Carta was one of the most important documents in Medieval England and was signed on June 15th 1215…
