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 will shadow The Queen’s aircraft when it enters German airspace.
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s State Visit to…
Could Henry I be the next car-park King?
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…
Seven things to know about the big Royal Wedding of 2015
7th June 2015
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…
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 Charlotte together, with Prince George holding Charlotte.
The first photo released via Twitter by @KensingtonRoyal of Prince…
Princess Charlotte to be christened in July
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…
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…
Prince Harry made a knight by The Queen
4th June 2015
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 Royal Victorian Order and now entitles Prince Harry to the post-nominal “KCVO”.
It is Prince Harry’s first…
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…
The Succession to Peerages bill, introduced in the last session of Parliament, will make a return in this first of the new Parliament, with renewed hopes that the long-contested changes to the rules governing succession to hereditary titles in the UK are changed to allow female succession.
The bill – introduced by Lord Trefgarne – seeks to create a blanket rule to allow hereditary…