Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

David Cameron meets with The Queen as Conservative Party win the 2015 General Election

David Cameron has travelled to Buckingham Palace for a meeting with Her Majesty The Queen to confirm his second term as Prime Minister. The 2015 General Election saw the Conservative Party take control of the House of Commons whilst the Labour Party constituencies in Scotland were virtually wiped away by the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats suffered savage losses both north and…
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History

The King that stormed the Commons

Charles I was never popular with his Parliament. Upon his accession to the throne in 1625, members made clear that they would not be bullied. In an unprecedented break with tradition, England’s law-making body decided to allow the king to collect customs duties for only one year, as opposed to previous monarchs who had been granted the right for life. Despite this, Charles decided to levy tax…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Royal Mint celebrates birth of Princess Charlotte with commemorative £5 coin

We were wrong to think that we had seen the last of the celebrations commemorating the recent birth of Princess Charlotte as the Royal Mint have recently unveiled a commemorative £5 coin. The Queen, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, have given their own seal of approval to the Royal Mint to produce 500 gold coins as well as 9500 silver coins. The…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Baby princess named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Palace announce

The baby daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been named Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Kensington Palace have announced. She’ll be known as Princess Charlotte of Cambridge. The names came just two days after the baby’s birth on Saturday morning in London. The baby girl was born at 08:34am in the Lindo Wing of St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington after Kate was admitted there just…
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