After ten years of active service with the Armed Forces, Kensington Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry will leave operational service this summer.
Prince Harry wearing his Army Air Corps sky blue beret with Blues and Royals badge.
His Royal Highness is to focus more of his time on charitable work, including a period of the summer in Africa with conservation experts.
The Prince will step down…
Our series continues with a look at The Queen Mother during the 1990s.
Whilst the 1980s had been a decade to look back on with positivity for the Royal Family, the 1990s would prove much more turbulent.
The Queen Mother, still carrying out numerous engagements, would…
Prince Charles to open 'Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy' exhibition at British Library
12th March 2015
The Prince of Wales will be at the British Library on Thursday 12th March as he opens the new exhibition, ‘Magna Carta: Law, Liberty, Legacy’. Following the opening of the commemorative exhibition, Prince Charles will attend a reception in support of the British…
Hitting the right note: The Queen approves the award of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music 2014
11th March 2015
The Queen has granted the award of Her Majesty’s Medal for Music 2014 to Mr Simon Halsey. Halsey is the tenth recipient of the award.
The award, created in 2005, is given to an exceptional individual or group of musicians who have had a significant impact on the musical life of the country.
Sir Charles Mackerras was the inaugural recipient of the award.
Winners of Her Majesty’s Medal for…
Henry VIII’s illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy’s tomb recreated by University of Leicester
11th March 2015
Henry Fitzroy, the illegitimate male heir of King Henry VIII, would never ascend the throne, his tomb though was designed as if he were already King.
3D scan of 3rd Duke’s monument, Framlingham Photo Credit: University of Leicester
In 2013, the dismantled tombs of…
King George I, King George II, King George III, King George IV and Queen Victoria. All Hanoverian Monarchs of the United Kingdom but the House of Hanover also presented us with another King – William IV. He may not have brought the Hanoverians to Britain like his…
As Her Majesty The Queen is poised to become the longest serving Monarch Britain has seen, Runnymede Pleasure Ground will soon be unveiling a 10ft bronze statue of the Monarch, in recognition of this remarkable achievement. The project, which will cost an estimated £350,000, is the brainchild of the Deputy Mayor of Runnymede, Councillor Derek Cotty.
The statue is currently being cast in bronze…
The Royal Family to commemorate the Centenary of Gallipoli Campaign and Anzac Day in UK and Turkey
6th March 2015
Members of The Royal Family will attend various engagements in April to commemorate the centenary of the Gallipoli Campaign as well as Anzac Day. The Gallipoli Campaign was a First World War campaign that took place on the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire between…
It has been claimed that The Queen could miss Victory in Europe Day commemorations in May in order to distance herself from any coalition talks following this years General Election. Victory in Europe Day is on May 8th and marked the end of the Second World War.
With the…
Our series continues with a look at The Queen Mother during my favourite decade: The 1980s.
The 1980s would usher in a disastrous racing season, but the mood would change with The Queen Mother’s eightieth birthday on 4th August.
In May 1980, The Queen Mother made her journey north as she always had for her fortnight of fishing. This year a slight change in plans as she stayed at Craigowan, and…
