Palaces & Buildings

Preview of 'The Queen's Garden' with Lucy Worsley

For those who promptly time their Christmas Day celebrations around The Queen’s televised speech at 3pm have got another treat in store to add to their festivities this year! After Her Majesty has finished her annual message to the nation on BBC One, viewers can eagerly flick over to ITV at 3:10pm to watch The Queen’s Garden – a two part series beginning on Christmas Day which looks at the…
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Palaces & Buildings

Drawings from the “madness” of George III discovered

The never-before-seen map was found tucked away between the pages of a text concerning the Palaces of Hanover in Germany. The diagram was written in pencil, and then over again in ink, on the back of an order of service from St George’s Chapel in Windsor dated 10 July, assumed to be in 1785. Peter Barber, head of map collections at the British Library, stated that the diagram is “not an…
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Interviews

Royal Central Conversations: meeting The Duchess of Cambridge with the Scouts

visited 23rd Poplar Beaver Scouts in East London, supporting the Scouts in her role as volunteer. The session was about understanding how those with disabilities live, and Cub leader and paratriathlete Steve Judge also attended the event. I spoke with Steve and asked him about the night. Hi Steve. Thanks for talking to me about your ‘date with The Duchess’ yesterday! Tell me a bit about…
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International royals

Thailand's Princess Srirasmi relinquishes Royal title

View image | gettyimages.com The decision by the Princess went public late on Friday December 12th after the wife of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn had asked for permission to give up her Royal status. King Bhumibol Adulyadej approved the request and the palace statement which appeared in the Royal Gazette read: “Princess Srirasmi, wife of Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn… has written…
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