Wrapping up her four-day State visit to Germany, the Queen laid a wreath at the Bergen-Belsen memorial in honour of the 70,000 Jewish, Russian and other prisoners.
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The tragedy of the acts committed at Bergen-Belsen lay with the gut-wrenching statistics of 70,00o lives lost, 30,000 of those Jewish and 20,000 were Soviets.
“If I could live my life again I would…
During The Queen’s current Germany visit, she gave a speech asking for European unity. Queen Elizabeth spoke at a state banquet in Berlin of how her and German President, Joachim Gauck, had seen the rise and fall of Europe during their life time.
Remaining…
Three years after The Queen made a historic trip to Ireland, Prince Charles will journey on his own four-day trip today.
A highlight during his tour of Ireland includes the fact that he will be the first royal to meet the Sinn Fein leader, Gerry Adams, as he has accepted…
Monarchy Monday: How to receive a Royal Patronage
18th May 2015
Prince Harry, Patron of Sentebale, speaking at the Sentebale Royal Salute Polo Cup.
Running a charity is a tiring, yet rewarding, process. The success on helping others balances on how much awareness you can draw to your charity. One way to achieve this is by getting the help from a Royal Patron.
Receiving a Royal patronage will not only bring publicity to your cause, but will build the status of…
Prince Harry: “I dread to think where I’d be without the Army” suggests bringing back National Service
17th May 2015
After coming off of a very successful tour of New Zealand, Prince Harry has spoken to The Telegraph about how serving in the Army ‘saved him’.
Prince Harry says he doesn’t know where he would be without the Army.
Next month the Prince will be leaving his…
The Queen tells guests at Buckingham Palace garden party: “We love having another girl” in the family
13th May 2015
The joy a baby brings is contagious, as Her Majesty The Queen is finding out. At the first garden party of the season, The Queen couldn’t help but share the excitement of the addition of a bouncing baby girl into the Royal Family.
The wonderful sunny day brought…
When fire devastates England’s treasures
12th May 2015
Some of the greatest insights of our history are embedded in the stately homes that lay across the country, full of stories that would put the saying “if these walls could talk” to shame. Unfortunately, with older homes fire safety doesn’t match that of modern day dwellings.
Most recently Clandon Park House, an estate home in Surrey, is nothing more than a burned out shell after…
During a weekend of events to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Victory in Europe, The Duke of York has taken part in the memorial at the Cenotaph. The event took place on the actual anniversary of VE Day itself, May 8th. Representing The Queen, Prince Andrew laid a…
‘Fat Mary’ - The last Princess of Cambridge
9th May 2015
by Alexander Bassano, half-plate glass negative, circa 1888
It has been quite some time since the last Princess of Cambridge – 132 years to be exact. Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge was born in 1833. She had earned the nickname of Fat Mary and is recorded as a…
Castle of Mey
The Queen Mother’s 14th birthday also marked the day The Great War broke out, in which tragedy struck the nation, and she lost one of her brothers.
Although The Queen Mother was young, she stepped up and ensured to lend a hand at her childhood home during the First World War.
She even did her part in fighting a fire that took over the castle.
Now, on the 100th anniversary of…