Unsurprisingly, corgi sales in the UK
have continued to trend upward since the death of Queen Elizabeth
II on 8 September. As reported by Insider, Pets4Home has
shared that the search volume for corgis has increased nearly 100%
since the late Queen’s funeral, with selling prices over double
what they were. Queen Elizabeth’s love of corgis was
well-known throughout her life. She…
River Thames tribute to Queen Elizabeth II will include very special vessel
24th September 2022
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution
is holding a flotilla on Saturday, 24 September, to honour the late
Queen’s historic life and reign. The flotilla includes a
particularly special lifeboat with a royal connection. The
RNLI’s flotilla will be four miles…
When will The King relocate from Clarence House to Buckingham Palace?
22nd September 2022
King Charles III has lived at Clarence
House for nearly two decades and has expressed how much he enjoys
living there. However, he will most likely be moving sometime in
the future to Buckingham Palace. Clarence House is nearly 200 years
old and was built by John…
The Queen's staff line the streets of London and Windsor in honour of Queen Elizabeth II
21st September 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s personal staff said one
final goodbye to their sovereign during her funeral
procession. As Her Majesty’s funeral procession made its way
from Westminster Abbey to Hyde Park, over 100 Buckingham Palace
staff members lined up outside the palace gates to pay their
respects. They were in their usual staff uniform, complete with
black armbands. Queen Elizabeth lived at…
Wellington Arch, the London landmark that will mark the starting point of Queen Elizabeth II's final journey
18th September 2022
On Monday, 19 September at 12:15 pm,
Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral procession will leave Westminster
Abbey and follow a 45-minute route through London. It will end at
the historic Wellington Arch, Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral
procession will pass several…
The Queen’s Wardrobe was a vital part of
her public image and, in death, it was become a story of its own as
it describes one way in which Elizabeth II projected her public
image in an age increasingly obsessed with how we look . Over her
life, she was dressed by and…
One of the most recognisable and iconic
moments in The Queen’s historic 70-year reign was her 1953
Coronation. It was the first televised Coronation and was watched
by 27 million people in the United Kingdom, with millions more
watching from around the world. Queen Elizabeth II ascended
the throne upon her father’s death on 6 February 1952. King George
VI had only reigned for fifteen…
Memories of Her Majesty: overtaking Victoria, time and again
17th September 2022
Queen Elizabeth II passed numerous
milestones throughout her historic 70-year reign. They have
included milestones as a mother and wife and as a monarch. And for
many of them, she found herself on a parallel path to her great,
great grandmother, Queen Victoria. On 20…
How a tiara with poignant family connections became an emblem of Queen Elizabeth II's early reign
17th September 2022
It became the emblem of the early years
of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign and remains one of the most iconic
images of her rule. And the tiara that helped tell the story of the
transformation from princess to Monarch had a very special family
significance. For Her Late…
Queen Elizabeth II's Prime Ministers: the vital relationship at the heart of her long reign
17th September 2022
It was the image that began her reign and
it was there that it ended, too. In February 1952, the first
glimpse the world had of the new Queen Elizabeth II came as she
descended the steps of her aircraft to be greeted by her Prime
Minister, Winston Churchill. Seventy years later, the final public
appearance of Elizabeth II came at Balmoral, as she appointed a new
Prime Minister, Liz Truss. In the…
