Continuing on with a rota of tours to
mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Clarence House announced Monday
morning that The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall would be
visiting Canada in May. No specific dates have been announced
yet, but they will be visiting Newfoundland and Labrador, Ottawa,
and the Northwest Territories over the course of their three-day
tour. The Governor…
Charles Spencer, the 9th Earl Spencer,
continues to be busy in his career. It was announced this week that
his seventh book, the 2017 To Catch a King: Charles II’s Great
Escape, will be developed for the screen. Steve Coogan and Jeff
Pope, the duo behind The Lost…
Today the Duchess of Cornwall will be
visiting Jane Austen’s House Museum in Chawton. The beloved English
author spent the last eight years of her life in the cottage before
her death in Winchester 1817. Austen is a rare author who still
remains a favourite choice amongst…
While Queen Mary was known to be a magpie
with a large jewellery collection, her mother-in-law also had a
strong collection of her own. And amongst the most famous pieces is
the gem now known as Queen Alexandra’s Kokoshnik Tiara. In 1888,
the then Prince and Princess of Wales celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary. Lady Salisbury organised a group of 365 peeresses who
donated funds to…
The Countess of Wessex has been granted
an honorary position that her late father-in-law held for half a
century, following the Service of Thanksgiving celebrating his
life. It has been announced that Sophie will now hold the position
of Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal…
The Queen has access to countless
impressive tiaras, many that we know of and more that we don’t.
However, one of her most worn and most beloved tiaras is “Granny’s
Tiara”, also known as Queen Mary’s Girls of Great Britain and
Ireland Tiara. Lady Eve…
Prince and Princess Michael of Kent
attended The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert held at Royal Albert
Hall earlier this week in London. The Queen’s Jubilee concert
featured soprano Laura Wright who sang “God Save The Queen,” as
well as many other performers. SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity,
hosted the evening. The stage at the Royal Albert Hall was
lit in blue and…
One of the most significant milestones of
The Queen’s historic 70-year reign was her May 2011 State Visit to
the Republic of Ireland. From 17 to 20 May 2011, Queen
Elizabeth II and her husband, The Duke of Edinburgh, made a State
Visit to Ireland. She was the first…
The Queen was incredibly close to her
younger sister, Princess Margaret. However, the pair’s relationship
suffered in the late 1950s when Margaret had hoped to marry Group
Captain Peter Townsend. Townsend had served as an equerry to
King George VI, after serving in…
Throughout The Queen’s historic 70 year
reign, both she and the Royal Family have had many significant
milestones. The Investiture of the Prince of Wales in 1969 is one
of those milestones. The ceremony took place at Caernarfon
Castle on 26 July 1969 (although he had been given the title in
1958 by Letters Patent). Prior to the ceremony, Charles took an
intensive, 10-week language course at…
