British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

Canadian Regiment to serve as Queen's Guard

The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Public Duties Contingent has formally been invited by The Queen to serve as The Queen’s Guard in the United Kingdom. They will be celebrating a historic anniversary. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery A and B Batteries are celebrating their 150th anniversary. In honour of their anniversary, The Queen has chosen them to serve for the next…
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British RoyalsFashionPrincess Anne and Family

Norman Hartnell designs for Princess Anne up for auction

Dozens of items from Sir Norman Hartnell’s archives are heading to the auction block, including designs for Princess Anne.  Several sketches, press pieces, and documents from the 1960s and 1970s are going to be auctioned by Ewbank’s Auctions on 11 November. The items were given as a personal gift from the house’s last owner to the vendor.  There are two different…
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FeaturesHistory

Historic Scottish estate with links to Mary, Queen of Scots opens for visitors after ten-year restoration

Brucefield Estate, in Forestmill, is reopening after a ten-year restoration project. The estate was originally owned by the Stewarts of Rosyth, the family who welcomed Mary, Queen of Scots, back to Scotland. Brucefield Estate is now owned by biologist Victoria Bruce-Winkler, who inherited it from her late father in 2012. She has undertaken a ten-year conservation project that focused on…
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King Charles III

Scotland's most famous poet celebrated by Charles and Camilla

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall have been busy this week. Known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland, the pair visited Burns Cottage in Alloway to celebrate the National Trust for Scotland’s 90th birthday. On Thursday, 9 September, the Duke and Duchess went to Burns Cottage, the birthplace of the famed Scottish poet, Robert Burns. They were met by Sheriff Iona…
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