Lydia Starbuck

The first King’s Birthday Honours of the reign of Charles III include a knighthood for one of Britain’s most famous novelists that was conferred just before he died. Sir Martin Amis received his honour the day before he passed away. The Cabinet Office made the unusual move of conferring the knighthood ahead of the release of the list to ensure that Sir Martin was honoured. The…

This year will see the Sovereign’s Birthday Parade, better known as Trooping the Colour, held in honour of King Charles III for the first time. It will also be a return to a more familiar Trooping, for the final years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II saw the traditional ceremony altered several times for different reasons. In 2020 and 2021, it was held at Windsor Castle, because of the…

The story of the Princes in the Tower and their uncle, Richard III, continues to fascinate. New research has just been shared, indicating that Richard may have saved the boys he has long been accused of removing to further his own power. Much of his argument for taking the throne from the sons of his older brother, Edward IV, rested on rumours of a romance between two people who were already dead…