On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth wife was
Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who had risen
from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty years. The
woman who became a royal bride on that Julyday at Hampton Court was
also one of her country’s most interesting…
The final countdown is on for the biggest
royal wedding in Europe this year and when the big day arrives, the
bride and groom will marry not once, but twice. Princess Maria
Laura of Belgium and William Isvy wed on September 10th 2022,
firstly in a civil ceremony then in a…
A kilt and a cardigan for The Queen as she makes history by appointing a new Prime Minister at Balmoral
6th September 2022
It was such a misty day that the woman
about to take the top job in Britain found herself delayed by the
weather. As Liz Truss was driven through the autumnal weather
towards Balmoral, the fire was lit in the drawing room where The
Queen was waiting. Her Majesty was also…
The Queen has appointed a new UK Prime
Minister and, for the first time in her historic reign, the event
took place outside London. Liz Truss was asked to form a government
during an audience with Her Majesty at Balmoral. And the meeting
took place in a room at the heart of this historic royal residence.
The Queen appointed the fifteenth premier of her 70 year reign in
the Drawing Room at…
Balmoral's royal history - from holiday home to political setting
6th September 2022
Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, is
getting a global close up as The Queen appoints the fifteenth Prime
Minister of her reign at the Scottish residence. Liz Truss accepted
Her Majesty’s invitation to form a government in a short meeting at
Balmoral, on September…
A Balmoral visit means an early start for Boris Johnson who bids farewell to Downing Street at breakfast time
6th September 2022
The decision to hold the handover of
power from one Prime Minister to another at Balmoral for the first
time in The Queen’s reign meant an early start for the politicians
involved. Boris Johnson, who formally tenders his resignation to
Her Majesty at her Scottish…
The Queen will appoint the fifteenth
Prime Minister of her reign at Balmoral later today. Her Majesty
will receive Liz Truss, newly elected leader of the Conservative
Party, and ask her to form a government. Just moments before, The
Queen will receive the outgoing Prime Minister, Boris Johnson when
he will formally tender his resignation. Liz Truss was announced as
the new leader of the…
Was a common illness used as an excuse to cover up the murders of outspoken royal women?
5th September 2022
It was an illness that claimed millions
of lives before the advent of modern medicine and among its victims
are several queens and high ranking women in English royal history.
Puerperal fever, sometimes called childbed fever, was a bacterial
infection that led to death in…
Why 'Liz meets Liz' isn't strictly true as The Queen prepares to welcome a new Prime Minister
5th September 2022
The Queen is about to appoint her
fifteenth Prime Minister and headline writers are readying
themselves for a field day. For the new premier is Liz Truss – cue
yards and yards of ‘Liz meets Liz’ lines as the two come face to
face at Balmoral where HM will ask her…
Katherine Parr, reduced to a nursemaid by history, was actually Henry VIII's most successful queen
5th September 2022
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young
widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took
many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry
VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July
12th1543, his five previous unions and attitude towards marital
harmony were such that continental contenders to be consort of
England were all but running in…
