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 religious wedding, both in
the heart of Brussels. And while most of the attention will be on
the Catholic ceremony that…
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…
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 6th 2022, the first time that the
appointment of a Prime Minister has taken place at this royal home.
And it’s put…
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…
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 the majority of cases and it was
only eradicated by the advancement of hygiene techniques and the
introduction of…
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…
The wedding dress, the bridal party and
the music to be played were all up for debate as fresh details of
Europe’s biggest royal wedding of the year were shared. With just
over a week to go until Belgium’s Princess Maria Laura marries
William Isvy in Brussels, the plans for both their civil and
religious ceremonies were discussed as the bride’s parents spoke to
the press about…
