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
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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…
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 Queen is to miss one of the favourite
parts of her stay in Scotland. Royal officials have confirmed that
Her Majesty won’t attend the Braemar gathering, a staple in her
Balmoral diary. The Prince of Wales will be present at the games.
It was confirmed on…
They have been married for decades so it
was something of a relief for Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria
when his wife confirmed she’d wed him all over again if given the
chance. Belgium’s Princess Astrid told reporters she’d change
several things about her wedding day but not the man she married.
The couple were talking to the press ahead of the marriage of their
eldest…
American by birth, hugely popular and
credited with helping turn Monaco from a forgotten principality
into a European hotspot – but this isn’t the story of Grace Kelly.
Almost seven decades before her famous marriage to Prince Rainier
III, another US born…
The Queen will receive her new Prime
Minister at Balmoral for the first time in her 70 year reign.
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Her Majesty will remain at her
Scottish retreat for the transition of power from Boris Johnson to
his successor. Earlier this summer…
All The Queen's Prime Ministers - who has held the top office in Elizabeth II's historic reign?
31st August 2022
The Queen is about to see the fifteenth
Prime Minister of her reign. Boris Johnson announced his plans to
step down and the Conservative Party has spent the summer picking
his replacement. Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will head to
Buckingham Palace to be appointment Prime Minister by Her Majesty.
They will become the fifteenth person to serve as UK Prime Minister
in the reign of Elizabeth II.
