Prince George got a special birthday
present at Buckingham Palace today as he celebrated turning nine.
Although the third in line to the throne wasn’t at the famous
London royal residence he will one day call home, the Band of the
Irish Guards serenaded him with two verses of Happy Birthday as he
marked his special day. 💂♀️Thank you to the @IrishGuardsBand for
playing Happy…
A sparkling celebration for the Jubilee as Buckingham Palace opens its doors for the summer
22nd July 2022
Buckingham Palace is now open to visitors
for the summer with a brand new exhibition all about The Queen’s
Accession at the heart of the royal show. The display is nestled in
the centre of the tour of the State Rooms at the Palace and offers
a chance to see some of…
A service commemorating the bravery of
Belgian forces in World War One has been held in London. The annual
ceremony saw British and Belgian troops march through the capital
for the Remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph followed by a wreath
laying service at Horse Guards…
It was a royal union that changed England
forever. The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn followed years
of legal wrangling by the king which led to a religious revolution
and an international controversy. When they said ‘I do’, they did
so in secret but five centuries on, the question remains – how many
clandestine ceremonies did Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn take part in?
Their union…
It’s not the best known royal wedding
dress but it is rather lovely. For this gown is one of the all time
classics when it comes to Windsor brides. It’s elegant, timeless
and yet very much suited to its wearer.And almost three decades on,
it’s still…
Royal weddings are now major
celebrations, glittering events that capture the imagination and
draw huge crowds who cheer the vows and shout demands for a kiss
when the deal is done. However, in centuries past a royal union
might be a discreet event, witnessed by just a…
Within the walls of one of England’s most
picturesque castles, a queen gave birth to her only child and set
in motion a chain of events that would become one of Tudor
England’s most intriguing mysteries. The birth had been much
anticipated and much talked about. The baby, a little girl, was
immediately taken off to a nursery decked in scarlet and gold where
a string of…
The Duchess of Cornwall has had a poem
specially written for her to mark her 75th birthday. Camilla is the
subject of The Living Proof by Roger McGough. The verses were
revealed by the poet just days before the Duchess’ milestone
celebration. The poem has been…
As the long, dry summer of 1905 unfurled
across Britain, a prince was born, but his arrival was far from the
media event that the arrival of a new royal heralds today. On July
12th 1905, the Princess of Wales gave birth to her sixth child and
fifth son. But his arrival was…
Sixteenth century kings, even those that
had worked their way through a quintet of queens, had a somewhat
preconceived idea of what a consort should bring to their royal
marriage. Henry VIII might well have been in love with the idea of
love but he also had a concept of court politics that his wives had
to match. However, his final wedding would prove to be the most
unusual of all his marriages…
