Prince & Princess of Wales

William and Kate seek a maternity nurse in preparation for baby number two

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2nd February 2015
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who are expecting their second child in April, are looking for a full-time maternity nurse to help with the new baby. The Royal parents are to have begun asking about a full-time maternity nurse in September, when they approached the Norland Agency and Royal Nannies in London. William and Catherine are looking for a nurse who will stay will them for at least…
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Features

Petition presses for Catholic ceremony for Richard III

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24th January 2015
There has been yet another development in the plans to rebury King Richard III later this year. A recent petition started to have Richard III’s remains taken to a Catholic chapel will soon be handed to church leaders for deliberation. Following the discovery of Richard III’s bones in a car park in Leicester in 2012, it was announced that the late King would be buried in Leicester Cathedral.
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's day with the Women's Institute

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23rd January 2015
Her Majesty The Queen made her annual visit to West Newton on Thursday, to attend a meeting of the Women’s Institute (WI). Upon her arrival at West Newton village hall, where the meeting was held, Her Majesty was welcomed by the group’s chairwoman, Yvonne Brown, while…
History

Henry VIII's hat finds a home at Hampton Court Palace

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22nd January 2015
The year was 1544, and, after many gruelling months, the Frenchmen in the coastal town of Boulogne had surrendered to the English. When he heard news of the surrender, a victorious King Henry VIII triumphantly flung his hat into the air. Hat linked to Henry VIII acquired by…
History

Queen Victoria's court book to go on display at Osborne House

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17th January 2015
A journal filled with gossip and some handwritten notes from Queen Victoria’s court are set to go on display at Osborne House after being bought for nearly £4,000 on Monday. Osborne House – Queen Victoria’s residence on the Isle of Wight The ‘court gossip’ book is really the journal of Lt Gen Somerset Calthorpe, a British politician and soldier who served in the Crimean War. Between…
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History

Richard III community appeal continues

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13th January 2015
A community appeal that was launched in November last year to raise money for the reinterment of King Richard III has managed to raise £11,000 of the £2.5 million required for the reburial of the former King of England. The community appeal hopes to raise as much as…
History

King Henry VIII's headboard is London bound

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30th December 2014
Unfortunately, the marriage bed to which the headboard was attached was never used for its intended purpose. King Henry’s marriage to Anne was never consummated, and was annulled within the year. Later, Anne said that, on their wedding night, they had just sat on the bed…
The Yorks

A seat for a Princess: Beatrice of York has seat named in her honour

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29th December 2014
The gesture is a part of the ongoing effort to raise awareness about the theatre's 'Name A Seat' campaign. As a part of the campaign, seats can be named after a person of your choice for £300. The person for whom the seat was named will receive a commemorative certificate, and an engraved brass plate on the back of the seat will bear his or her name for ten years. The…
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