As the revered powerful Westminster Committee prepare to take a thorough and unforgiving look at the value for money Monarchy in Britain, we take a look at just how much the Monarchy costs and where all this money comes from and, importantly, where it goes.Â
Where Does It Come From?
Like it or not, any political institution is not cheap. The Monarchy is no different, although the argument is more…
Yes, the day is getting closer. the day when Britain’s future King or Queen is born. In this feature article, we take a look at how royal babies’ births are handled by an institution with over 1000 years’ history, how births are proclaimed and received…
This post is essentially quite a short and informal yes/no guide to what the Duchess Of Cambridge’s actual titles are. We have been in conversation recently with a lot of people about what is correct form for Kate and where the line is drawn. We hope this short guide…
I know it is naïve, but I am a hopeless romantic. I don’t fall in love with everything that moves, but I believe in real, deep, everlasting love. Perhaps because of my parents’ great love story, when my 13-year-old mum met my 16-year-old daddy and to this day they still like each other.
Perhaps because I love to defy the odds. Or perhaps it has to do with the great role models and…
Valentine's Day Portrait Of Duke & Duchess Of Cambridge Appears In Trafalgar Square
13th February 2013
In time for Valentine’s Day tomorrow, a portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made entirely from 2,000 flowers has appeared in Trafalgar Square this morning. The portrait, which was placed outside the National Portrait Gallery was based on one of the official…
Her Majesty The Queen Returns To Buckingham Palace After Extended Sandringham Break
13th February 2013
Her Majesty The Queen has yesterday returned to Buckingham Palace after an extended break at her Christmas retreat, Sandringham House this year. Prince Philip usually stays on at the estate until later than the Queen as he likes to continue hunting game on the estate.
Everyone who loves the Royal Family will tell you that there’s nothing to beat a good royalty-orientated story or anecdote so here are our top 10 royal anecdotes from the British Royal Family. Enjoy!
‘The Nervous Bishop’
Queen Elizabeth II was hosting a meal for various clergy at Buckingham Palace when one of the footmen brought to Her Majesty a silver platter containing an…
‘The Crown’ is said to be a term synonymous with the monarch, a term used in legal situations and by monarchists. But what does it actually mean, and why has something inanimate and useful as a form of royal headdress been taken to mean the sovereign of the…
On this day, 173 years ago, Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in a ceremony performed at the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, a moment’s walk from Buckingham Palace, the home of the Monarch since the beginning of Queen Victoria’s…
It is a little known fact that most of the European, and even a lot of other international Monarchs are related to The Queen of the United Kingdom. This goes back to the days when Queen Victoria’s children married out of the family and into overseas Royalty, thus creating relations between the Monarchial heads of state of many countries.In this article, we will list some of The Queen’s…
