The Duchess of Cambridge is expected to
be admitted to hospital soon in preparation for the birth of her
first child and future heir to the throne. She will be admitted to
the Lindo wing of St Mary’s Hospital, the same hospital in which
Prince William himself was born and also the soon-to-be-born-baby’s
uncle Prince Harry. St Mary’s Hospital. Where the royal baby is
planned to be…
For centuries the Dukedom and Duchy of
Cornwall has been the title and source of income for the eldest son
of the Monarch. And now, even after succession laws have changed to
allow females equal rights to become Monarch, the Duchy will not be
inherited by the eldest child of…
The once-hardened-republican PM, Julia
Gillard has revealed yet another soft spot for the Royal Family by
admitting that she is in the process of knitting a woollen toy
kangaroo for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child when
it’s born next month. Ms…
The Duchess of Cambridge is set to become
the official Royal ambassador for the Wimbledon tennis
championships. The Duchess is a fan of the game and has been a
frequent spectator in the Royal Box on Centre Court since her
marriage to the Duke of Cambridge in 2011. She accepted an
honorary membership of Wimbledon’s All England Club in January
2013. A spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace…
King Henry VIII was crowned King of
England on 24th June 1509. Five hundred and four years ago today,
Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon were crowned King and Queen of
England in a ceremony of pomp and splendour at Westminster Abbey.
The coronation ceremony was performed…
If you enjoy historical fiction as much
as me, I am sure that you will be looking forward to the BBC’s new
programme ‘The White Queen’, starting tonight at 9pm, as much as I
am. Based on Philippa Gregory’s popular ‘cousin’ books this…
As somebody who was not around at the
time of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, in fact somebody
who was born nearly 40 years after her accession, it was amazing to
watch today the whole thing from start to finish. From the
procession to Westminster Abbey, to the procession down the Abbey,
the very personal anointing of the Queen to the crowning shortly
after and then the magnificent…
Vivid colour photograph of inside the
Abbey during The Queen’s coronation service. 60 years ago tomorrow,
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at Westminster Abbey in
front of over 7,000 people inside the Abbey and for the first time,
millions on television. Here…
The Queen of the Netherlands (Beatrix)
today abdicated her throne and was succeeded by her eldest son, who
is now His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and his wife, Queen
Maxima, who is Queen Consort of the Netherlands. A ceremony took
place at 10am this morning where the three signed the instrument of
abdication and Beatrix renounced the throne, assuming the title of
Princess Beatrix. The eldest…
