This is the second interview in our
series. Click here to see our first interview with Andrew Jamieson,
the Queen’s official scribe and illuminator. Grant Harrold worked
in the Prince of Wales’s household from 2004-2011. You can see
Grant’s new business’s site at https://www.nicholasveitch.com,
his personal website at https://www.grantharrold.com, follow
him on Twitter…
The 47-year-old man was arrested by
police outside Canterbury Cathedral. Joel Tennant, 22, a student
from the University of Kent, was stood outside the gates of The
Kings School near Canterbury Cathedral at the time. He said there
were around 10 protesters there. But when a…
Yesterday, Royal Central reported
that the Duke of Kent had been admitted to hospital and had
cancelled engagements for the next 3 weeks. At the time, it was not
clear why the Duke had cancelled and what was wrong with him. The
Duke of Kent is The Queen’s 1st cousin…
In Canterbury Cathedral today, Justin
Welby was seated in St Augustine’s throne during a religious and
traditional ceremony to affirm his new position as Archbishop of
Canterbury. His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales attended
alongside Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall as
representatives of Her Majesty The Queen. Her Majesty never attends
the service as she regards it as being…
News of this admission comes as the Duke
of Kent cancels engagements relating to a visit on Monday
where he was due meet RNLI lifeguards and staff at Trevaunance Cove
in his role as president of the charity. The Duke, 77, was
then due to tour the museum on Penwinnick Rd…
Peter Phillips wanted to bring the Global
Championship tour to Kensington Gardens for one stage of the event.
The Borough council refused planning permission for the showjumping
event, which would have taken over part of the park for a month,
because it would “fail to…
Much has been made of the Queen’s and
Prince Charles’ apparent veto power over proposed legislation in
the House of Commons (see, for example, The Independent and the BBC
News). These ‘veto’ powers have been around for centuries and
are part of parliamentary procedure. All the same, there
seems to be a misconception that the Queen and her heir personally
decide which…
Today, 10 dresses went on
sale. Among the incredible lots up for sale were a
midnight-blue velvet evening gown worn to a state dinner at The
White House, the very night of Diana’s memorable dance with John
Travolta, and a Catherine Walker Mughal-inspired lavishly…
Fit for a Princess: Important dresses formerly in the collection of Diana, Princess of Wales
18th March 2013
The sale of the collection of iconic
dresses worn by the ‘People’s Princess’ to a whole host of
illustrious events will be a once-in-a-lifetime chance for bidders
to get their hands on these invaluable pieces. The dresses have
been on view in London since last Sunday…
However, Our Queen will not necessarily
be the first of its kind when it shows at 8pm this evening on ITV.
In fact, Our Queen will be another on the admittedly limited
list of documentaries that have tried and often succeded in
offering the public a candid glimpse of their Monarch and her
court. In 1969, a documentary called Royal Family was
broadcast as part of an attempt by the Royal Household…
