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 across the country and what amount of pomp
& tradition will surround the birth of this new baby who will be
third in line to…
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…
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 engagement photographs of the Duke
and Duchess taken by Mario Testino. It was created by the florist
and RHS Chelsea Flower…
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…
‘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 country. The first thing to mention is
what actually is the crown. Not the physical crown, the
metaphorical crown. The crown is…
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…
As Sovereign, Her Majesty The Queen is
considered font of all honour in the United Kingdom. She has
ultimate authority over issuing honours and titles to citizens.
Several of the most notable orders of chivalry are now issued on
the advise of the government and with the consent of the Her
Majesty. In this week’s feature article, we explore just what needs
to be done to receive an honour from…
