I’m sure you’ve all heard the news about
Her Majesty The Queen Of The Netherlands’s plan to abdicate from
the throne. In the Netherlands, this is more-or-less common
practise for the Sovereign to abdicate from the throne in old age.
In light of this announcement from the Queen of the Netherlands, it
really does beg the question – would Queen Elizabeth II ever do
such a…
Buckingham Palace has announced a short
series of events that will mark Her Majesty The Queen’s 60th
anniversary of her coronation, back on 2nd June 1953. It will be
nothing like the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, in terms of
magnitude and number of engagements and…
Recent letters that have been published,
written by the late Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother have detailed
how she pleaded for Prince Charles not to be sent to Gordonstoun
School as Prince Philip had detailed and arranged. Prince Philip
himself had gone to Gordonstoun…
Queen's Coronation Robes To Take Centre Stage At Summer Opening Of Buckingham Palace
24th January 2013
Every summer, Buckingham Palace opens its
doors to the general public, primarily whilst Her Majesty is at
Balmoral Castle, to get a taste of the opulence and splendour of
the Palace through a tour of the state rooms and gardens. In 2012,
the special exhibition, alongside the state rooms, was the opening
of the ‘Diamonds’ exhibition, displaying possessions of the Queen
which contained…
The Duchess Of Cornwall recently paid a
visit to St Mary’s School in South London. During a
conversation with one pupil she was reportedly asked: “Are you
going to be the Queen?” To which the Duchess reportedly replied,
“you never know”! From the time of the…
Prince Harry’s second tour of duty to the
frontlines of Afghanistan has ended on a much more successful note
than his first. After heading to Camp Bastion at the
beginning of September 2012, Harry left on January 21,2013 for a
few days of relaxation in Cyprus before…
Succession To The Crown Bill To Continue Journey Through Parliament
20th January 2013
This Tuesday [22nd], the much anticipated
‘Succession To The Crown Bill’ is to begin the next stage of its
journey through the Houses Of Parliament beginning in the House Of
Commons. The bill, which has already received criticism from the
Prince Of Wales will receive its second reading on Tuesday followed
by a committee stage then report before a third reading and
progression to the…
Duke And Duchess Of Cambridge Plant Trees At Anmer Hall For Privacy
20th January 2013
Anmer Hall, the cottage the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge are expected to be given as a gift from The
Queen as a country home, has had trees planted around the cottage
in what seems like an attempt to increase privacy from outsiders.
The cottage, with its 10 bedrooms and on…
Dame Helen Mirren To Reveal Secrets Of Queen's Appointments With Prime Ministers In New Play
20th January 2013
It’s now been almost 7 years since the
controversial film The Queen his our screens and now, Dame
Helen Mirren and more well-known faces are to take to the stage to
perform The Queen’s meetings with her Prime Ministers in front of
thousands in a paying…
In any Royal commentator’s books, the
announcement in 1999 that Prince Edward would be made an Earl and
not a Duke on his wedding day gave quite a shock. By tradition,
male children of the sovereign receive a Dukedom on their wedding
day, therefore making their new wife, the Duchess Of X rather than
the slightly more confusing ‘HRH Princess Michael of Kent’ as
happened for Prince…
