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 Her…
There’s no denying that for a lot of
Brits, one of the most stirring and patriotic sounds is the sound
of our national anthem, God Save The Queen, but the tune is not
exclusive to the UK, in fact, the tune is used by many other
countries both as a patriotic song and in…
Earlier today, the University Of
Leicester confirmed that the bones it discovered in a car park in
Leicester do indeed belong to England’s last Plantagenet King, King
Richard III. The University publishes these findings after having a
tip off of the location of the…
Today, we encountered an article by the
Daily Mail, written at the end of last month that said they
expected the Duchess Of Cambridge’s father to be granted a title,
they said in specific, the title of Earl of Bucklebury. This
article was then perpetuated by the usual gossip sources before
surfacing on some [usually] reputable royal websites. This wild
speculation from the Daily Mail is flawed…
This Monday, the University Of Leicester
are to announce whether the bones found in a Leicester car park in
September belong to England’s last King to die in battle. According
to many historians, the outlook is good. There are many
distinguishing features on the corpse…
Queen Elizabeth II has conferred a very
special and extremely rare honour on 12 people to mark the occasion
of Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee. Receiving the title of
Regius Professor is a rare honour, designed to reflect an
exceptionally high standard of teaching and…
Zara Phillips, daughter of HRH Princess
Anne and granddaughter to Her Majesty The Queen, and her husband
Mike Tindall have begun their move back into Princess Anne’s
residence, Gatcombe Park. The move was announced a few months
ago and Mike and Zara sold their Cheltenham home for £1.2 million
($1.9 million) earlier in 2012. It was discovered the move had
begun once removal men had turned up…
The Prince Of Wales has decided to offer
out the Scottish home he saved for the nation, Dumfries House, in
2007 just before it went on sale at around £25 million. He is
offering 40 guests the chance to enjoy a romantic Valentine’s Day
night in Dumfries House. Prince…
Royal sources have reported today that
the Prince Of Wales has been following the abdication story after
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced on Monday that she would
abdicate on 30th April (The Netherlands’ Queen’s Day) to make way
for her son, who’ll be…
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 thing? Whilst…
