With the Coronation only a few days away,
the country is abuzz with speculation about what to expect from
this historic event. The last Coronation took place seventy years
ago, and much has changed since then. We have been given a
tantalising glimpse into what the Procession will look like, what
Their Majesties will be wearing, and what the actual Ceremony at
Westminster Abbey will…
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral
this afternoon”. These are the shocking words that echoed through
the United Kingdom just a month ago. Despite her age and her health
concerns in recent times, the death of Queen Elizabeth II came as a
surprise to many and caused a…
It’s been a month since the United
Kingdom heard the dreadful news – its Platinum Queen had died. It’s
quite challenging to write down the rollercoaster of emotions felt
in those early hours: shock, sadness and an enormous sense of grief
for the loss of someone…
Between myth and legend: the day will come and the kingdom shall fall
24th February 2022
In 1938, Prince Christopher of Greece and
Denmark, cousin to King George V, wrote in his memoirs: “Monarchy
can never die out in England, whatever its fate in other countries.
It is too deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people.” Perhaps
this is a truth that only time will reveal, but the monarchy’s
future does not lie with the people of England at all; instead,
its…
There is not another Monarchy anywhere in
the world that constantly grabs the headlines more than the British
one,. In the past few weeks, that appears to be more true than
ever. The House of Windsor might be the most famous royal house in
the world, but away from public…
The Queen has urged world leaders to act
not for ‘ourselves but for our children and our children’s
children’ as she delivered a highly anticipated message by video to
the opening sessions of COP26 in Glasgow. After being forced to
pull out from attending the…
The majority of us were born in Queen
Elizabeth II’s reign and she is the only Monarch we have ever
known. She has become such a steady figure in our lives that it is
quite hard to picture life without Britain’s longest-reigning
monarch. At 95 years of age, it is perhaps natural that people are
concerned about her wellbeing. The recent news of The Queen resting
on doctors’…
