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’…
