One question which has been asked over the years is why Zara Tindall, like her brother, Peter Phillips, does not have a royal title, unlike their royal cousins. They are neither prince nor princess and don’t have the style of HRH in front of their names.
Their mother, Princess Anne, is the second child of Her Majesty The Queen and the late Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh. However, only…
Prince Charles and Lady Diana’s engagement interview: “Whatever in love means”
24th February 2021
On the 3rd February 1981, Buckingham Palace announced what should have been one of the most joyous announcements of the century for the British monarchy – the engagement of The Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer.
Forty years on, and Netflix has recently released…
The Tower of London is famous for its ravens, also known as ‘The Guardians of the Tower’. This British myth is taken very seriously. Although, it is not known exactly where it originated from or how and when the ravens first took up residence at the Tower, legend has it…
Picture gallery at Buckingham Palace stripped back for first time in almost 45 years
25th November 2020
Over the past month, Royal Collection Trust staff have been carefully removing some 65 paintings, along with beautiful French furniture created by Adam Weisweiler and Georges Jacob and exquisite Japanese and Chinese porcelain from the Picture Gallery in Buckingham Palace for the first time since 1976 as part of the ten year “Reservicing Programme” which began in spring 2017.
A lot of the…
Should the Duke of Cambridge have kept his positive COVID-19 results private?
9th November 2020
It has recently been announced that the Duke of Cambridge tested positive for COVID-19 back in April, shortly after it was announced that the Prince of Wales had also contracted the virus.
Prince Charles was the first British royal to contract the virus and decided to…
The Palace of Holyroodhouse has been an official royal residence since the early 1500s. It’s currently the official Scottish residence of The Queen.
Located in the centre of Edinburgh, it stands in all its grandeur at one end of the royal mile, while Edinburgh Castle is…
Westminster Abbey’s annual Edwardtide services affected by COVID-19
5th October 2020
Westminster Abbey’s annual celebration known as Edwardtide attracts and brings together pilgrims from around the world every year in the month of October to celebrate St Edward the Confessor, who was crowned King of England and ruled from 1042 until he passed away on the 5th January 1066.
St Edward was an extremely religious, generous, loyal and peaceful man who was dedicated to his religion…
Welsh house hiding an escape route used by the first Tudor king is up for sale
22nd September 2020
The beautiful coastal town of Tenby in southwest Wales is home to some brightly coloured historic townhouses with a history connected to King Henry VII and if you have a healthy budget of £1.25 million and are looking to relocate to this tranquil harbour spot, you could be…
A new statue of Diana, Princess of Wales has been commissioned by her sons, the Duke of Cambridge and the Duke of Sussex, and the pair will come together for the unveiling. It has now been announced that Diana’s statue will be erected in the White Garden, previously known…
British reality show ‘I’m A Celebrity’ to be filmed within haunted castle ruins in the UK countryside
11th August 2020
The popular British reality show, I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! is to relocate to the haunted ruins of one of Britain’s remote castles.
First airing in 2002, I’m A Celebrity featured a number of well known faces who endure gruelling challenges in the Australian jungle.
However, due to the ongoing global health emergency and the travel & quarantine restrictions…
