Ahead of the May Coronation of King Charles III, the Tower of London has announced a school Coronation competition.
The Tower is asking for schools across the nation to design an illustration for the Tower’s specially designed Coronation benches. The Tower describes this as an opportunity to bring the Coronation to life in the classroom while also learning about the moment of a historic…
Unlikely celebrity buys Diana, Princess of Wales's necklace in auction
20th January 2023
An unlikely celebrity is the new owner of a necklace previously worn by Diana, Princess of Wales.
Kim Kardashian purchased the diamond-encrusted amethyst Attallah cross pendant at Sotheby’s annual Royal & Noble auction. The piece features square-cut amethysts…
New information has been unveiled about the history of Hever Castle in Kent, a property once owned by the Boleyn family and Anne of Cleves.
Recently, architectural historian and former chief executive of English Heritage, Simon Thurley, researched how the castle was…
Twenty contemporary art pieces gifted to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in honour of the Platinum Jubilee will be displayed at The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace.
Gifted by the Royal Academy of Arts to the late monarch, the works of art on paper are by Royal Academicians elected in the past decade. This includes Wolfgang Tillmans, Lubaina Himid, Yinka Shonibare CBE, and the…
In 2001, Kate Middleton was just a young woman from Reading who was studying the History of Art at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. It was here where she met her future husband, Prince William. Since her relationship with the future King first became public…
Sealed with a £105,000 diamond ring - the engagement and marriage of Prince Edward to Sophie Rhys-Jones
6th January 2023
On 19 June 1999, Prince Edward, the youngest son of The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, married Sophie Rhys-Jones at St George’s Chapel, Windsor. The two had met at a tennis event in 1993.
They announced their engagement on 6 January 1999. Edward proposed to Sophie…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Queen Elizabeth II's final time at Buckingham Palace
30th December 2022
On 8 September, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96. Like many moments of her life, her funeral and remembrance events were covered and watched all over the globe. As thousands of mourners lined the streets of London, many stood by to pay their final respects as Her Late Majesty left Buckingham Palace for the final time.
Several days after her death and after returning…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Prince Louis (nearly) steals the show at the Platinum Jubilee
29th December 2022
Many remember the pageantry of the historic milestone as Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Platinum Jubilee. Whether you watched most of the events or a little bit, there’s one royal who sticks out (besides Her Late Majesty, of course,). Welcome to the…
The nominations for the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards have been announced, and once again, Netflix’s The Crown has made the list.
The show has been nominated for Best TV Series – Drama. Imelda Staunton is nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her…
Westminster Hall floors damaged after thousands of mourners for Queen Elizabeth II
1st December 2022
The historic original floors in London’s Westminster Hall are now showing signs of damage just a couple of months after 250,000 mourners came to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II.
A House of Lords spokesperson said the Yorkstone floor is seeing some delamination or discolouring of the stone. This often occurs when the outer surface is split into thin layers, and they start…
