90 years ago today, The Queen’s parents,
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later known as The Queen
Mother), at the time known as Prince Albert, Duke of York and Lady
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married at Westminster Abbey. Despite the
grand and sumptuous day, the occasion required more than just the
hard work of the organisers. Prince Albert had to propose to
Elizabeth 3 times before he got a…
There’s no doubt with us that the British
Monarchy is the most iconic and famous Monarchy in the world. Its
history, though, is just as iconic as its present. In this article,
we explain how England, and then Britain’s Monarchy came to begin
to in bite size…
I know it is naïve, but I am a
hopeless romantic. I don’t fall in love with everything that moves,
but I believe in real, deep, everlasting love. Perhaps because of
my parents’ great love story, when my 13-year-old mum met my
16-year-old daddy and to this day…
On this day, 173 years ago, Queen
Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha in a ceremony
performed at the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace, a moment’s walk
from Buckingham Palace, the home of the Monarch since the beginning
of Queen Victoria’s reign. Queen Victoria was quite unusual by
social convention, she was Queen, yet not yet married. Prince
Albert was always set…
As 2012 draws to a close, we can all take
a look back at what has been a fantastic year for the Royal Family.
We’ve celebrated a Diamond Jubilee, the announcement of a Royal
Baby, sent members of The Firm to ‘represent’ for us overseas, and
heartily sung ‘God Save…
We thought we’d clear up some of the most
fascinating Royal Oddities that occupy the British Monarchy. From
numerals to titles, here’s your guide to the top 5 oddities of the
British Monarchy! 1. The Sovereign Never Dies Even though
individual monarchs…
