After the wedding of Princess Elizabeth
and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at 11:30 am in Westminster Abbey
on 20 November 1947, the bridal gifts given to Princess Elizabeth
were exhibited at St James’s Palace, numbering over 2,500. Like the
gifts, Princess Elizabeth’s wedding dress, designed by the leading
British couturier, Sir Norman Hartnell, was also put on display. It
had been made up…
On the morning of Thursday, 20 November
1947, thousands lined the streets of London along the processional
route between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey; crowds
thronged down the Mall, pressing against the Palace gates. Millions
listened to the radio broadcast that…
It’s seventy five years exactly since the
Dukedom of Edinburgh was given to a young bride groom about to
embark on a marriage that would change the House of Windsor
forever. Thanks to Prince Philip, the title became one of the best
known in the world but it has a long…
It became one of the most famous royal
titles of the 20th century and it came into being exactly 75 years
ago today. On November 20th 1947, King George VI issued Letters
Patent making his soon to be son in law the Duke of Edinburgh. King
George VI created the new dukedom just hours before the marriage of
his elder daughter, Princess Elizabeth, to Philip Mountbatten. The
Letters Patent made…
All of Edinburgh's duchesses - from a forgotten princess to a truly historic Monarch
19th November 2022
The title of Duke of Edinburgh is one of
the best known in the modern Monarchy. It was held for almost 74
years by Prince Philip. He is the best known of all the men to be
Duke of Edinburgh but the four women who have been the city’s
duchess are all famous names in…
It’s one of the most famous titles in
recent royal history but its creation, seventy five years ago
today, came as little surprise to many. For as one newspaper put
it, the decision to create the Dukedom of Edinburgh for the
bridegroom of the heir to the throne had…
The title of Duke of Edinburgh was made
famous around the world by its most recent holder. It’s now exactly
three quarters of a century since Prince Philip was given the
dukedom by King George VI, who was about to walk his daughter,
Elizabeth, down the aisle of Westminster Abbey to marry Edinburgh’s
new duke. Prince Philip is one of five men to have held the title
of Duke of Edinburgh…
Should William switch football teams now
that he’s Prince of Wales? No, and I’m going to answer this
question with the amount of sincerity it warrants. Let’s break down
what it means to have a team. To have a team means that you can
pick said team for…
Historically, Japan is one of the oldest
empires in the world that is still in existence today. However, the
role of the Emperor has tended to fluctuate a lot within the
millennia of history since the creation of the first
shogunate. In some periods, the Emperor only…
The Regency Act of 1937 lays out who
stands in for a Monarch in a range of situations where they can’t
exercise their functions. It came into force in the first year of
the reign of King George VI, when his heir was a ten year old
princess called Elizabeth. Now, George VI’s grandson has asked the
House of Lords to amend it. King Charles III wants his sister and
brother added to the list of…
