The short service of remembrance, known as The Ceremony of the Lilies and the Roses, is held every 21 May, to commemorate the fact that Henry VI, England’s so-called “saintly king”, died at the Tower of London in 1471.
Tradition has adopted the Norman Wakefield Tower as the location where the event took place. Begun in the 1220’s and jutting out onto Water Lane, itis a world…
John, let me begin by saying how much I enjoy your show, Last Week Tonight. Your political satire is absolutely hilarious. You
are one of the best satirists in the business, and with that comes a lot of power to influence the discourse in the United States and abroad. We…
She was born Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine on 10 June 1982 at Drottningholm Palace in Drottningholm, Sweden, as the youngest of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia‘s three children. She is the only one of the King and Queen’s children that Carl Gustaf…
The Duchess of Cambridge, formerly known as Kate Middleton, is easily one of the most recognisable people of our time. With her every step closely watched and reported on by millions, a subject that is always talked about but rarely reported on is her life before her marriage to Prince William.
Catherine Elizabeth Middleton was born on 9 January 1982 in Reading, Berkshire, as the eldest child of…
On this day in history, on 17 May 1536, at the young age of 32, George Boleyn was executed for high treason. George was the brother of the queen consort, Anne Boleyn. This also means thathe was the brother in law of King Henry VIII and the uncle of Queen Elizabeth I.
The Invictus Games are now in full swing in Orlando, before he went, I was able to interview James McGill former Grenadier Guardsman and now working for Jaguar Land Rover thanks to the Career Transition Partnership. The MoD’s official partner for armed forces…
Before leaving for Orlando, I had the opportunity to interview the retired United States Army captain, Will Reynolds, team captain for the United States Invictus Games athletes. Will was on his way to New York to give a presentation and I was fortunate enough to catch up with him whilst he was traveling by train.
Captain William Reynolds is married with four children. All were born after he…
In the second edition of “Who Is?”, Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the focus.
She was born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. The Princess has three sisters, in which the youngest two are from…
One hotel in Northamptonshire preserves a possibly extraordinaryfeature within its walls. The Talbot Hotel in Oundle is located some thirteen miles outside Peterborough and is aten-minutedrive from Fotheringhay. It preserves the staircase which is…
Over the next several weeks, I want to write about of some of the lesser talked about royals in Europe for a series entitled “Who Is?”. One such royal is Her Royal Highness Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat.
Marie was born Marie Agathe Odile Cavallier on 6 February 1976 in Paris, France, to Alain Cavallier and Françoise Grassiot. She has four half-brothers. Her two…
