A service commemorating the bravery of
Belgian forces in World War One has been held in London. The annual
ceremony saw British and Belgian troops march through the capital
for the Remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph followed by a wreath
laying service at Horse Guards Parade. The Belgian Ambassador to
the UK Bruno van der Pluijm and Admiral Michel Hofman, the Belgian
Chief of Defence…
It might seem like a happily ever after
for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall after more than
17 years of marriage. However, the truth is the road to their
marriage was a long time coming. It’s believed Camilla and Charles
met in mid-1971. In 1970…
One of Britain’s much loved, all-around
entertainers, Joanna Lumley, has been awarded a damehood by
Princess Anne during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace for her
services to drama, entertainment and charitable causes. Following
the ceremony, Dame Joanna, in a fuchsia…
The Queen makes surprise appearance in Maidenhead as she conducts rare joint engagement with Princess Anne
15th July 2022
The Queen has conducted a rare in-person
engagement in Maidenhead alongside her daughter, the Princess
Royal. Her Majesty battled the humid weather conditions to
officially open the new Thames Hospice building, which is located
just a short distance away from Windsor Castle. At the hospice, The
Queen and Princess Anne met staff, volunteers and patients. Using
her trusted walking stick…
It was a royal union that changed England
forever. The marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn followed years
of legal wrangling by the king which led to a religious revolution
and an international controversy. When they said ‘I do’, they did
so in secret but five…
Royal weddings are now major
celebrations, glittering events that capture the imagination and
draw huge crowds who cheer the vows and shout demands for a kiss
when the deal is done. However, in centuries past a royal union
might be a discreet event, witnessed by just a…
Within the walls of one of England’s most
picturesque castles, a queen gave birth to her only child and set
in motion a chain of events that would become one of Tudor
England’s most intriguing mysteries. The birth had been much
anticipated and much talked about. The baby, a little girl, was
immediately taken off to a nursery decked in scarlet and gold where
a string of…
As the long, dry summer of 1905 unfurled
across Britain, a prince was born, but his arrival was far from the
media event that the arrival of a new royal heralds today. On July
12th 1905, the Princess of Wales gave birth to her sixth child and
fifth son. But his arrival was…
Sixteenth century kings, even those that
had worked their way through a quintet of queens, had a somewhat
preconceived idea of what a consort should bring to their royal
marriage. Henry VIII might well have been in love with the idea of
love but he also had a concept of…
Henry VIII is famous for many things but
perhaps the most talked about is his penchant for weddings. The
king with six wives clearly enjoyed being married even if those he
tied the knot with ended up less than impressed. However, Henry
didn’t like to make a fuss about his weddings. He preferred a
discreet and often private ceremony and several of his brides
weren’t confirmed publicly…
