On July 12th 1543, a rather low key royal
wedding took place. The groom was Henry VIII and his sixth
wife was Katherine Parr, a relatively unknown minor noblewoman who
had risen from daughter of a knight to Queen of England in thirty
years. The woman who became a royal bride on that
July day at Hampton Court was also one of her country’s most
interesting consorts – here are ten reasons…
The Crown Prince and Princes of Denmark
have marked Flag Day honouring Danish soldiers who have been
deployed on missions abroad. Crown Prince Frederik and Crown
Princess Mary attended engagements in Kastellet, in Holmens Church
and at Christiansborg Slotsplads in…
A kilt and a cardigan for The Queen as she makes history by appointing a new Prime Minister at Balmoral
6th September 2022
It was such a misty day that the woman
about to take the top job in Britain found herself delayed by the
weather. As Liz Truss was driven through the autumnal weather
towards Balmoral, the fire was lit in the drawing room where The
Queen was waiting. Her Majesty was also…
The Queen has appointed a new UK Prime
Minister and, for the first time in her historic reign, the event
took place outside London. Liz Truss was asked to form a government
during an audience with Her Majesty at Balmoral. And the meeting
took place in a room at the heart of this historic royal residence.
The Queen appointed the fifteenth premier of her 70 year reign in
the Drawing Room at…
Balmoral's royal history - from holiday home to political setting
6th September 2022
Balmoral Castle, in Aberdeenshire, is
getting a global close up as The Queen appoints the fifteenth Prime
Minister of her reign at the Scottish residence. Liz Truss accepted
Her Majesty’s invitation to form a government in a short meeting at
Balmoral, on September 6th…
Was a common illness used as an excuse to cover up the murders of outspoken royal women?
5th September 2022
It was an illness that claimed millions
of lives before the advent of modern medicine and among its victims
are several queens and high ranking women in English royal history.
Puerperal fever, sometimes called childbed fever, was a bacterial
infection that led to death in…
Mary Elizabeth Truss, commonly known as
Liz, has been announced as the next Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom. Ms Truss has seen a sudden rise through the political
ranks, having first being elected as a Member of Parliament in
2010. Her rise to the top is perhaps not unexpected, however, with
the 47-year-old being one of the few Tory MPs to remain in
ministerial and cabinet positions…
Why 'Liz meets Liz' isn't strictly true as The Queen prepares to welcome a new Prime Minister
5th September 2022
The Queen is about to appoint her
fifteenth Prime Minister and headline writers are readying
themselves for a field day. For the new premier is Liz Truss – cue
yards and yards of ‘Liz meets Liz’ lines as the two come face to
face at Balmoral where HM will ask her…
Katherine Parr, reduced to a nursemaid by history, was actually Henry VIII's most successful queen
5th September 2022
On a hot summer day in 1543, a young
widow married an ageing and much wed king in a ceremony that took
many by surprise. By the time Katherine Parr said ‘I do’ to Henry
VIII in the Queen’s Closet at Hampton Court Palace on July
12th 1543, his five previous unions and…
An ancient tradition hitting the headlines again - what is the 'kissing of hands'?
4th September 2022
When The Queen appoints her 15th prime
minister, she’ll do so with an ancient custom called the kissing
hands ceremony. What is this element of a government change?
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that, on 6 September, The Queen
will receive the out-going Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, for a
farewell audience at Balmoral followed by an audience with the new
Prime Minister—either Liz Truss…
