The infamous Tudor queen Anne Boleyn is
still a source of fascination 500 years later, and starting 4
March, visitors to Hampton Court Palace will be able to see a
special symbol associated with the doomed royal. A carved heraldic
badge of a crowned falcon on a tree stump with blooming roses —
which Boleyn used as her device after becoming queen — will be on
show at the palace, and the…
Unseen portrait of Diana, Princess of Wales takes centre stage in new Kensington Palace exhibition
3rd March 2022
A previously unseen portrait of Diana,
Princess of Wales is among the photos on show in a new exhibition
opening at her former home, Kensington Palace. The picture, taken
by David Bailey is part of a new event in Jubilee year, Life
Through a Royal Lens, which examines the…
As 1922 got under way, newspapers began
to run excited articles about a royal wedding. The only daughter of
King George V and Queen Mary was about to say ‘I do’ and every
moment of her marriage ceremony was up for scrutiny. Princess
Mary’s wedding dress…
The day Westminster Abbey became the go to royal wedding venue for the House of Windsor
27th February 2022
When Princess Patricia of Connaught,
granddaughter of Queen Victoria, wed Alexander Ramsay in London in
1919, she more than made her mark. For not only had Patricia wed a
man with no royal title. She had given up her own HRH to become his
wife. Victoria Patricia Helena Elizabeth, second daughter of
Victoria’s third son, the Duke of Connaught, walked into
Westminster Abbey on…
Platinum Jubilee inspires new beer as countdown to celebration weekend really gets under way
25th February 2022
A brand new beer inspired by the Platinum
Jubilee has been launched as the countdown to the big celebratory
weekend hit 100 days. Windsor and Eton Brewery saw customers enjoy
their Castle Hill Platinum Pale Ale for the first
time on February 22nd 2022. The drink…
A cathedral has decided to mark the
Platinum Jubilee with a special celebration involving 70 people
with June birthdays. Ripon Cathedral is inviting local people born
in June to apply to be part of their Jubilee tea party. They hope
to include someone born in every June…
Between myth and legend: the day will come and the kingdom shall fall
24th February 2022
In 1938, Prince Christopher of Greece and
Denmark, cousin to King George V, wrote in his memoirs: “Monarchy
can never die out in England, whatever its fate in other countries.
It is too deeply ingrained in the hearts of the people.” Perhaps
this is a truth that only time will reveal, but the monarchy’s
future does not lie with the people of England at all; instead,
its…
Is it time for every country to remove controversial royal statues?
24th February 2022
In Belgium, a report on decolonisation
has recommended that a bronze statue of King Leopold II in Brussels
be melted down or removed. This is only the newest in a continual
call for controversial statues to be removed, including royal
statues. But should these statues be…
The finale of the Platinum Jubilee
weekend will include a visual representation of The Queen’s whole
70 year reign as thousands take to the streets of London to mark
the historic milestone. Organisers of the Platinum Pageant have
revealed fresh details of the show…
New stamps for the Platinum Jubilee show The Queen's 70 year reign
21st February 2022
New stamps marking The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee are now winging their way around the world as they come
into use. The eight stamps, released in the month that Her Majesty
became the first British Monarch to rule for 70 years, are on sale
at Post Offices around the UK and have already been used on
millions of letters. They show The Queen at eight points in her
historic reign, with the…
