The name John Challis might not be instantly recognisable to our readers. But once you see his trademark moustache and hear his infamous laugh, he will be instantly recognisable to millions as Boycie from Only Fools and Horses. Born in Bristol but brought up in South East London, John’s big break was when he got offered the role to play second-hand car dealer, Boycie – a role he played on…
Skottorp Palace, located inin the Swedish province ofHalland, is up for sale for30 million Swedish kronor ($3.75 million). It contains two floors,six additional sidebuildings and has a park and a moat. It was declared a historic building in…
Here are some important things that will happen once the royal baby is born
4th September 2017
Kensington Palace announced on Monday morning that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their third child. The news of the pregnancy came earlier than planned because the Duchess of suffering from acute morning sickness, meaning she was forced to cancel…
One would almost have to live under a rock, not to at least notice the abundance of news related to the late Diana, Princess of Wales as of late. For Royal Watchers and those alike, the connection to the news is the fact that the 31st of August marks the 20th anniversary of her tragic death.
Although calling many of the stories that have come out ‘news’ is terribly generous and if you…
The Most Noble Order of the Garter is considered to be the most prestigious chivalric order in Great Britain, so let’s take a look at the history behind it.
Founded in 1348 by King Edward III, who was “so inspired by the tales of King Arthur and the chivalry of the…
Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Queen Consort of the Hellenes is the wife of King Constantine II of Greece. Queen Anne-Marie was born on 30th August 1946 at the Amalienborg Palace as she is a member of the Danish Royal Family. She was born the third daughter of the Crown Prince…
As 2017 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, new publications and documentaries are being released to memorialise the late Princess. Historic Newspapers has published an edition of their newspaper history series about Diana called Princess Diana Book – 20th Anniversary Edition.
The book, which comes in a gift box with your name engraved on the front and a quote of…
It’s been more than a century since Whitechapel, London witnessed a disturbing string of five murders between 1888 to 1891 and historians and interested observers still argue about the true identity of Jack the Ripper. In the intervening years accusations have been…
As 2017 is the 20th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, new publications and documentaries are being released to memorialise the late Princess. Historic Newspapers has published an edition of their newspaper history series about Diana called Princess Diana…
The satirical magazine, Private Eye, has been branded as ‘distasteful’ by social media users after the latest edition refers to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall are depicted on the front page, in which speech bubbles are mocked in above their heads.
Camilla’s speech bubble reads ‘The anniversary isn’t going so…
