The Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace
first and foremost is the name of the Chapel Royal, that
establishment of the Royal Household intended to meet the spiritual
needs of the Sovereign; the secondary term refers to the building
itself – a royal peculiar – in which the monarch actually
worshipped. The Chapel Royal is probably best remembered for the
wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince…
There are a number of events in English
royal history that seem extraordinary and unbelievable, but the
warming pan scandal has to be at the top of the list. The son of
James II and Mary of Modena had a very interesting start to life
and would be questioned for…
On This Day in 2011: Prince William married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey
29th April 2020
Friday, 29 April, 2011, about two billion
people are said to have watched from around the world as Prince
William wed Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London. The
Metropolitan Police said that about a million people lined the
route of the royal procession on…
The Queen is to deliver an address to the
nation early next month – the second such speech to be delivered
within the space of a few weeks. Her Majesty will speak to the UK
about VE Day as she leads the nation in commemorating the 75th
anniversary of the occasion. This will be the 94-year-old monarch’s
second televised message to the nation this year, having
delivered at the…
On This Day in 1940: King Haakon and Crown Prince Olav were almost killed in a bomb attack
28th April 2020
It has been 80 years since the German
invasion of Norway. Hitler was looking for the Norwegian Royal
Family, and for a while, he also tried to get the 3-year-old
Prince Harald to rule the nation as a child king. The royal
family managed to escape and lived in exile in the…
Today we’re looking at a royal history
mystery involving a noblewoman of the Elizabethan age. What
happened to Amy Robsart? Amy Robsart was born in Norfolk on 7 June
1532, the only child of Sir John Robsart and his wife Elizabeth
Scott. Raised in a prominent…
Princess Alexandra has thanked staff
working at a hospital treating patients with Covid-19. The Queen’s
cousin praised their efforts in a message sent to the Princess
Alexandra Hospital in Essex as it marked its 55th anniversary. The
hospital, in Harlow, was named in honour of the princess and she
officially opened it back in 1965. On the exact anniversary of the
ceremony, Alexandra sent…
Today we’re looking at a royal history
mystery involving, perhaps, the most controversial queen consort
England ever had. When did Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn get married?
The story of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is long and convoluted and
has been studied, dissected and…
The Queen Mother’s determination to keep
her distance from Wallis Simpson is well known, with Her Majesty
once writing a letter describing the American socialite as a
‘’naughty lady’. The description of Wallis came in a letter penned
by Elizabeth to her own…
It has been 80 years since the German
invasion of Norway. Hitler was looking for the Norwegian royal
family, and for a while, he also tried to get the 3-year-old Prince
Harald to rule the nation as a child king. The royal family managed
to escape and lived in exile in the UK and the US for the next five
years. The Royal Palace in Oslo was abandoned quickly; there was no
time to take all the…
