One of, if not the, most decorated man to have served as President of the United States was Dwight D. Eisenhower or “Ike” as he was commonly known. The reason for his long list of US and foreign honours relates to his time serving in World War Two where he was General, the Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, and helped orchestrate the…
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13th October 2019
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It’s the hat that everyone wants to see and we’ll get another go in 2020. Princess Beatrice is set to marry Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2020 which means plenty of speculation about the bride’s dress, the wedding tiara and her granny’s hat. Yes, one of…
The Editors' Debate: No - The Queen should NOT wear the Crown to the State Opening of Parliament
12th October 2019
Following on from Desk Editor Lydia Starbuck’s opinion piece that The Queen should wear her crown for the State Opening of Parliament next week, Editor-in-Chief Charlie Proctor says the regalia should be left in the Tower of London where it belongs.
Imagine walking over to your 93-year-old grandmother and making her balance a shoe, a block of butter and a guinea pig on her head all at…
As we are finally to the weekend, True Royalty has a great show for you to watch while relaxing on this Saturday, “A Tale of Two Sisters: Elizabeth II and Margaret.” It focuses on Her Majesty The Queen and her younger sister, the late Princess Margaret who are…
The beer tents have been put away, the dancing is done and nearly all of the hangovers have faded. Oktoberfest, the huge beer and folk festival that takes over Munich for several weeks in early autumn, has come to a close just days ahead of a special anniversary. For October…
In the early autumn days of1537,King Henry VIIIwas celebrating as his court welcomed a prince. His longed for son and heir, Edward, had been born on October 12th at Hampton Court Palace to widespread rejoicing. Preparations were in full swingfor an elaborate christening and bonfires were being lit around the little boy’s future kingdom. But while the parties…
It is thought to be the only surviving remnant of the famous wardrobe of Elizabeth I. Now visitors to Hampton Court Palace can see a fragment of one of her most famous dresses for themselves.
The exquisitely embroidered fabric is now on show at the Tudor palace, next to…
'Darling Mama': The Tsarina and her mother, Princess Alice
10th October 2019
Princess Alix of Hesse, sixth child and fourth daughter of
Queen Victoria’s daughter, Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse and her
husband, Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, was six years old when her mother died
on 14 December 1878, incidentally the seventeenth…
The Editors' Debate: Yes - The Queen should wear the Crown to the State Opening of Parliament
8th October 2019
A week, they used to say, is a long time in politics. Right now, in the UK, make that fifteen minutes. But we do now know that there will be a Queen’s Speech on October 14th 2019 after Parliament was prorogued, without legal issue, on October 8th. And a Queen’s Speech usually means the Monarch, golden carriages and the Crown.
But the last time a Conservative led administration…
