”There may be dark days ahead…but we can
only do the right as we see the right” The words of King George VI,
spoken on this day in 1939, still hold a resonance. They were part
of his historic broadcast made as Britain went to war with Nazi
Germany. His calm and measured speech was beamed around the world
by radio. But one image was released of the king preparing to face
the…
It was an epic battle for power involving
parliament and it came to its conclusion on September 3rd. But this
fight for the future of a country took place not at Westminster but
at Worcester. Today, almost 370 years later, experts have announced
they have finally found…
The remains of Queen Mother Helen of
Romania, born Helen of Greece and Denmark, will be repatriated to
Romania in October.Helen was a first cousin of Prince Philip, Duke
of Edinburgh. Helen will be laid to rest with her son King Michael
I of Romania – who died in…
Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter: Both of
Kristin’s top looks this month come from Spain’s Queen Letizia. For
the Spanish royal family’s annual summer photocall, Queen Letizia
wore a gorgeous pink-and-white floral dress with a full skirt. The
dress is from the Adolfo Domínguez spring 2018 collection,
according to UFO No More. She paired the midi-length frock with
her…
The unique drawings of the highly
accomplished amateur artist Ella Taylor (1827-1914) represent a
rich portfolio of royalty in an informal pose. Carefully preserved
in the Royal Collection, they are little known but of quite
remarkable value. Ella Taylor sketched herself as…
Friday morning at 9 am, the Norwegian
Royal Court published parts of the guest list to the upcoming
confirmation of Princess Ingrid Alexandra on Saturday. The Royal
Court can confirm that the following royal guests are coming to
Oslo tomorrow: HM. King Felipe of…
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major to take Boris Johnson to court over Queen's Speech
30th August 2019
A former Prime Minister of the United
Kingdom is taking a current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to
court in an unprecedented move. Sir John Major, Conservative PM
from 1990 – 1997, has announced that he is taking Boris Johnson and
the government to court over their decision to prorogue Parliament.
In a statement, Sir John said: “I promised that, if the Prime
Minister prorogued…
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John
Bercow, has called the planned suspension of Parliament a
“constitutional outrage” in an extraordinary intervention. In an
angry statement, the Speaker said: “I have had no contact from the
Government, but if the reports…
Uniquely among the early modern kings,
Frederick II – King ‘in’ Prussia until ‘of’ Prussia was finally
adopted in 1772, who was already known as ‘the Great’ by an
admiring Europe – does not rest in the ancestral vault of the royal
house to which he belonged…
VIDEO: Newly unearthed footage shows how the BBC broke the news of Lord Mountbatten's assasination
27th August 2019
Newly unearthed archive footage shows how
the BBC interrupted normal broadcasting to break the news of Lord
Mountbatten’s death 40 years ago. As it was a Bank Holiday Monday,
the BBC was airing a special comedy double-bill featuring Bob Hope
at the time the announcement was made. The decision was made to
interrupt the programming to announce Lord Mountbatten’s death at
around…
