The sixteenth century
late-GothicSint-Andrieskerk on the Augustijnenstraat in Antwerp
preserves a monument with a quite extraordinary royal connection,
for which reason many English visitors in particular, seek it
out.In 1513,Augustine friars established a chapel and a convent the
following year, but as the chapel itself proved too small, plans
for a larger building were…
Located in the beautiful Gothic church of
St Mary’s at Bury St Edmunds, is the tomb of a princess of England
and a brief queen of France, the thirdwife of Louis XII. The wife,
daughter and sister of kings, she does not rest in the same royal
burial place as her…
Charlie Proctor explains why The Queen
could soon be appointing her 15th Prime Minister, and it might not
be one of the usual suspects. Boris Johnson has only been Prime
Minister of the United Kingdom for two weeks, and in that time he
has already broken a political…
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
has died in prison. According to the BBC, the disgraced financier
killed himself in his Manhattan cell just a few hours after new
court documents were opened. Epstein was facing federal sex
trafficking charges in New York. His body was discovered at 07:30
local time. The Epstein case has long lingered over the Duke of
York who had been named in court…
Have a look at the photos on this page.
For decades, royal children have been caught on camera acting like,
well, children. The moment that Princess Charlotte stuck her tongue
out while accompanying her parents to the King’s Cup in aid of
eight of their charities and…
Continuing our summer series on the lines
of succession to the world’s monarchies, we are looking at the line
of succession to the Jordanian throne, which operates under agnatic
primogeniture. Specifically, the line of succession is governed by
Article 28 of…
As part of the ‘Great European Tour’ of
the Mozart family, which began from Salzburg in June 1763 and
extended across the Holy Roman Empire to France, the
Netherlands and Switzerland until November 1766, there
was a long visit to London from April 1764 until 1 August 1765. The
Mozart family arrived in London fresh from their stay in Paris,
arriving in England at Dover. Our best account…
Prince George and Princess Charlotte cheer on parents in The King’s Cup Regatta
8th August 2019
Prince George and Princess Charlotte of
Cambridge and their grandfather Michael Middleton are watching the
King’s Cup and are cheering on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in
The King’s Cup Regatta currently underway on the Isle of Wight.
While Prince George came out…
Outside of the traditional burial sites
of Westminster Abbey and St George’s Chapel, Windsor, some English
(and British) monarchs are missing. The tomb of King John resides
in the chancel at Worcester Cathedral, not far from the chantry
that contains the grave of the son…
It’s become one of the most talked about
dramas of recent years and now we know when fans of ‘The Crown’
will get their next fix of all things royal. The new season of the
hit Netflix show will be available to view from November 17th 2019.
This show, which charts the reign of Elizabeth II, has been a major
hit since it first aired in 2016. It has won numerous awards
including…
