In a continuation of our two-part series,
our Historian, Elizabeth Jane Timms, looks back at the death of
Prince Albert: The passing of the Prince Consort is, of course,
synonymous with the Blue Room at Windsor Castle, where it took
place, a room which I have researched for some six years. The room
had been that in which Queen Victoria’s ‘Uncle King’ George IV had
died on 26 June 1830. It…
In a two-part series, our Historian,
Elizabeth Jane Timms, looks back at the death of Prince Albert:
Prince Albert, the beloved husband and Prince Consort of Queen
Victoria, died on 14 December 1861, at Windsor Castle. So enormous
were the consequences of this death, both…
She’s had the run of queens regnant for
centuries, but Anne is finally getting her moment in the spotlight.
‘The Favourite’, the film telling the story of the court of the
last Stuart monarch, has been nominated for a host of Golden Globe
awards, the first major prizes…
The Royal Order of Karl XIII is one of
the many Swedish royals order that still exists and is in use. The
Order was founded by King Karl XIII of Sweden and Norway in 1811.
Since 1811 and until this day, the Master of the Order is the
regent of Sweden, so the current Order Master is His Majesty King
Carl XVI Gustaf. The insignia of the Royal Order of Karl
XIII consists of a red St George cross in…
Christmas spirit has taken over the
Queen’s official home in Scotland. The halls of Holyroodhouse
Palace in Edinburgh have been decked, the tree is trimmed, and the
royal residence is ready for its festive close-up. The Christmas
season at the palace, which has been…
The onset of winter provides another
opportunity to look again at the links between the many fascinating
outdoor pastimes and pursuits enjoyed by royalty, which I touched
on in my article of December 2017, Snow and Royalty. Whilst the
German Christmas was much popularised by…
You can’t escape from Brexit anywhere
these days. Fans of The Crown might have thought that season 3 of
the story of the House of Windsor under Elizabeth II would be a
safe haven from Euro talk, but they’re in for a shock. The third
instalment will include the moment that The Queen watched the UK
enter the Common Market. That political milestone is just one of
the major historical events which…
With the announcement that Frogmore
Cottage will become the residence of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
at Windsor, it is perhaps interesting to briefly review Frogmore
Cottage’s history. Contrary to popular imagination, it is not the
first time that the building has…
‘The Favourite’, the film about Queen
Anne starring Olivia Colman, has won a record number of prizes at
the British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs). The movie focused on
the monarch’s powerful female friendships, picked up ten gongs at
the ceremony including ‘Best…
The Story of the Effigies of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
3rd December 2018
The effigy of Queen Victoria has its own
story. It rests next to that of the Prince Consort in the Royal
Mausoleum at Frogmore, one of the most remarkable buildings that
was ever to be built in Victorian Britain, constructed as a burial
place for Prince Albert and Queen Victoria. The recumbent effigy of
the Queen was made at the same time as that of Prince Albert,
although Queen Victoria was to…
