The Duke of Kent was determined that his
unborn child – history’s Queen Victoria – should not be born
outside of Britain, to assure its right to succeed to the throne in
the British mind. As a true Hanoverian, he was the fourth son of
George III, the King who famously ‘glor[ied] in the name of
Britain’. Clearly, it was a step forward from the reign of George
I, who knew only faulty…
She took it with her wherever she went,
even writing in her diary of ”my own little bed which travels
always with me”, and now this significant piece of furniture, which
Queen Victoria used while still a princess, is going on display.
The wooden frame, complete…
Come a royal wedding, millions around the
world tune in to see the happy couple tie the knot. While everyone
is excited for the pair, there might be one thing that outshines
the day – the bridal gown. For months people speculate about
what the bride-to-be is going to…
Queen Anne has won a right royal accolade
for one of Britain’s favourite actresses. Olivia Colman, who plays
the last Stuart monarch in the critically acclaimed film ‘The
Favourite’, has been nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal. The
star, who scooped a Golden Globe earlier this month for her
performance as Queen Anne, is up for Best Actress at the Academy
Awards where she will go head…
Yes Sir, you are a fool - so why haven't you learnt your lesson?
19th January 2019
When the Duke of Edinburgh was rescued
from his overturned Land Rover on Thursday, an eyewitness heard him
to shout “I’m sucha fool.”I’m sorry to say that I couldn’t agree
more, Your Royal Highness, not because you are still driving…
Six figure sum paid for Queen Victoria coin called 'most beautiful'
19th January 2019
It’s been dubbed one of the loveliest
coins ever minted and, almost two centuries after it was struck,
it’s making headlines again. A rare gold five pound coin, featuring
an idealised image of Queen Victoria in the early years of her
reign, has sold for a…
In the hours since news came through that
the Duke of Edinburgh has been involved in a car accident, there
has been much debate about whether the 97-year-old prince should
continue to drive on public roads. Police continue to investigate
the incident and we don’t know what caused the collision right now.
But, as often happens with accidents involving older motorists,
it’s led to discussions…
When it was announced that Kate would
design the RHS Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, it immediately
brought to mind her father-in-law’s passion for gardening and his
own garden designs for the Chelsea Flower Show. According to the
palace, Kate’s garden is based on…
On January 18th 1919, the ringing of a
telephone in Buckingham Palace signalled a tragedy for the Royal
Family. The call brought news of the death of Prince John, youngest
son of King George V and Queen Mary, who had passed away in his
sleep at the age of 13. John had been…
I first encountered Princess Louise
Henriette Wilhelmine of Anhalt-Dessau (1750-1811) in Wörlitz, on an
excursion from Berlin as part of a cultural travel programme in
2009. The English landscape gardens were the main reason for the
Englandreise, or journey to England undertaken by the young
Princess Louise and her husband, the reigning Prince Leopold III
Friedrich Franz of Anhalt-Dessau…
