‘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 Actress’ for Olivia Colman who plays
Anne. Also honoured was Rachel Weisz who plays Sarah Churchill,
Duchess of Marlborough…
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…
Ah yes, the talking hat. Any life is made
of moments, some poignant, some funny, some profound, some light.
Much has already been written of the political contributions of
George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States of America,
who has died at the age of 94. But…
It’s beginning to look a lot like
Christmas – and one of the Queen’s favourite residences is ready to
put on a festive show like no other. The Christmas season at
Windsor Castle is under way. The Great Hall at the ancient castle
will, as always, form the centrepiece of the Christmas celebrations
at Windsor. A huge Christmas tree, around twenty feet in height,
will dominate the…
In the latest instalment of our autumn
series, looking at what led to the fall of various monarchies
throughout history, Royal Central looks at the end of the monarchy
in France. The most well-known episode regarding the ending of
France’s monarchy is the 1789…
With just weeks to go until cinema
viewers get to see Margot Robbie in action as Elizabeth I, the
Hollywood star has been talking about what it’s like to play one of
the most famous royals in history. The Oscar-nominated actress
plays the Tudor monarch in the new…
The Portland Tiara, commissioned for a
duchess to wear at a glittering and hugely important royal
occasion, has been stolen. The diadem, made by Cartier in 1902
ahead of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, was
taken on Tuesday night from the gallery where it is on display.
Thieves broke into the Portland Collection Gallery on the Welbeck
Estate in Worksop, Nottinghamshire…
It was the beginning of a royal chapter
which would make history time and time again. But on November 20th
1947, the ceremony which joined Princess Elizabeth and Prince
Philip as wife and husband was described by one of the clergy
involved as ”in all essentials…
If you’ve not yet had your guess on what
Baby Sussex will be called, then help might just be at hand.
There’s been plenty of speculation already about what the Duke and
Duchess of Sussex might call their first child, due in the spring,
but a little bit of history…
Displayed as part of the London Science
Museum’s exhibition on the Russian Imperial Family, The Last Tsar:
Blood and Revolution is a pearl earring. This extraordinarily
poignant object has its own silent story to tell, concerning the
fate of the Romanovs. Believed to have belonged to the Tsarina
Alexandra Feodorovna, this single pearl earring is symbolic of the
pieces of the Tsarina’s personal…
