Queen Victoria is inextricably linked
with Windsor Castle, but these associations, whilst deep-rooted,
are in fact not always visible. A statue of her is within the first
section of the State Apartments at Windsor Castle and her throne
and footstool – presented to her in 1851 – upon which she chose to
be photographed officially as Empress of India, is displayed in the
Garter Throne Room. A…
On 20 March 2018, Westminster Abbey
released a statement that the late Professor Stephen Hawking who
passed away on 14 March 2018, would be honoured with a Special
Thanksgiving Service, during which his ashes would be interred at
the Abbey; a second statement was released on…
Amongst the splendid suite of jewels
commissioned for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert, features in the
permanent exhibition Victoria Revealed at Kensington Palace, when
it re-opened in full on 30 March 2018, two magnificent tiaras which
were formerly owned by Louise…
Prince William married his long-time
girlfriend Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011. Today, let’s take a
look back at the ceremony and the couple. Prince William, the
oldest son of Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales,
was born 21 June 1982 in London. His future bride, Catherine
Middleton, was born 9 January 1982 to Carole and Michael Middleton,
in Reading. William and Kate met at…
It’s perhaps the most famous and talked
about royal wedding bouquet of all. The flowers carried by the
Queen Mother, then Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, at her marriage in
April 1923 have entered regal folklore after the bride used them to
begin a royal wedding tradition known…
Buckingham Palace's Summer Opening Exhibition to mark 70th Birthday of HRH The Prince of Wales
28th March 2018
During the ten weeks of the Summer
Opening of the State Rooms in 2018, visitors to Buckingham Palace
will be able to enjoy a unique exhibition to mark the 70th Birthday
of HRH The Prince of Wales, entitled Prince and Patron, the Royal
Collection has announced today. His…
