The Duchess of Cambridge has appointed
Catherine Quinn to be her new Private Secretary, replacing Rebecca
Priestley who leaves in the Summer. But who is Ms Quinn, and what
will she bring to The Royal Family? Photo Credit: Saïd Business
School, Catherine Quinn is currently head of the University of
Oxford’s Saïd Business School, and it is understood she will take
up her role as the new…
It is hard to imagine British history
without Queen Victoria. So deeply has she made an impression on
British history andbestowed her name upon anera that we could be
momentarily forgiven for thinking that she had always existed.
During her reign, she oversaw a…
In a press release on Friday 21 July, the
Royal Collection Trust announced that a tribute to Diana,
Princess of Wales would be made in the form of a special display in
the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, as part of the Summer Opening,
to mark the 20th anniversary of her…
Today marks the century of a momentous
decision, but one borne out of potential crisis and some would
argue a very good call as European history panned out. Queen
Victoria, had taken the decision in the nineteenth century to give
the Royal House her husband’s title. Hence, she and subsequent
monarch’s would-be members of the House of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha,
previously since the reign of…
Many will only know the Duchess of Kent
as the lady who stood at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship Finals
every year to hand out the prizes, famously having Jana Novotna cry
on her shoulder in 1993. The Duchess of Kent, or Katherine Kent as
she prefers to be known, is now an…
Happy Birthday, Crown Princess Victoria! - 41 Facts about the Swedish Royal on Her Birthday!
14th July 2017
Today marks the 41st birthday of Crown
Princess Victoria of Sweden. To celebrate, 41 facts are below!
Happy Birthday, Your Royal Highness! When she was born, she was
only styled as Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria. After the
birth of her younger brother, Prince Carl…
In 1941, His Majesty King Peter II of
Yugoslavia had to leave his kingdom, when Nazi Germany invaded;
this was the start of 50 years of exile for the Serbian Royal
Family. King Peter died in 1970 and never had the chance to return
to Serbia. His only child, Crown Prince Alexander, returned to
Serbia in 1991, and since 2001, the Crown Prince and his family
have been living in the Royal Palace in…
The foundation stone for No. 1 Royal
Crescent – the first of what would become the glorious Bath stone
symmetrical terrace of 30 houses in the city of Bath – was laid on
19 May 1767. The year 2017 will mark exactly 250 years since this
iconic symbol of…
The royal bedwas a symbol of power as
well as being a powerful symbol.Almost likea throne, it ultimately
stood forstatus and royal authority, providingthe background for
such ceremonies as the monarch’s ‘lever’ and…
Lieutenant General David Leakey might not
be a name you instantly recognise, partly because he is known
inside and outside of Parliament as Black Rod. Best known for his
role during the State Opening of Parliament, Black Rod is sent to
the House of Commons by Her Majesty The Queen to summon Members of
Parliament to the House of Lords to hear her speech. Slamming the
door in Black Rod’s face…
