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…
The Grade II* listed mansion of Bentley
Priory in Stanmore, in the London Borough of Harrow, is best known
for the vital role it played during the Battle of Britain when the
building formed the setting for Headquarters Fighter Command. The
Priory remained an RAF base until…
Charlie Proctor: It might sound trivial not wearing a seatbelt, but The Queen should lead by example
23rd June 2017
Twenty years ago, Diana, Princess of
Wales died in a catastrophic car crash in Paris – a moment that
shocked the world. It is widely believed that if Diana were wearing
her seatbelt at the time of the incident, she would have most
likely survived. So what seems even more…
Patricia Knatchbull was the 2nd Countess
Mountbatten of Burma. She was the eldest child of Lord Mountbatten
of Burma. Our Queen did not celebrate her accession as it was also
the anniversary of her father’s passing, but there is little doubt
that Patricia Knatchbull took over from her father in the most
tragic of circumstances. Lord Mountbatten was murdered by the
Provisional IRA in 1979 when…
