The short service of remembrance, known
as The Ceremony of the Lilies and the Roses, is held every 21 May,
to commemorate the fact that Henry VI, England’s so-called “saintly
king”, died at the Tower of London in 1471. Tradition has adopted
the Norman Wakefield Tower as the location where the event took
place. Begun in the 1220’s and jutting out onto Water Lane, itis a
world…
John, let me begin by saying how much I
enjoy your show, Last Week Tonight. Your political satire is
absolutely hilarious. You are one of the best satirists in the
business, and with that comes a lot of power to influence the
discourse in the United States and abroad. We…
The Duchess of Cambridge, formerly known
as Kate Middleton, is easily one of the most recognisable
people of our time. With her every step closely watched and
reported on by millions, a subject that is always talked about but
rarely reported on is her life before her…
On this day in history, on 17 May 1536,
at the young age of 32, George Boleyn was executed for high
treason. George was the brother of the queen consort, Anne Boleyn.
This also means thathe was the brother in law of King Henry VIII
and the uncle of Queen Elizabeth I. He and four other men were
executed by beheading on Tower Hill,a spot just northwest of the
Tower of London. Queen…
The Invictus Games are now in full swing
in Orlando, before he went, I was able to interview James McGill
former Grenadier Guardsman and now working for Jaguar Land Rover
thanks to the Career Transition Partnership. The MoD’s official
partner for armed forces…
Before leaving for Orlando, I had the
opportunity to interview the retired United States Army
captain, Will Reynolds, team captain for the United States Invictus
Games athletes. Will was on his way to New York to give a
presentation and I was fortunate enough to catch up…
In the second edition of “Who Is?”,
Princess Mabel of Orange-Nassau is the focus. She was
born Mabel Martine Los on 11 August 1968 to Hendrik Los
and Florence Kooman in Pijnacker, Netherlands. The Princess
has three sisters, in which the youngest two are from her mother’s
second marriage. Her father passed away when she was just
nine-years-old from a skating accident, and her…
One hotel in Northamptonshire preserves a
possibly extraordinaryfeature within its walls. The Talbot Hotel in
Oundle is located some thirteen miles outside Peterborough and is
aten-minutedrive from Fotheringhay. It preserves the staircase
which is…
Over the next several weeks, I want to
write about of some of the lesser talked about royals in
Europe for a series entitled “Who Is?”. One such royal is Her Royal
Highness Princess Marie of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat. Marie was
born Marie Agathe Odile…
When she was aged six, the young Princess
Elizabeth received a special present from the people of Wales. It
was a cottage of her very own. She came into possession of this
unique gift when her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York took
over the use of Royal Lodge in Windsor Great Park in 1932. It was
given to the young princess to enjoy with her baby sister Princess
Margaret Rose, who had been…
