It has been confirmed that this year’s
Queen’s Speech has been delayed by a few days due to the
Conservative Party failing to reach an agreement with Northern
Ireland’s DUP. If an agreement cannot be made, then it is
likely that The Queen’s Speech will not be passed resulting in
another General Election. But by delaying the speech, Her
Majesty will inevitably have to miss Royal Ascot…
Charlie Proctor: The Queen will be livid with the government if she is forced to miss Royal Ascot
12th June 2017
It never ceases to amaze me how things
can go from relatively calm to scenes of chaos within a matter of
minutes. I should imagine that the same situation unfolded in
Buckingham Palace this morning when Her Majesty found out that she
might have to miss Royal Ascot due to the…
Opinion: The Royal Family should speak out against the recent terrorist attacks
8th June 2017
The United Kingdom has been the scene of
a terrorist attack three times this year, and yet the British Royal
Family has remained largely quiet, leaving many wondering why. In
March a terrorist attack took place near the Palace of Westminster,
the seat of the British…
At night, a historical attraction somehow
acquires an entirely different authentic ambience, with the
sense of its past rendered more palpable by the feeling of
exclusivity – there is a sense of being a private guest at a bygone
court. Entering any residence at night emphasises this idea,
something which the sequence of a royal apartment’s series of
rooms – designed to indicate your…
Each royal family has its own way of
dealing with the media. However, other European monarchies should
follow the example of the Swedish Royal Family when it comes to
their approach to the press. The Swedes are by far the most open
and friendly of the royal families to the…
Outside the Houses of Parliament,
standing rather boldly with a hand on his sword and the other
clutching a Bible, stands a statute of Oliver Cromwell. For a time,
Cromwell was the sole interruption in a long line of English
monarchs, during which the British Isles were no…
Fans of Netflix’s £100 million
biopic “The Crown” were left sorely disappointed after this
year’s BAFTA’s award, with the highly praised serial drama
depicting the early reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the show left the
ceremony empty handed. Instead, they lost out to the BBC’s police
drama “Happy Valley” in the Best Drama category. Sarah Lancashire
also won out over Claire Foy, who…
Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling
Lorentzen were married on 15 May 1953 at Asker parish church near
Oslo. The Princess was born on 9 June 1930 and was the older sister
of the present King of Norway, Harald V, who recently celebrated
his 80th birthday. At the time of her…
Lady Margarita Elizabeth Rose Alleyne
Armstrong-Jones is the daughter of David, 2nd Earl of Snowden. She
was born on 14 May 2002, like many of the modern royals at the
Portland Hospital; her first two names reflect her grandmother,
Princess Margaret, and her paternal…
London has many plaques and memorials
with royal connections but in fact, rather fewer statues. Some of
these statues have interesting hidden histories of their own, of
how they were made, how they came to be in the places that they are
and why. Some of these statues may be much less known and indeed,
too little seen. Queen Charlotte, born Charlotte of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Queen consort to…
