Mary Queen of Scots was born on 8
December 1542, at Linlithgow Palace, incidentally the birthplace of
her father, James V of Scotland, in West Lothian, some fifteen
miles distance from Edinburgh. The palace’s name translates
literally as the “loch in the damp hollow” and still overlooks a
inland loch. Today it ismaintained by Historic Scotland and was the
residence of…
King Stephen of England was born in Blois
in France in either 1092 or 1096. It’s quite unusual that we do not
have a birth date for a future King of England, but by the time of
his birth, it was not expected that he would ever be king. His
parents were Stephen-Henry…
Prince Harry releases personal photos from his African conservation work this past summer
2nd December 2015
Prince Harry has released personal photos
and videos from his African conservation work this past summer. The
31-year-old Prince has spent three months in the summer working as
a wildlife conservation volunteer to highlight the threat to
elephants and rhinos from poachers.
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels probably never
expected she would make such a grand marriage, but she did when she
went from lady in waiting to Princess consort of Orange. It seems
like a fairytale. She was born the daughter of John Albert I, Count
of Solms-Braunfels and Countess Agnes of Sayn-Wittgenstein
on 31 August 1602. She grew up at the Palatine Court
at Heidelberg and when Frederick V and…
Growing up in the shadow of a future
monarch must be hard. Firstly, while raised as a prince/princess,
it is a job that you may never fully fulfil. The chances of one day
being sovereign are very slim and society expects you to find a
career path to match their expectations…
The Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards Logo. On
18 November, The Duke of Edinburgh is to attend a ceremony known as
the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards which celebrates the youth. For
almost 60 years now, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award has been pushing
youths to become…
On Monday, 16 November, Princess
Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy will be attending a dinner in
honour of Queen and Saint Margaret of Scotland. Queen and Saint
Margaret of Scotland. Queen Margaret of Scotland was born
as Margaret of Wessex circa 1045 in exile in Hungary to Edward
the Exile and Agatha, who was of unknown origin. She was a
granddaughter of the King of England, Edmund…
Louise de Coligny, fourth wife of William
the Silent. Louise de Coligny was the fourth and last wife of
William the Silent. She was born on 23 September 1555 at Castle
Châtillon-sur-Long as the second child, but first daughter of
Gaspard de Coligny and Charlotte de Laval.
As today is Prince Charles’ 67th
birthday, I have decided to take a look at just some of the work
that goes to prove that the first-in-line to the throne will make a
remarkable King one day. Charles has done a wonderful job at not
only caring for his people but also…
The Princess Royal to Open New Antarctic Exhibition from the Royal Geographical Society
14th November 2015
On Thursday, 19 November, The Princess
Royal, in her role as honourary vice president of the Royal
Geographical Society, will open an exhibition called “The Enduring
Eye: The Antarctic Legacy of Sir Ernest Shackleton and Frank
Hurley,” which celebrates the centenary of the Imperial
Trans-Atlantic Expedition. The Royal Geographical Society was
founded in 1830 under the name Geographical…
