On this day in history in 1865, King
George V was born as the second son to King Edward VII and Queen
Alexandra in Marlborough House, London. He was the grandson of
Queen Victoria, and a grandfather to Her Majesty, The Queen. He was
christened at Windsor Castle on 7 July 1865 by the Archbishop of
Canterbury, Charles Longley. As the second son of the reigning
monarch, it was not expected that…
Why the press should be ashamed of themselves for publishing voyouristic Prince George pictures
1st June 2016
As we all know, the Duke and Duchess are
very protective over their children’s privacy, and so they should
be! As of late, Kensington Palace have issues many warnings to the
media about publishing photos of Prince George and Princess
Charlotte to protect their privacy and…
“Will Her Majesty the Queen take part in
the EU referendum elections?” many people around the globe may
asking themselves. Well, first things first, let us briefly discuss
why the United Kingdom will hold a referendum election in June
23, 2016. What is a referendum…
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,
it is a world within a…
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 that he 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 consort…
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 mother…
