It has been announced that Channel 4 will
be following the reburial of Richard III’s remains with a number of
live broadcasts of the last Plantagenet King’s re-internment later
this month. Channel 4, who were the broadcasters to produce the
award-winning documentary Richard III: The King in the Car Park,
and were the ones to reveal to the nation the discovery of the
King’s long-lost remains…
Food for thought: An interview with food historian Marc Meltonville
26th February 2015
A Stuart curd tart – a cross between an
egg tart and a cheesecake Following my trip to Hampton Court Palace
at the beginning of the month, I’ve managed to speak with Historic
Royal Palace’s food historian, Marc Meltonville. Marc put together
a menu that…
Monarchy Monday: All you need to know about the Order of the Garter
23rd February 2015
The Order of the Garter is the oldest
British Order of Chivalry, founded in 1348 by Edward III. To become
part of it you must be a) Queen Elizabeth, known as Sovereign of
the Garter b) Prince of Wales, known as Knight Companion of the
Garter or c) one of 24 companion knights…
After being postponed for broadcast
earlier this year, a new date for the transmission of Reinventing
The Royals has been confirmed by the BBC as the 19th February. This
two-part series looks at the ways in which the Royal Family and the
media have established an extraordinary and dynamic relationship
over the past decades. In the first episode – called Crisis – Steve
Hewlett examines…
In this instalment of The Queen Mother’s
life, we look at the 1950s, no doubt a sad but also memorable
decade for Elizabeth. The decade started off on a high for Queen
Elizabeth, as she welcomed her second grandchild in 1950: Princess
Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, a…
Behind the scenes of The Tudor Court - The locations of Wolf Hall
12th February 2015
Although we may be just over halfway
through the BBC’s sumptuous television adaption of Hilary
Mantel’s Wolf Hall, the reviews and public responses have
already hailed it a masterpiece of television, and the viewing
numbers from the live broadcasts and online…
With Valentines Day at the end of this
week, the hopeless romantic in me couldn’t help but take a look
back at some of the timeless romances within The Royal Family.
Easily the most famous of these romances would be the one between
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. When Queen Victoria was to wed
she had her choice of many eligible husbands, yet her heart only
belonged to her first cousin…
His works and commissions are
universally recognisable, and he is classed as one of the most
important architects of the late 18th and early 19th Century
Britain. John Nash, a clever yet troubled man, left an
indelible mark on London. So why, with regal designs
for…
Last Friday at Buckingham Palace, The
Prince of Wales held an investiture giving out honours to men and
women who have changed Britain for the better. Among the recipients
was businesswoman and entrepreneur Kavita Oberoi, who was awarded
an OBE for her services to…
Born in 1757, Georgiana Spencer became a
prominent noble within British history, but did so for various
reasons. From a young age Georgiana was her mother’s favourite, and
was said to be quite beautiful. Being born into privilege to John
Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer and Margaret Georgiana Poyntz, gave
Georgiana all the makings of proper young lady. On Georgiana’s
seventeenth birthday, she walked…
