visited 23rd Poplar Beaver Scouts in East
London, supporting the Scouts in her role as volunteer. The session
was about understanding how those with disabilities live, and
Cub leader and paratriathlete Steve Judge also attended the
event. I spoke with Steve and asked him about the night. Hi
Steve. Thanks for talking to me about your ‘date with The
Duchess’ yesterday! Tell me a bit about…
Choosing a monarch that has impacted my
quest to become a historian was quite easy. There was no other
leader that affected me more than Henry VIII, and did so for many
reasons. The early modern period was full of great leaders, but
Henry VIII created a legacy for himself…
A Royal Cookbook – Seasonal recipes from
Buckingham Palace. I would not be disappointed. Buckingham Palace’s
first official cookbook, postmarked direct from the Palace An
expertly designed prelude to the elegance of its contents, the book
cover is at first glance a feast…
The ‘My Favourite Monarch’ series is a
new sequence of opinion pieces from all of our editors, reporters
and bloggers, where they will have the chance to reveal to our
readers who their favourite monarch is. From Æthelstan to Elizabeth
II, Britain has been ruled by a whole host of different monarchs.
With so many possible ‘favourites’ on offer, the decision of
choosing your favourite (or…
The announcement that Princess Charlene
was carrying twins was made several months ago and ever since,
there have been many questions as to how the line of succession
would work in this situation and in what circumstances each of the
twins might be heir. Crucially, Monaco…
New BBC series to delve deeper into the world of the Tudor Court
8th December 2014
Wolf Hall and the 500th anniversary of
Hampton Court Palace next year, BBC Two and BBC Four have planned
to show a number of factual programmes in January in order to
take audiences further into the world of the Tudor court and the
lives of the people at the time. BBC Two…
Prince William and Catherine have touched
down in New York City. Although their visit may be only for a few
days and only on the east coast, excitement is wide-spread. The
younger Royals bring out enthusiasm in people that no Hollywood
celebrity can. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their
visit to Canada in 2011. Ever since the couple’s nuptials the world
has been captivated. When The…
45 monarchs to be documented in new series by Penguin publishing
5th December 2014
Penguin publishing have released the
first set of new books in their series ‘Monarchs’. This series will
see 45 new scholarly titles published over the next four to five
years based on all of the 45 English and British monarchs who have
reigned on our shores, from…
You may not recognize Queen Elizabeth II
if you are in the Commonwealth Realm of New Zealand. For when she
is attending a native Powhiri or Maori welcoming ceremony she
wears a ceremonial Korowai cloak and speaks a few words of Maori.
The cloak is made up of feathers from…
rd December 1939, the most feisty of
Queen Victoria’s children died at Kensington Palace, aged 91.
Princess Louise, through marriage to a Duke, had become a rare
example of a Princess who was also a non-royal Duchess. Above
all, Louise was a talented artist and, as far as her restricted
position allowed, a feminist. Such attributes endear her to today’s
Duchess of Argyll, who chose Louise as…
