Much as the Royal Family is enjoying the
current resurgence in popularity, things do feel rather clinical
and perfect of late. By comparison, the nineties were a tumultuous
and especially colourful time. High glamour, low morals, divisive
personalities – real soap opera stuff. A sporting time for avid
royal watchers… and we were in the thick of it. As a child, I grew
up with the Royal…
Hanoverians: The First Georges which will
air on BBC Four this month. The First Georgians presenter portrait.
First of all let me thank you for taking the time and say what an
honour it is to interview you. No way! That’s just so unbelievably
courteous of you. It’s…
The Plantagenets, Professor Robert
Bartlett reveals the events that led to the downfall of England’s
longest ruling dynasty in the fifteenth century. The Death of
Kings sees Professor Bartlett discuss the bloodiest decades of
the Plantagenet’s history. Bartlett takes…
They are the men who have been on hand at
some of the most pivotal moments in royal history. Among their
number are those who took King John to sign the Magna Carta, or who
carried Anne Boleyn on her coronation day. In modern times, they
were at the heart of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and they are
asked to accompany the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London and
back at the State Opening of…
Dame Quentin left Government House with a
full police escort bound for the Australian War Memorial. She
arrived at the AWM with her husband, Michael, and both were greeted
by Dr Brendan Nelson, Director of the AWM. She went on to lay a
wreath at the tomb of the unknown…
This year, to commemorate the 300th
anniversary of King George I’s ascension to the throne in 1714,
Historic Royal Palaces across the country are opening their doors
to the public to celebrate the event, with fascinating pieces of
royal history that have never been seen…
last week’s episode, Professor Robert
Bartlett continues his investigation into England’s longest ruling
dynasty in the second installment of this BBC Two series, The
Plantagenets. Professor Bartlett discovers how the later
Plantagenet Kings strove to reclaim their lost lands and enlarge
their influence over the British Isles through numerous battles,
violence and bloodshed, after the loss of…
Plenty of Europe’s royals have attempted
to scale the heights at the Olympic Games But it doesn’t mean
you’re going to end up on the podium either. There have been
just a handful of royal medallists in the history of the Games, but
that hasn’t stopped the regal…
Fiji was suspended from the Commonwealth
in 2009 after it refused to go ahead with elections that
year. The Fijian government says the decision is recognition
of the progress Fiji is making towards the introduction of its
first genuine democracy with elections to be held…
In a recent interview, the accomplished
78-year-old visionary with the signature white ponytail admitted to
being awestruck by the 87-year-old Monarch’s classic sense of
style… “Nobody does the job better than [The Queen] does. She is
never ridiculous; she is flawless,” said the eclectic fashion guru,
who is particularly impressed by The Queen’s clever use of ‘the
power suit’ for…
