Downton Abbey is, without doubt, one of
the most consistently popular TV shows produced in recent times.
The show, which gives a look at the life of the Crawleys, a
fictional aristocratic family who run and own the Downton estate.
Set in the early 1900s, the show gives a fairly accurate idea of
life for the aristocracy at this time and the changes that the
first world war brought to the United…
Two times a year (at The Queen’s Official
Birthday and on New Year’s Day), lists of those set to receive
honours from The Queen are published by the Government. The most
common order which those being honoured are admitted to is the
Order of the British Empire…
Nelson Mandela and Queen Elizabeth: An extraordinary relationship
5th December 2013
As the world marks Nelson Mandela’s
passing, we take a moment to reflect on the extraordinary
relationship the former South African President and Her Majesty The
Queen shared. “It began at the 1991 heads of government meeting in
Harare,” recalled…
King George VI contemplated declaring war
on Germany prior to Hitler’s Invasion of Poland in 1939. Sotheby’s
will auction off an initial draft of King George VI’s speech in
which he tells the country that Britain was ready, willing and
able to declare war on Germany. It is the first time in
74 years, that the draft has become available. The speech was
the King’s first broadcast…
One of the lesser known members of the
British Royal Family is the Princess Royal’s husband, Vice-Admiral
Sir Timothy Laurence. Generally referred to as Tim, he is her
second husband. He is very often overlooked, but is an interesting
royal nevertheless. This post…
Prince Harry’s patronage of Walking With
the Wounded is not your typical royal patronage. After joining them
for part of their 2011 trek to the North Pole, he set a new bar for
himself. As far as WWTW goes, it’s not enough for Prince Harry to
speak at black tie galas, he…
Are you a royal aficionado? Is History an
interest of yours? Do you like reading? If so, you will enjoy these
books about royal history, all due to be released in November.
After the Sheikhs, Christopher M. Davidson – Release Date: November
11, 2013 Often overshadowed by the more famous British and European
monarchies are the extremely affluent Gulf monarchies – Saudi
Arabia, the…
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh are one
of their many walkabouts. A Royal Central poll conducted this month
over 1,004 of our readers has shown that 68% of our readers
think the hardest working royal couple are The Queen and Duke of
Edinburgh, with a total of 683 votes were…
Villagers on a remote island in the South
Pacific are counting the days until they welcome their god back to
his rightful home, their god being Prince Philip. Children are
taught that Philip is a god who lives in England and will one day
return. A group of people on the…
The moment we saw Prince George on the
steps of St James’s Palace in only his second public appearance, we
knew what the British front pages would feature. Some newspapers
may be considered over the top where as some newspapers have not
featured the christening at all. Here is my rundown of all the
front pages. These are the newspapers that some may consider over
the top. However, from a…
