90 years ago today, The Queen’s parents,
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later known as The Queen
Mother), at the time known as Prince Albert, Duke of York and Lady
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married at Westminster Abbey. Despite the
grand and sumptuous day, the occasion required more than just the
hard work of the organisers. Prince Albert had to propose to
Elizabeth 3 times before he got a…
It was in the early morning of 21 April
1926, when the surgeon, Sir Harry Simpson, ended, with great skill,
a difficult caesarean section with which it came to light the small
baby called Elizabeth. The first doctor’s words were: “She was born
a…
There’s no doubt with us that the British
Monarchy is the most iconic and famous Monarchy in the world. Its
history, though, is just as iconic as its present. In this article,
we explain how England, and then Britain’s Monarchy came to begin
to in bite size…
With all the fuss about the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge being made every time a new engagement is
announced, it’s worth reflecting sometimes that despite their
public appearance, and the media coverage of their appearances,
they are by no means the most active members of the Royal Family.
Indeed now, it is often the most active members who are overlooked.
Princess Anne has been performing…
This is the second interview in our
series. Click here to see our first interview with Andrew Jamieson,
the Queen’s official scribe and illuminator. Grant Harrold worked
in the Prince of Wales’s household from 2004-2011. You can see
Grant’s new…
Much has been made of the Queen’s and
Prince Charles’ apparent veto power over proposed legislation in
the House of Commons (see, for example, The Independent and the BBC
News). These ‘veto’ powers have been around for centuries and
are part of…
This is the first in what we hope will be
a series of fascinating and candid interviews with some very
interesting (and in some cases, lesser known) people who are
involved in working with the Royal Family. Andrew Stewart
Jamieson is Her Majesty The Queen’s Official Scribe and
Illuminator and he very kindly spared us some of his time to answer
a few questions about just what it is he does.
As Prince Harry re-introduces the world
to his girlfriend, Cressida Bonas, we take a look at just who
Cressida is, (how to pronounce her name), whether she’s likely to
be a long-term girlfriend for Harry (or more) and more. Cressida
Bonas (name pronounced as…
It has come to our attention recently
that there is some confusion about Prince William and the Duchess
Of Cambridge’s placement in terms of entitlement to titles, in
order to try and redress this, here’s our short, yet we hope
informative guide, to what Prince…
I know it is naïve, but I am a
hopeless romantic. I don’t fall in love with everything that moves,
but I believe in real, deep, everlasting love. Perhaps because of
my parents’ great love story, when my 13-year-old mum met my
16-year-old daddy and to this day they still like each other.
Perhaps because I love to defy the odds. Or perhaps it has to do
with the great role models and…
