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, instituted by George V in 1917 as a
way of marking civilian achievement. The Order of the British
Empire has 6 ranks, 2 of which…
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 Chief Emeka Anyaoku…
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…
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 offers a glimpse at who Sir Tim
really is. In March 1955, Timothy Laurence was born in South London
to Commander Guy Laurence, a…
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…
Queen and Duke of Edinburgh regarded as ‘hardest working royal couple’
24th October 2013
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 cast in favour of Her
Majesty and The Duke. Coming in second with 16% of the share and a
total of 163 votes were Prince…
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.
A Royal Christening: Why the Cambridges will forge their own path
22nd October 2013
On the eve of His Royal Highness Prince
George Alexander Louis of Cambridge’s christening – with all
of the speculation circulating about godparents and wardrobe
choices – I think it’s important to look at the only
information we know for sure: Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge love to keep us guessing! From the very
beginning of their relationship (let’s be…
