The fifteenth century was littered with
Edwards. It had always been a popular royal name and the London
associations with Edward the Confessor, whose tomb was located
within Westminster Abbey, made it a favourite choice for royal
mothers giving birth there. It was also traditional to name sons
after their fathers or after the King. The succession of the
Yorkist Edward IV provided an obvious…
Buckingham Palace is the most iconic
symbol of the British Monarchy, but far from popular opinion, this
200-year-old building isn’t actually The Queen’s official
residence, and this is why… Buckingham Palace remains only the
London home of The Queen. Her Majesty’s…
“I know I have the body of a weak, feeble
Woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a King, and a King of
England too” (Queen Elizabeth I to her troops at Tilbury) What
springs to mind when you think about Elizabeth I, is it ‘The Virgin
Queen’, ‘Gloriana’ or…
Last weekend, Karen Kilrow and I
visited the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace. I was looking forward
to it, even though I had been some years before. What I was most
looking forward to, however, was the new exhibition for 2013, “The
Queen’s Coronation 1953”. Coronation Portrait of The Queen painted
by Sir Herbert James Gunn The exhibition celebrates the 60th
Anniversary of the Queen’s…
Last week, I wrote about King George I.
Click here to read about his life and reign. A bust of King George
II Born George Augustus on 30 October 1683 to the future King
George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, King George II was the last
British Monarch to be born outside…
Prince George turned one month this week,
and the cozy microcosm of his mother’s arms has evolved into a
world rich with sounds, colours, smells and textures of all kinds…
photo credit: conormcclure via photopin cc Off to Wales we go… Mum
and babe have left the…
For any family, the birth of a baby is a
momentous occasion and welcoming a new person into the world is one
of life’s highlights. Most parents will spend the first few months
getting used to sleepless nights, changing nappies and caring for
their new arrival. Decisions have to be made as time progresses,
too. Will the little one go to nursery? What will mum and dad’s
parenting strategy…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
appeared to take inspiration from their European counterparts as
they release the first official photos of Prince George. Proud
parents William and Kate decided to unveil a relaxed family
portrait for George’s first official photo…
Born on the 15th of August 2013 to Lord
and Lady Frederick Windsor, Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina is the
first grandchild of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, first
cousin twice removed of Her Majesty the Queen and now 47th in
line to the British throne. Lord Frederick…
In Dublin, a marker stands with King
George’s name Although my name prediction for Baby Cambridge was
Arthur, I cannot say I was overly shocked that the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge named their new-born son George. Because of his birth,
I have started to dig deeper into the royal history behind the
name. I always knew that George was a historically significant name
(there are six Kings with…
