White Lodge is a former royal residence,
situated deep within Richmond Park. But its location can
momentarily confuse. Richmond Palace was, of course, one of the
most important palaces of the Tudor dynasty and is consequently far
better known; although the building was not within Richmond Park
itself, nor even adjacent to it, being roughly a mile away.
Richmond Palace was rebuilt by Henry VII on…
The White House has announced that US
President Donald Trump will be visiting the United Kingdom on
Friday 13th July. His itinerary is not yet clear, and it is unknown
whether he will have meetings with any members of The Royal Family.
The trip is not a State Visit, although…
Bulletin announcing the birth of the Royal Baby is placed on Buckingham Palace forecourt
23rd April 2018
The traditional bulletin announcing the
birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s third child has been
placed on an easel in the forecourt of Buckingham Palace. The
framed bulletin was brought out of the Privy Purse Door and
was carried across the forecourt where it…
The newest member of the House of Windsor
is here and the new son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has
arrived on a day with plenty of royal history attached to it. As we
all celebrate the new royal baby, here’s a look at the royal story
of April 23rd. It’s already got royal brownie points as a birthday.
This new little prince shares his birthday with Lady Gabriella
Windsor who was born…
It’s suddenly rising up the bookies’
lists and now we know that Baby Cambridge is a boy, the name James
is getting a lot of love as a possible pick for the House of
Windsor’s newest prince. Of course it’s got family credentials. The
Earl and Countess of Wessex called…
The Queen has made two appointments to
the Order of the Garter on the occasion of St George’s Day. Her
Majesty has appointed Dame Mary Fagan to be a Lady Companion of the
Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Viscount Brookeborough to
be a Knight Companion of the Most…
In the grounds of Balmoral Castle is a
building touching in its simplicity. Called the Garden Cottage, it
was built in the grounds at Balmoral and used by Queen Victoria and
her family. In addition to the rooms of the private wings occupied
by the Queen and Royal Family at Buckingham Palace and Windsor
Castle, the smaller residences of Balmoral Castle and Osborne House
were private houses as…
At Osborne House, the beloved family
retreat of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on the Isle of Wight,
is a private beach, unlike any other in British history. It is a
royal beach, reserved solely for the use of Queen Victoria, Prince
Albert and their family. English…
Your challenge, should you choose to
accept it, is to find a royal who isn’t called Albert or Victoria.
OK, slightly OTT, but the fact is that two of the hot favourite
names for Royal Baby Cambridge number three are as close as you can
get to ubiquitous in royal circles.
If you think royal baby fever is a new
thing, think again. Back on April 21st 1926, when the Queen was
born, there was plenty of excitement over the arrival of a new
princess who – at the time – was several steps removed from the
Crown and never expected to rule. No matter, as the papers of the
time reported, this royal birth was a major event and those things
we think peculiar to our own time…
