Lucille Ball is my favourite actress of
all time, and the show, I Love Lucy, is one I can watch all day (I
know that at 31 it is surprising to have my favourite actress and
television show from four decades before I was born). So, when I
watched an interview with her and Vivian Vance from 1975, Vivian
Vance told a story about their encounter with the King of “Siam”
(Thailand) –…
The holiday season is slowly starting for
the Royal Family. The Christmas decorations are now up at Windsor
Castle for visitors to enjoy over the next six weeks. The
staff at Windsor have been busy over the last week getting the
castle ready for Christmas. The castle is…
Tower of London Jubilee tribute Superbloom to become lasting royal tribute
19th November 2022
The Tower of London’s Platinum Jubilee
tribute, Superbloom, is entering a new stage as workers mow down
the flowers for the next phase of Superbloom. The display was
historic as it marked the first time the Tower of London’s moat was
open for the public to…
Historically, Japan is one of the oldest
empires in the world that is still in existence today. However, the
role of the Emperor has tended to fluctuate a lot within the
millennia of history since the creation of the first
shogunate. In some periods, the Emperor only had a symbolic
role, while in others, all power to rule over the country was in
his hands. And I can use the masculine pronoun…
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has scrapped
controversial plans to commission a new Royal Yacht at an estimated
cost of £200,000,000. Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced
in May 2021 that a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia would be
built in memory of the late…
Rishi Sunak has been announced as the
next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following his success in
the Conservative Party’s leadership election. Mr Sunak replaces Liz
Truss who announced her resignation from high office after only 45
days in charge. The…
The Gold State Coach, the piece of history to star in Charles III's Coronation
22nd October 2022
On 6 May 2023, the world will watch as
King Charles III is coronated alongside Queen Consort Camilla.
During their coronation, the world will also see a symbol of royal
history, The Gold State Coach. The enclosed, eight-horse-drawn
carriage was commissioned in 1760 by Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st
Marquess of Hastings, for King George III. Samuel Butler was the
one to build it in one of his…
The sovereign of Great Britain can and
does wear several different crowns for different occasions. There
is one crown that is only worn at one point during their reign, and
King Charles III will be wearing it in May. St. Edward’s Crown is
worn during the Coronation…
The Stone of Scone is one of the most
famous symbols of Coronations in the United Kingdom and it has a
long and controversial history. It is a block of red sandstone that
has been associated with the coronation of the monarchs of
Scotland, and later England and the United…
Liz Truss tells The King she is resigning as Prime Minister after only 45 days in office
20th October 2022
Liz Truss has announced she is resigning
as Prime Minister after only 45 days in office. Mrs Truss will
remain in Downing Street for one further week until a successor has
been appointed. The Prime Minister notified The King of her
intention to resign before making her public statement. Speaking
outside Downing Street, Mrs Truss said she recognised that she
“cannot deliver the…
