The Royal Coat of Arms acts as the
official coat of arms for the British monarch. The Royal Coat of
Arms features a shield divided into four quarters. The quarters
represent the symbols of Ireland, England, and Scotland. Wales does
not play a role in the Royal Coat of Arms as when the Act of Union
came about the Kingdom of Wales was already integral to England.
The upper left and lower right…
Princess Ragnhild of Norway and Erling
Lorentzen were married on 15 May 1953 at Asker parish church near
Oslo. The Princess was born on 9 June 1930 and was the older sister
of the present King of Norway, Harald V, who recently celebrated
his 80th birthday. At the time of her…
London has many plaques and memorials
with royal connections but in fact, rather fewer statues. Some of
these statues have interesting hidden histories of their own, of
how they were made, how they came to be in the places that they are
and why. Some of these statues may be…
The Royal Tennis Court at Hampton Court
Palace will host its inaugural Real Tennis Champions Trophy between
11-16 July 2017, with the world-class competitors draw being
reduced down to the eight top-ranking players from the UK, United
States, Australia and France. The qualifying rounds open on 11
July, with a pro-am tournament on 12 July, resulting in three
tournament days which conclude with the…
Looking Back at the Wedding of Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones
6th May 2017
On 6 May 1960, Princess Margaret became
the first royal to marry in a televised ceremony when she married
photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in a glittering service at
Westminster Abbey. Princess Margaret had been linked to several
beaus, most notably her father’s and…
Why the royal standard would never reveal clues to “emergency” Buckingham Palace meeting
5th May 2017
While #BuckinghamPalace trended on
Twitter and the world waited in a frenzied state for news about the
“emergency” meeting called on Thursday, many people turned their
eyes to the flag flying over the palace. Though they may have hoped
it would reveal a clue as to the…
Throughout history, many royals have
died in brutal and bizarre ways. Royals have been killed in
attacks, by illness and by accident. However, only one European
royal has ever been murdered by a monkey. That is the Greek
King Alexander, who died at 27-years-old in 1920. Prince Alexander
was born in 1893 as the second son of Greece’s King Constantine I
and his wife, Queen Sophia, born as…
Crisis averted for The Queen as Royal Ascot & the State Opening of Parliament fail to overlap
27th April 2017
A near-crisis has been averted for The
Queen after it was revealed that the State Opening of
Parliament and Royal Ascot meeting would fall on different days. It
was feared that Her Majesty would be forced to miss one of her
favourite days of the year at the Berkshire…
La Reyne le veult - why are Acts of Parliament confirmed in Norman French rather than English?
27th April 2017
As part of the prorogation of Parliament,
the giving of Royal Assent takes place for bills that have been
passed by both houses. This is because prorogation signals the end
of all parliamentary business, meaning if a bill isn’t passed into
law by this point, it may not…
Emotional scenes as the 2015-2017 Parliamentary session is officially brought to a close
27th April 2017
The 2015-2017 Parliamentary session has
officially been brought to a close on Thursday after
the prorogation was made in the House of Lords. This means
Parliament will now not meet until after the June 8th General
Election so all legislature and government business have been
put on hold while Members of Parliament campaign to retain their
seats. There were emotional scenes in the House of…
