At night, a historical attraction somehow
acquires an entirely different authentic ambience, with the
sense of its past rendered more palpable by the feeling of
exclusivity – there is a sense of being a private guest at a bygone
court. Entering any residence at night emphasises this idea,
something which the sequence of a royal apartment’s series of
rooms – designed to indicate your…
Jeremy Corbyn says that if elected Prime Minister next week, he won't abolish the monarchy
29th May 2017
Jeremy Corbyn has reaffirmed that if
elected Prime Minister in the General Election next week, he will
not seek to abolish the monarchy. When quizzed during the Battle
for Number 10 leaders debate, Mr Corbyn said that the matter
was out of the question. Moderator Jeremy…
Have you ever dreamed of being near
royalty? How about counting them as neighbors? And better still,
calling upon Her Majesty for tea? If you have £4.35 million you
could buy one of the six apartments just put up for sale by the
Beauchamp Estates Private Office. The luxury…
Outside the Houses of Parliament,
standing rather boldly with a hand on his sword and the other
clutching a Bible, stands a statute of Oliver Cromwell. For a time,
Cromwell was the sole interruption in a long line of English
monarchs, during which the British Isles were no longer governed by
a monarchy but instead by a republican “Commonwealth of England,
Scotland and Ireland”. This period of…
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…
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 much less known and indeed,
too little seen. Queen Charlotte, born Charlotte of
Mecklenburg-Strelitz and Queen consort to…
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…
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 nature of the meeting they would
be disappointed because even if a monarch were to pass away, the
Royal Standard would never be…
