Arise Sir Ken Dodd!
Ken Dodd, the 89-year-old comedian, was given the honour by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace for his services to entertainment in a career that has lasted over 60 years and for his charity work.
His skills as a comedian have created a long lasting career with both radio and television shows, as well as a recording career. His most well-known song…
When Prince Andrew, Duke of York, married Sarah Ferguson in 1986, The Queen gifted them with a £15 million 12-bedroom mansion she had built for them. Their marriage only lasted ten years; now after two years of demolition, their love nest and former home has been torn down…
Across the street from Buckingham Palace, a rather unusual embassy has been established through less than official and legal means. Dubbed by its occupants as ‘the Rogue Embassy’, the seven-storey property on the very fashionable Grosvenor Gardens. has been taken…
Built of 775 rooms and housing no less than 78 bathrooms and 1,514 doors, it’s little wonder that Buckingham Palace has become a world famous architectural and cultural landmark. Present-day Buckingham Palace – with its more than 40,000 light bulbs and protection guards so iconic they have their own emoji – has come a long way from its modest beginnings in 1703.
Originally commissioned as a…
Theresa May sits on The Queen's throne during House of Lords Brexit debate
20th February 2017
Theresa May was spotted sitting on the steps of The Queen’s throne in the House of Lords on Monday during the debate on the triggering of Article 50.
Mrs May is the first Prime Minister to exercise her rights to sit on the steps of the throne in living memory.
She is…
The War of the Roses was a period marked by the deep-set and bitter hatred that burned between the Houses of Lancaster and York. After the overthrow of Richard II by his cousin King Henry IV, the House of Plantagenet gave way to the House of Lancaster and the Kingdom of…
In the early modern period, the allure of court life was more than desirable, which caused families to seek positions that were in service of the crown. It has been said that to be around a king and his court was like being next to the sun, but when away it was only darkness. For daughters of wealthy nobles, an appointment as a lady-in-waiting was highly sought after, with service to the queen…
In order to know how a story ends, it is indispensable to understand the essence of how it began. The years leading up to the French Revolution were tumultuous. Deep in a financial crisis, King Louis XVI and his advisors attempted to implement a taxation system, which was…
Around 2:00 am on the 10th February 1567 the area around Kirk O’ Field in Scotland was rocked by two large explosions. Following them, two people were found dead in a nearby orchard. One was Lord Darnley, and the other his valet. His wife Mary, Queen of Scots, was not…
Speaker of the House, John Bercow, to block President Trump from addressing UK Parliament
6th February 2017
Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has said that he strongly opposes the matter of Donald Trump addressing the UK Parliament during his State Visit to the country later this year.
Because of the Speaker’s opposition, President Trump will not be able to address Parliament in Westminster Hall, and it is looking unlikely that he will be able to make an address at all.
Speaking in the…
