A significant number of British MPs,
including two party leaders, have called for Donald Trump’s State
Visit to the United Kingdom to be cancelled following travel
restrictions he has put in place to some immigrants. The Leader of
the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, has said that he is not happy for
President Trump’s State Visit to go ahead while the
controversial bans preventing people from…
Donald Trump has accepted an invitation
from Her Majesty The Queen to visit the UK later this year for a
State Visit. British Prime Minister, Theresa May, confirmed at a
press conference that President Trump and the First Lady, Melania
Trump, will be travelling to the…
On 24 March 1603 Queen Elizabeth I
breathed her last and – left with no legitimate heir – the House of
Tudor came to an end after more than 100 years on the English
throne. Beginnings The House of Tudor was founded in 1485 when
Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III in…
The less than flattering assessment given
to King George III by many today has recently been shown to be
rather inaccurate, pending new insights derived from a number of
papers just uncovered that detail George III’s reign and activities
during the course of the American War of Independence. King George
III is famed mainly for losing the American colonies and then for
slipping into an…
Kensington Palace to host new exhibition on Diana, Princess of Wales
15th January 2017
Kensington Palace is to host a new
exhibition about Diana, Princess of Wales to mark 20 years since
the death of the Princess, including a new temporary garden which
is being installed in the grounds of the Palace in celebration of
her life. The choice of a garden being…
Many young brides dream of looking like a
princess on their wedding day, but it is also possible to get
married at a palace. Kensington Palace is licenced for weddings and
some can form some of the eighty public functions it can hold
during the year. The suggested place for…
On 17 July 1918, after three centuries in
power, the Romanov dynasty came to a tragic end with the brutal
execution of Tsar Nicholas II, his wife, Empress Alexandra and
their five children. Background Tsar Nicholas II became Emperor of
Russia on 1 November 1894 following the death of his father,
Alexander III. Nicholas came to the throne at the age of
twenty-six, significantly underprepared for…
The annual ballot for tickets to
attend The Queen’s Birthday Parade has officially opened.
Trooping the Colour will this year take place on Saturday 17th
June 2017. If you would like to attend this year’s event, you will
need to write to the Brigade Major before the…
Arise Sir Andy Murray, Sir Mo Farah & Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill! New Year Honours in full
30th December 2016
Team GB Olympians Andy Murray, Mo Farah
and Jessica Ennis-Hill are among those being honoured in the 2017
New Year Honours list, which also recognises the achievements of
other well-known faces, including Ken Dodd and Patricia Routledge.
Andy Murray and Mo Farah will each be…
BBC presenter Lynn Faulds Wood turns down MBE saying honours need to be dragged "into 21st Century"
30th December 2016
Lynn Faulds Wood, the former presenter of
consumer affairs programme BBC Watchdog, has turned down an MBE in
the Queen’s New Year Honours, saying the system has to be dragged
“into the 21st Century”. The Scottish television presenter said
that she would be a “hypocrite” to accept the honour for her work
on consumer safety. The New year Honours list, which is due to be
released late on…
