A 22-year-old man has been arrested after he managed to climb into the grounds of Buckingham Palace by scaling a security fence.
Police have said that the man, who is from Croydon, was arrested at 04:15am this morning after being spotted on Palace security cameras.
The police have said that the incident is not thought to be terrorism related, and that the man had been drinking prior to…
A man who was arrested outside Buckingham Palace and charged with carrying knives and a wire saw has gone on the run after failing to turn up to court for a hearing.
John Bolton, 47, of Banbury in Oxon was arrested just days before Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday…
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, the fourth child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born on this day in 1844 at Windsor Castle.
At birth, he was second in the line of succession behind his elder brother the Prince of Wales. Known affectionately as…
At the request of the former Prime Minister David Cameron, The Queen will bestow honours to 46 individuals who are named on his controversial resignations honours list.
The Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours are granted by Her Majesty the Queen at the request of an outgoing Prime Minister.
People who will receive an honour include Cabinet Ministers, Downing Street Staff and politicians.
The…
The future Louis VIII of France was born on 5 September 1187 as the son of Philip II of France and Isabella of Hainault. Isabella died in 1190 after giving birth to short lived twin boys and Louis inherited the Country of Artois through her. On 23 May 1200 Louis was married…
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family were murdered by Bolsheviks on 17 July 1918.
Nicholas was the last Emperor of Russia and a first cousin of George V, as well as Haakon VII of Norway and Constantine I of Greece. He was forced to abdicate on 15 March 1917. He and his…
#OnThisDay in 1685 James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II, was executed on Tower Hill
15th July 2016
James was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress Lucy Walter. He was born in 1649, in Rotterdam in the Netherlands after both Charles and Lucy had fled there following the execution of Charles I. He was not part of the succession to either the English or Scottish thrones as his parents were unmarried, though in later life he claimed his parents had married. However, this was…
The Queen has appointed Theresa May as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during a private audience at Buckingham Palace.
Mrs May was summoned to the Palace following David Cameron’s resignation, and was asked whether she could command a government.
Theresa May, 59…
Theresa May will become the next British Prime Minister after her rival, Andrea Leadsom, withdrew from the race on Monday.
The Queen may have to return from her visit to Scotland early in order to oversee the handover from David Cameron to Mrs May.
After Margaret Thatcher…
#OnThisDay in 1460: Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, defeated the king’s Lancastrian forces and took King Henry VI prisoner
10th July 2016
Richard Neville, also known as “Warwick the Kingmaker” was born on the 22nd of November in 1428. He was the eldest son of Richard Neville (hence his name), 5th Earl of Salisbury and Lady Alice; only daughter and the heiress of Thomas, the last Montacute Earl of Salisbury.  Little is known about Richard’s childhood but at the age as early as six, it is not surprising that…
