“Will Her Majesty the Queen take part in
the EU referendum elections?” many people around the globe may
asking themselves. Well, first things first, let us briefly discuss
why the United Kingdom will hold a referendum election in June
23, 2016. What is a referendum, the European union, and
why is the government urges its citizens to come out in large
numbers and vote? The noun…
Coming up on June 28, Prince Harry will
host a musical concert open to the public to raise money for his
African charity, Sentabale, which helps children and young people
with HIV/AIDS. Chris Martin, frontman of the popular band,
Coldplay, wrote the theme song for Prince…
On this day 1487, the pretender Lambert
Simnel was crowned as King Edward VI in Dublin. The boy was ten
years old at the time, and kept up the pretence for nearly a month
before the rebels who supported him were defeated at the Battle of
Stoke Field. In August 1485, Henry…
Britain has two months to raise £10m to save most famous Armada portrait of Elizabeth I
23rd May 2016
The famous Armada portrait of Queen
Elizabeth I, which was once owned by Sir Francis Drake, is to be
sold for the first time in 400 years, as a £10m campaign is
launched to save it. It has been privately held by the
Tyrwhitt-Drake family for generations and it is now up for sale.
The Art Fund and Royal Museums Greenwich has launched a fundraising
campaign to save it for the nation and needs to…
The short service of remembrance, known
as The Ceremony of the Lilies and the Roses, is held every 21 May,
to commemorate the fact that Henry VI, England’s so-called “saintly
king”, died at the Tower of London in 1471. Tradition has adopted
the Norman Wakefield Tower…
A man has been charged with trespass
after allegedly making his way into the gardens of
Buckingham Palace after scaling the perimeter wall. Police detained
the 41-year-old at 8:37pm yesterday evening, seven minutes
after he climbed over the wall and triggered an alarm…
Queen makes alternative entrance at State Opening of Parliament for first time in 63 years
18th May 2016
In the most public concession yet
of her age, The Queen took a lift to the Robing Room
in the Palace of Westminster for this morning’s State Opening
of Parliament, the first time in her 63 years of attending. The
90-year-old monarch, accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh,
94, avoided the 26 steps of the Sovereign’s staircase, in
a move described by aides as a “modest…
One hotel in Northamptonshire preserves a
possibly extraordinaryfeature within its walls. The Talbot Hotel in
Oundle is located some thirteen miles outside Peterborough and is
aten-minutedrive from Fotheringhay. It preserves the staircase
which is…
When she was aged six, the young Princess
Elizabeth received a special present from the people of Wales. It
was a cottage of her very own. She came into possession of this
unique gift when her parents, the Duke and Duchess of York took
over the use of Royal Lodge in Windsor…
On 29 May 1926, the christening of the
future Queen Elizabeth II, took place. The baptismal service was
performed at the private chapel at Buckingham Palace and the
occasion of HM The Queen’s 91st birthday provides a pleasant
opportunity to revisit this important event. Photographs were made
of the Duchess of York leaving 17 Bruton Street in her wedding
attire to make her way to Westminster…
