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 Great Park in 1932. It was
given to the young princess to enjoy with her baby sister Princess
Margaret Rose, who had been…
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.
It has emerged that a British alternative
pop duo managed to sneak past security at Buckingham Palace last
month disguised as an Renaissance music ensemble. The band, Cat’s
Eyes, managed to make their way through security with ease and
performed their music in front of…
The tourist areas at both Windsor Castle
and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are to undergo a £37m revamp,
the Royal Collection has announced. The revamp will include a new
cafe to be built in the medieval undercroft at Windsor Castle and
the outside space at the Palace of Holyroodhouse will be
redeveloped. It will also include two purpose-built learning
centres and is aimed at improving the visitor…
The Queen might be forced to move out of
Buckingham Palace while it undergoes £150 million in repairs. It
would mark the first time a monarch has been forced to move out of
Buckingham Palace since Queen Victoria designated it an official
residence in 1837. King George VI…
New archeological evidence seems to
confirm the bones found in a medieval reliquiary at Uppsala
Cathedral in Sweden, belong to Saint King Erik. Erik IX was a
Swedish king, who reigned c. 1155-1160. No contemporary
historical records of Erik survive, what little is known…
Probably best known for the exquisite
Easter eggs that he crafted for the Russian Imperial house of
Romanov, Peter Carl Faberge was Russia’s premier master goldsmith
at the beginning of the twentieth century, the House of Faberge
having been founded in St. Petersburg by his father, Gustav Faberge
in 1842. Although Faberge would go on to design spectacularobjects
of ornamentation such…
Books in Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House, which
were reproduced in full-size format and published by the Royal
Collection in association with Walker Books Ltd, are available as
children’s books to purchase fromthe Royal Collection.These
little…
Read part 1 of Britain’s Top Palaces
here. Let’s continue! Buckingham Palace, Westminster Buckingham
Palace may have a bit of a shorter history than other palaces but
it doesn’t make it any less impressive. It began life in 1703 as
Buckingham House, built…
On Thursday 26 March 2015, the reburial
of King Richard III took place at Leicester Cathedral. One year on,
the city of Leicester has chosen to mark this historic day with a
special programme of commemorative events taking place at the
Cathedral, Guildhall, St. Martin’s House and Leicester Market. The
programme will include a reflective ceremony celebrated twelve
months to the day, with the…
