It has been the London
based residence of the Monarch since Queen Victoria came to
the Throne in 1837 though it is looking ever more likely that Her
Majesty The Queen could be forced to move out of
Buckingham Palace in order for maintenance work to be carried
out. It is expected that the major renovations could cost up to
£150m. Buckingham Palace needs major renovation works and The Queen
may…
The debate about whether the Romanov
dynasty could return to Russia has taken another turn with a
lawmaker asking the two people who claim to be the family’s head in
2015 to come back to the country. Vladimir Petrov is a member of
the legislative assembly of the Leningrad…
The Royal Household’s net expenditure
(the money spent to fund The Queen’s official duties and maintain
the Household) was £35.7m for the year 2014-15, Buckingham Palace
say, as the official Sovereign Grant report is released –
highlighting how The…
Two schoolboys have this week appeared in
court on trial for conspiring to commit terror acts in the United
Kingdom, including bombing Buckingham Palace. The two schoolboys,
who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared at Newcastle
Crown Court where they admitted conspiracy to make an explosive
substance for an unlawful purpose. As well as bombing Buckingham
Palace, the teenagers, who…
The Queen led members of the Royal Family
at the traditional annual Garter day ceremony at Windsor Castle
today, joined also by the knights and ladies of the Order for the
service which took place at St George’s chapel. The Order of the
Garter was established by Edward…
The date is 15th June 1215 and in
Runnymede, Windsor, King John has just sealed one of the most
important documents in Medieval England. A document that has become
recognised as a cornerstone of liberty influencing much of the
civilised world even in the 21st century- that…
Prince George makes first appearance on Palace balcony as royals mark Queen's official birthday
13th June 2015
Prince George made his first appearance
on the Buckingham Palace balcony this afternoon as he joined
members of the Royal Family to watch the traditional RAF fly past
marking The Queen’s Official Birthday, carried in Prince William’s
arms. Earlier in the morning, The Queen led the Royal Family as
they attended the traditional Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards
Parade, where over…
The man responsible for organising
London’s military parades and ceremonies, Garrison Sergeant
Major Billy Mott, attends his final parade today as he prepares to
leave the Armed Forces, having served in the post for the past
13 years. Garrison Sergeant Major Billy…
Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Jonny Wilkinson among Queen's Birthday Honours
12th June 2015
Actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Eddie
Redmayne, rugby star Jonny Wilkinson and footballer Frank
Lampard OBE are among 1,163 people who have been been honoured in
this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List. This year, officials
were keen to point out that the…
The world has just witnessed the last
Plantagenet King, Richard III, be reburied at Leicester Cathedral
and now researchers believe that a second Monarch could be buried
under a car-park in Reading. That Monarch is none other than the
youngest son of William the Conqueror, King Henry I. Just months
after King Richard III’s reburial, Philippa Langley, who was behind
the successful hunt for…
