Court dress example from 1822- note the
length of the train A visit to Buckingham Palace involves many
customs that one may not be accustom to- court dress for
example. While today there is no official dress code, many wouldn’t
dream of showing up in denim and a sweatshirt, but just in case
lets go over what is acceptable now and the past dress codes.
Many men who have the honour to be…
Richard III reburied - History fans get a chance to vote on whether The King has really been found
30th June 2015
Earlier this year, King Richard III was
reburied with great fanfare at Leicester Cathedral. The
reinterment took place after months of research and DNA analysis to
determine whether the bones found under a car park in Leicester
were those of the last Plantagenet monarch.
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…
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 region, and he has
written to Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and Prince Dmitri
Romanovich asking them to return to Russia…
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…
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 III in 1348 and is the oldest
British Order of Chivalry. The Queen during the Garter Service at
Windsor Castle. The Bands of…
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…
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 Mott Following
the Queen’s Birthday Parade today, WO1 Billy Mott will hang up
his bearskin for the last time as his…
