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…
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…
The monarchy in France has been confined
to the history books for many years now but that hasn’t stopped the
country’s government intervening to stop artefacts linked to its
royal past being auctioned and possibly ending up overseas. The
French Culture Minister has ensured that three items due to be sold
by descendants of the former ruling house of France can’t now go
under the hammer…
