State & Ceremonial

Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and ​Jonny Wilkinson among Queen's Birthday Honours

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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 list sees a 51% representation for women, equalling the record of the 2014 New Years honours list for the highest…
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History

Could Henry I be the next car-park King?

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7th June 2015
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…
State & Ceremonial

Architect of The Queen's 'Gloriana' Diamond Jubilee barge found dead

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4th June 2015
The architect who designed The Queen’s £1m royal jubilee barge has been found dead at his home in South Devon. Ed Burnett was behind the plans for Gloriana, the barge which was originally designed to carry The Queen and other members of the royal family up the River Thames three years ago, as part of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations. The royal barge ‘Gloriana’ rowing down the…
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State & Ceremonial

Gun salutes mark 62nd anniversary of Queen's Coronation

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2nd June 2015
Gun salutes across the United Kingdom today marked the 62nd anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation, as Her Majesty spent the day privately at Buckingham Palace. Salutes were fired from Hyde Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery at midday to mark the occasion. The gun salute amounted to 41-guns from Hyde Park, formed from the conventional 21 for a salute and 20 more for Hyde…
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History

Rolls Royce used to sneak Wallis Simpson in and out of Balmoral Castle up for auction

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1st June 2015
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor on their wedding day in 1937 It was a love story that changed the course of British history and rocked the monarchy. This is perhaps why a car, said to have been used to sneak Wallis Simpson in and out of Balmoral during her relationship with Edward VIII, is expected to fetch a whopping six figure sum when it goes up for auction in just a few weeks time. The…
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