The Queen has opened the first session of
the new Parliament today as she led proceedings for the annual
State Opening of Parliament. Travelling with the Duke of Edinburgh
in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach, Her Majesty was also joined at
Westminster by the Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and
also the Princess Royal. Her Majesty arrived a short while
after 11 o’clock and was preceded…
On 17 November 1558 England’s first
undisputed Queen regnant, Mary I, died, paving the way for the
accession of her half-sister Elizabeth I. Mary had been a
staunch Roman Catholic and she had been determined to bring England
back to what she believed to be the true…
A former railway station used by Queen
Victoria and royal guests from across Europe for visits to Balmoral
will be restored after it was devastated by a major fire earlier
this month. Local people and historians alike have welcomed
the news that the Old Royal Station in…
The Queen has given her seal of approval
on the bid to return the ‘Welsh Crown Jewels’ back to Wales. The
jewels include a ring, a mantle, a robe, a sword, a girdle, and a
rod. But the most famous part of this regalia is without a doubt
the coronet. The coronet’s base is inspired by the design of both
St. Edward’s Crown and the Imperial State Crown. It has four
crosses…
An American tourist caused quite a scare
by flying a drone close to Windsor Castle, where The Queen was in
residence. The unmanned aircraft was spotted flying within 50
metres of the castle, and was being controlled by a remote. The
drone was reportedly being used to film a…
by Alexander Bassano, half-plate glass
negative, circa 1888 It has been quite some time since the last
Princess of Cambridge – 132 years to be exact. Princess Mary
Adelaide of Cambridge was born in 1833. She had earned the nickname
of Fat Mary and is recorded as a…
David Cameron has travelled to Buckingham
Palace for a meeting with Her Majesty The Queen to confirm his
second term as Prime Minister. The 2015 General Election saw the
Conservative Party take control of the House of Commons whilst the
Labour Party constituencies in Scotland were virtually wiped away
by the Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats
suffered savage losses both north and…
Charles I was never popular with his
Parliament. Upon his accession to the throne in 1625, members made
clear that they would not be bullied. In an unprecedented break
with tradition, England’s law-making body decided to allow the king
to collect customs duties for only…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge named
their daughter Charlotte. It’s not a big shock – the name has been
one of the favourites with the bookmakers almost since Kate
announced she was expecting back in September. And one of the
reasons it’s always been such a popular…
On Saturday 2nd May, the Duchess of
Cambridge gave birth to her and Prince William’s second child –
Princess Charlotte. The new baby Princess already ranks at
4th-in-line to the throne, and because of royal succession changes
only recently implemented, she cannot be ‘overtaken’ by a younger
brother, should one be born, in the future. These royal succession
changes also have…
