In this instalment of The Queen Mother’s life, we look at the 1950s, no doubt a sad but also memorable decade for Elizabeth.
The decade started off on a high for Queen Elizabeth, as she welcomed her second grandchild in 1950: Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, a sister for Prince Charles, born in 1948.
After an operation to improve his circulation, The King needed his wife and daughters…
One does not turn 500 every day, so how do you celebrate such a milestone? You channel your inner Henry VIII and commission a massive cake that would make even one of Hampton Court’s famous residents proud.
This year will mark 500 years since Cardinal Wolsey leased…
The Thistle Chapel inside St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh has been closed to the public for the first time since 1911, after a series of thefts.
A notice at the entrance reads: “We regret that due to continuous theft we have to keep the Thistle Chapel…
Banqueting House will soon have a new look. The major conservation project will soon be underway, with the property covered top to bottom in a wrap ‘telling’ passerby the unique history of this remarkable building.
Built in 1619 by Inigo Jones for James 1, Banqueting House is the only surviving building from the old Whitehall Palace. Credit: Historic Royal Palaces
The coverings known…
Why have the royal succession changes still not been brought into effect?
10th February 2015
Four years ago, during the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Australia, an agreement was made between those 16 countries who retain The Queen as their Head of State that there would be changes to the royal succession laws. Specifically in order that women would…
Queen Victoria's Treasure: The bullet which killed Lord Nelson
10th February 2015
In a cabinet outside The Waterloo Chamber in Windsor Castle sits one of the smallest pieces of history. Once belonging to Queen Victoria and no bigger than a 5p piece, the article in question was deadly.
Now, the bullet which killed Vice Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson is set is…
The history department at Kent County Council in Maidstone have unearthed a forgotten edition of Magna Carta that could be worth up to £10 million. The historical parchment that established the principle of the rule of law lay forgotten about in the council’s archives and has been described by an expert as an ‘important historical find’.
The document was authenticated by…
Plans have been announced by Winchester Cathedral to lift the lids of their historic mortuary chests. It is believed that the historic tombs contain the mortal remains of some of the early Royals of Wessex.
The chests, which have been assessed as part of the…
Two of Cunard’s ‘Three Queens’ to display facsimile of Magna Carta
6th February 2015
An exact replica of the Magna Carta is to bedisplayed inLiverpool by two of Cunard’s ocean liners in May.
A Royal Meeting: Each of Cunard’s liners meet in Southhampton as part of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations
The…
Barge from The Queen's Diamond Jubilee to lead Magna Carta anniversary river pageant
4th February 2015
The flagship barge that led Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee river pageant, Gloriana, will be the star of the show again at the upcoming Magna Carta 800th River Relay through Maidenhead and Windsor. The River Relay will travel along the Thames from Hurley to Runnymede on June 13th and June 14th.
Gloriana will be amongst a flotilla of around 200 craft as part of the Royal Borough of…
