A community appeal that was launched in
November last year to raise money for the reinterment of King
Richard III has managed to raise £11,000 of the £2.5 million
required for the reburial of the former King of England. The
community appeal hopes to raise as much as £50,000 before the
reburial. The are being backed in this effort by Richard, the
current Duke of Gloucester. Liz Hudson, a…
For millions of people across the globe,
tuning in to The Queen’s Christmas Message is a part of their
Christmas tradition, and with the internet it is now much easier to
view Her Majesty’s broadcast at one’s convenience. The theme of
this year’s message (December…
The 200th anniversary of the Battle of
Waterloo and defeat of Napoleon will be commemorated in 2015. The
new exhibit will run through 2015, Waterloo at Windsor: 1815 –
2015. It will bring together a themed trail through the State
Apartments containing an exhibition of…
In the years leading up to the Civil War,
it was not King Charles’s intention to purposely isolate as many
parts of the population as possible, but history sure tells a
different story. His absolutist point of view was of concern to
Parliament. In 1629, he decided to mimic his father and would not
allow Parliament to meet. Upon their arrival at Westminster, they
found the doors were bolted…
The annual survey of the Royal Family’s
public engagements has been released in the customary letter to the
Times from the paper’s ‘unofficial royal archivist’, Tim
O’donovan, now on his 36th year of conducting the survey. A total
of…
Joan Collins and Esther Rantzen among those in New Year's Honours
30th December 2014
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