Palaces & Buildings

Preview of 'The Queen's Garden' with Lucy Worsley

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23rd December 2014
<![CDATA[For those who promptly time their Christmas Day celebrations around The Queen’s televised speech at 3pm have got another treat in store to add to their festivities this year! After Her Majesty has finished her annual message to the nation on BBC One, viewers can eagerly flick over to ITV at 3:10pm to watch The Queen’s Garden – a two part series beginning on Christmas…
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King Edward VII's Middle Eastern relics shown at Buckingham Palace

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7th December 2014
<![CDATA[From November 2014 to February 2015, an exhibition in The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace will profile a Middle Eastern journey taken by King Edward VII in 1862, whilst he was Prince of Wales. Prince Edward was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Before his accession after his mother's death in 1901, he served as Prince of Wales for 59 years, one month…
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History

Andrew Stewart Jamieson, The Royal Arms - Part One: Leopards and Lillies

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3rd December 2014
<![CDATA[To celebrate the return to my position as a scribe and illuminator for HM The Queen's Crown Office I decided to write an article for the readers of Royal Central on how the royal coat of arms came to take it's current form. I have painted the royal arms numerous times during my thirty five year career as a professional heraldic artist.  For the reader of this article…
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History

Notable Names: Martin Charteris

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1st December 2014
<![CDATA[Martin Michael Charles Chateris, later known as Baron Charteris of Amisfield, was born in 1913. He is best known as Her Majesty's Private Secretary during the 1970's. Charteris was the second son of Lord Elcho, heir to the 11th Earl of Wemyss. He was…
Palaces & Buildings

Tower of London's Poppies raise £8 million for six charities

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28th November 2014
<![CDATA[The 888,246 ceramic poppies that made up the stunning art installation at the Tower of London have been sold, raising $12.8 million (approximately £8 million) which will be equally distributed among six service charities. The installation, called 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red', was dismantled by around 8,000 volunteers from Historic Royal Palaces. The ceramic…
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