HistoryPrince & Princess of Wales

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge commemorate Gold Beach Landings

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6th June 2014
<![CDATA[The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a commemoration event for the Gold Beach Landings, which formed part of D-Day. They went to support the Commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Normandy Landings at Gold Beach, one of the many that the Allied soldiers landed on at the north of France. 83,115 British soldiers landed in Normandy on D-Day, with 24,000 of those on Gold…
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HistoryKing Charles III

Prince Charles attends parachute drop by 89 year old veteran

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5th June 2014
<![CDATA[The Prince of Wales attended a commemorative parachute drop by representatives of British, American, French and Canadian Armed Forces, at Ranville. The Drop took place in in two stages: a display by the Red Devils then fifteen minutes later the main jump, that British, Canadian, French and American airborne forces participated in. After the jump The Prince met some of those who took…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

Page boy standing 8ft away from the Queen faints during Queen's speech

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4th June 2014
<![CDATA[A page boy, who was standing just 8 feet away from the Queen, fainted as she read out her speech to the House of Lords. The page boys stand just a few feet away from the Queen Just under nine minutes in from the start of the speech, a loud thud was heard as the boy fainted onto the ground. The Duchess of Cornwall, who was sat beside the boy, looked on with concern as he was carried…
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FeaturesHistoryInsight

Her Majesty's prime ministers

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22nd May 2014
<![CDATA[In the second of this blog series, we will be taking a look at Queen Elizabeth II's second prime minister. He was prime minister from 6th April 1955 until 10th January 1957, and his name was Anthony Eden. Robert Anthony Eden was born on 12th June 1897 at Windlestone Hall in County Durham into a Conservative landed gentry family. His father was Sir William Eden and his mother Sybil…
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