The festival was coordinated to
commemorate the centenary of the Great Exhibition of 1851. It
exhibited Britain's c past, present, and future contributions to
society through the arts, science technology and industrial design.
Crowds gathered as the Royal Family made their way from Buckingham
Palace to St Paul’s. The Royal procession stopped at Temple Bar for
the traditional ceremony where…
The last post in this series of blogs
will be focused on the Frogmore Estate. The estate comprises 33
acres of private gardens within the grounds of Windsor Great Park
which adjoins Windsor Castle. It is the location of Frogmore House,
a royal retreat; however, it is also…
On 29 April 1986 The Duchess of Windsor,
Wallis Simpson was buried alongside her husband, The Duke of
Windsor at Frogmore in Windsor. The Duchess was buried in an
English oak coffin that contained a silver inscribed plate stating,
“Wallis, Duchess of Windsor…
Order of the Garter is the oldest and
most important British order of chivalry. It was founded by Edward
III in 1348. Each knight has on display a banner of their arms in
St George’s Chapel, Windsor. Buckingham Palace has announced that
the former heads of the Bank of England and MI5 have been appointed
to the Order of the Garter by The Queen. Mervyn King was made
Knight Companion and Eliza…
In 1525, after 18 years of marriage to
Catherine of Aragon, daughter to Ferdinand II of Aragon and
Isabella I of Castille, the Spanish king and queen, Henry VIII
began to seek an annulment of his marriage. This was not unheard
of. In fact, the Pope had previously allowed…
Royal Central. The poll saw 1,002 people
take part and 602 (60%) of those said Her Majesty was the hardest
working Royal. Prince Charles came in second place with 12% of the
votes and Prince William placed third with 9%. Prince Andrew
received just five votes, placing him…
After the drive from the Irish embassy in
London accompanied by the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall,
the Presidential couple were greeted at the saluting dais before a
short journey in the Australian State Coach to the castle to
receive the full salute. The Queen travelled in one carriage with
the President and the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall travelled in…
President Higgins is the first Irish
president in history to visit the UK in an official capacity. On
Tuesday morning, he will be met by The Prince of Wales and Duchess
of Cornwall at the Irish Embassy, before travelling together to
Windsor Castle. His visit comes three…
A Coldstream Guard who was on duty at
Buckingham Palace on Friday was forced to leave his post to
intervene in an incident at the North Centre Gate during which a
man reportedly tried to gain entry. The report, which comes from
The Sun on Sunday describes how the sentry had…
The Queen, the Lover, the Mother, the
Outcast, the Victim and the Survivor; the six wives of Henry the
8th. Historian and Tudor expert Alison Weir brings to life these
six remarkable women in her book titled The Six Wives of Henry the
8th. The book is divided into three main chapters. In the first,
the reader is introduced to the ‘Princess from
Spain’, Catherine of Aragon: her arrival to…
