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 the site of three royal burial
places of the British Royal Family. They are the Royal Mausoleum,
the Duchess of Kent Mausoleum…
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…
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 annulments in multiple
cases, including Henry’s own sister, Margaret of Scotland in 1527.
However, Henry’s case was not…
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…
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 years after Her Majesty paid
a visit to the Republic of Ireland in 2011, making her the first
British monarch to do so. The last…
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…
Since George III made the Palace a family
home in 1761, the infamous London landmark has seen numerous births
and christenings of Royal children, including all 4 of Queen
Elizabeth’s children. Victoria even had another wing built in 1845
to accommodate her growing brood, which reached 9 in total, and so
there are many plenty of items to exhibit, charting
the history of Royal babies for over…
