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…
On 3 April 1987 the late Duchess of
Windsor’s jewellery fetched £31m ($50m) at auction in Switzerland.
The sum was six times the expected figure projected the collection
would garner. It was said that 1,000 bidders and 300 members of the
media packed into an enormous tent…
During the visit, Tony Tan will be
accompanied by his wife, Mrs Mary Tan, and the couple will stay in
Buckingham Palace. This is the first State Visit to the United
Kingdom by a President of the Republic of Singapore. The
announcement came as the British Prime Minister…
They are the men who have been on hand at
some of the most pivotal moments in royal history. Among their
number are those who took King John to sign the Magna Carta, or who
carried Anne Boleyn on her coronation day. In modern times, they
were at the heart of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and they are
asked to accompany the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London and
back at the State Opening of…
Every other member of the present Royal
Family, including Her Majesty’s husband the Duke of Edinburgh, have
given interviews with the media – but The Queen herself, she
remains resolute. She has certainly come close over the years,
with several notable examples which…
This year, to commemorate the 300th
anniversary of King George I’s ascension to the throne in 1714,
Historic Royal Palaces across the country are opening their doors
to the public to celebrate the event, with fascinating pieces of
royal history that have never been seen…
The first engagement during Easter Court
this year is the unveiling of a Windsor Greys statue in Windsor
during which Prince William and Prince Philip will accompany her.
During her stay this year, The Queen is set to receive the
President of Ireland on a 4-day state visit at the Castle from
8th-11th April – one of two state visits Her Majesty will receive
throughout the course of this year. She…
For 634 years, some form of monarchy had
been in operation in Russia, first as the Principality of Moscow,
then as the Tsardom of Russia, and more recently, the Russian
Empire with some of the most high profile monarchs to ever reign in
Europe from Ivan the Terrible to…
A servant was sent the notes from the
Royal couple, which complained about the food they received, and
their dietary preferences. George V was never known for his humour,
nor was his wife, and so the tone of the letters comes as no
surprise to anyone familiar with the Royal…
Although this appears to be a recent
phenomenon, it is in fact nothing new but rather a repetition of
the misconceptions and slanders repeated about him from the moment
that his engagement to Queen Victoria was announced. Even before he
arrived in England for his wedding in February 1840, satirical
cartoons portrayed him as the ‘pauper prince’ who was marrying The
Queen solely for prestige…
