Just recently on the 6th of November,
Australia marked 14 years since voting “no” in a referendum to
abolish the Australian Monarchy and become the Republic of
Australia. The topic of Monarchy vs Republic has always been one of
fervent discussion in many Australian homes, social groups and
public arenas, but when the question ‘Should Australia become a
Republic?’ was put to…
Charles II was famous for his
illegitimate children, and there have been many monarchs and their
families that have had secrets they wanted to keep
hidden. Now it has been suggested that one of
Queen Victoria’s daughters, Princess Louise, could have been one
of…
King George VI contemplated declaring war
on Germany prior to Hitler’s Invasion of Poland in 1939. Sotheby’s
will auction off an initial draft of King George VI’s speech in
which he tells the country that Britain was ready, willing and
able to declare war on…
If skating through history catches ones
fancy, then the chance to hit the ice at the Tower of London is a
must. Now in its 8th year, the Tower moat is the site for the
holiday ice skating. Undoubtedly the Tower moat is the most
recognized moat in London, if not in the country. Since the
incarnation of the Tower in the 11th Century, there has been some
variety of protective ditches. The larger moat…
Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce during
her speech on Friday 22nd of November has become the first
Governor-General in the position’s history to come out in favour of
Australia severing ties to the Monarchy. The very comments
have seen some of Ms Bryce’s…
Today is the 66th wedding anniversary of
Her Majesty The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Royal Central
wishes the royal couple many happy returns of the day. Now married
for 66 years, The Queen first met her future husband Prince Philip
when she was just 13 years old at…
Her Majesty The Queen has formally
invited the President of the Republic of Ireland, Michael D Higgins
and his wife, Sabina, to stay with the her at Windsor Castle next
April for a State Visit to the UK. He will become the first Irish
head of state to make an official state visit to the United
Kingdom. The 72 year old will be the first Irish head of state to
make an official state visit to the…
Her Majesty The Queen, His Royal Highness
The Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family have
formally welcomed Her Excellency Park Geun-hye, President of
the Republic of Korea to the United Kingdom on a state visit, at
Horse Guards Parade this morning. The…
Equality in the peerage took a big step
forward last Friday when a bill which seeks to remove the gender
bias of titles in the United Kingdom and also to afford husbands of
peers and civil partners of peers courtesy titles got its second
reading in the House of Lords. The…
Buckingham Palace appeared to have
suffered minor damage during the UK storm, named “St Jude”, that
caused nationwide chaos and brought parts ofthe United Kingdom’s
travel networkto a standstill. The storm, which battered Britain on
Sunday night and into Monday morning, caused some minor damage to
the Palace,according to the Daily Express, but nothing too…
