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 of the United
Kingdom’s travel network to 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 serious. A Palace spokesman…
As superstition would have it, “if the
Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall
and Britain with it.” So as news came that two of the ravens at the
Tower of London were killed, some people were worrying that Britain
could collapse and sink into…
Ghosts of wives and lovers, hauntings
from scorned staff, frightful sounds, creaks and coughs. No, this
is not a new film at the cinema or a book: These are the haunted
Royal Residences. Buckingham Palace It is said that on the rear
terrace of Buckingham Palace, a monk…
Prince George of Cambridge will follow in
a long line of royal babies when he is christened on Wednesday. As
a deliberate nod to this tradition, he will be baptised wearing a
replica of the christening robe made for Queen Victoria’s eldest
daughter, which was then worn by most subsequent royal babies.
While the details are often sparse, accounts survive of earlier
royal christenings, suggesting…
The office of Lord Lyon King of Arms in
Scotland is to fall vacant in December when the present office
holder, Mr David Sellar steps down after 5 years of service.
The Lord Lyon King of Arms is Scotland’s ‘chief of heraldry’ and
also in charge of state ceremonial…
Prince William to hold first investiture on behalf of The Queen
14th October 2013
His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge
is to hold his first investiture on Thursday at Buckingham Palace
on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, it has been reported. The Duke,
who recently quit the RAF to pursue causes of his own, was
confirmed in September to be taking on…
Old portrait of an aging Queen Elizabeth
I gets a second look. A rare portrait from 1593 of Queen Elizabeth
I is on display at The Museum of the Albemarle in North Carolina.
This overlooked gem hung without notice for over 50 years in the
Elizabethan Gardens Gatehouse on Roanoke Island at the Outer Banks
of North Carolina. Many walked past the portrait without giving it
a second thought. Professor…
