State & Ceremonial

New Zealand PM John Key defends royal remarks

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30th September 2013
After being called a “galloping colonial clot” by the British tabloid The Daily Mail, New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key is defending himself at the suggestion that the 52 year old breached royal protocol by revealing details of his weekend with the Queen. John Key said he wouldn’t wrap his fish and chips in the Daily Mail. Mr Key stayed with the Queen and her family at…
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Palaces & Buildings

Windsor Castle opens Semi-State Rooms to the public

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28th September 2013
The Windsor Castle semi-state apartments of King George IV will once again be open to the public beginning 28 September until March 2014. “Considered to be among the greatest royal commissions and the finest late Georgian interiors in the country these rooms (known as the Semi-State Rooms) are now used by the Queen for official entertaining,” according to the Royal Collection website.George…
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Palaces & Buildings

Preparing for football fever in the grounds of Buckingham Palace

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21st September 2013
The garden at Buckingham Palace is being prepared for another milestone celebration. It is not a famous garden party hosted by Her Majesty, but a football match complete with a replica of the Wembley pitch. Buckingham Palace’s garden will be converted into a one-day-only football pitch. Next month the two oldest English amateur clubs, Polytechnic FC and Civil Service FC will square off in a…
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History

The Defence of King Richard III Part 5 - Brotherly Love

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15th September 2013
We have seen so far how Shakespeare has collated various rumours and fabrications to construct a villain in his King Richard III who is a murderer, cold blooded and willing to admit his vicious deeds. We have seen how the foundations were laid for a man capable of killing a young prince in Edward of Westminster. Add to this the killing of a king, Henry VI and there remains only one piece of the…
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