Theatregoers with a taste for royal
history are in for a treat when theatre company Les Enfants
Terribles, in conjunction with Historic Royal Palaces, present the
show United Queendom at quite an unusual venue: a royal palace.
Kensington Palace will open its doors after dark from February 28
through March 30 for the special performances of the play, which
focuses on the relationship between…
Arise Sir Iain Duncan Smith, Dame Olivia Newton-John & Sir Sam Mendes - 2020 New Year Honours revealed
27th December 2019
Former Conservative Party Leader Iain
Duncan Smith, singer & actress Olivia Newton-John and film director
Sam Mendes are among those being recognised by The Queen in the
2020 New Year Honours list. Sir Iain Duncan Smith is being knighted
for political and public service.
Christmas tends to be a pleasant time,
especially for the royals. When it comes to the Norwegian Royal
Family, they have many good Christmas traditions that make
Christmas a pleasant time. There is, however, a period when
Christmas for the Royal Family from Norway was not…
Today, we continue looking back at the
royal decade with the biggest royal weddings in Europe. United
Kingdom Prince William and Catherine Middleton – 29 April 2011
[getty src=”113265508″ width=”594″ height=”396″ tld=”ca”] Prince
William married his university sweetheart, Kate Middleton, after a
nearly decade-long relationship, in Westminster Abbey in 2011.
Upon…
Carols, mulled wine, a Christmas feast,
and piles of gifts … no, it’s not a scene from your favourite
festive movie, but from the court of Henry VIII. If you’ve ever
wondered how the Tudors celebrated Christmas, join royal historian
Lucy Worsley as she hosts A…
The Queen attends the State Opening of Parliament in Westminster just six days before Christmas
19th December 2019
The Queen attended the State Opening of
Parliament on Thursday morning – just six days before Christmas.
The occasion in Westminster is thought to have been Her Majesty’s
final engagement of 2019. She will shortly depart London for
Sandringham where the 93-year-old…
What would happen to The Queen's hostage if Her Majesty wasn't safely returned to Buckingham Palace?
19th December 2019
On Thursday, the State Opening of
Parliament once again takes place in London with The Queen
travelling to the Palace of Westminster to deliver a speech
outlining her government’s agenda for the next parliamentary
session. The day is full of historical traditions, from searching
the cellars for gunpowder to Black Rod and her big baton. But the
strangest tradition of all has to be the taking…
The Queen takes Conservative MP hostage for the second time this year
19th December 2019
The Queen has once again taken a
Conservative Member of Parliament as hostage at Buckingham Palace
whilst she delivers her speech at the Palace of Westminster. Stuart
Andrew, MP for Pudsey, is being ‘held captive’ at the Palace and
will be released once the Monarch…
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground named one of England's best play spaces
17th December 2019
It’s a whimsical area of Kensington
Gardens where pirate ships and imagination reign, and now the
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground has been ranked as one
of the country’s best playgrounds. The playground, which is visited
by more than one million people a…
Queen Victoria’s exquisitely woven
wedding dress of Spitalfields silk satin survives. Her wedding veil
was placed over her face as her body was dressed and prepared for
burial at Windsor. Fascinatingly as I found out during research,
the wedding veil and one of the Queen’s famous white caps were both
placed on her head after death, a fitting analogy of Queen
Victoria’s personal identities…
