Marie Antoinette died on the guillotine
at the hands of French Revolutionaries on 16th October 1793. Upon
her death, the de-throned Queen was the most hated woman in France
and was used a scapegoat for all that was failing in the country at
the time following her husband’s reign. Now 226 years after her
execution, a new exhibition Marie-Antoinette: the Metamorphosis of
an Image, is opening in…
A grand entrance hall once shut off by
Queen Victoria has been restored and reopened after hundreds of
years to allow visitors a more spectacular entrance into Windsor
Castle. The castle’s Inner Hall was created by George IV in the
1820s as a space to receive…
The Queen appoints Nigerian born engineer as the new Serjeant at Arms in the House of Commons
15th October 2019
The Queen has been pleased to approve the
appointment ofUgbana Oyet as Serjeant at Arms in the House of
Commons. Mr Oyetreplaces Kamal El-Hajji who retired in July after
three and a half years in the post. Speaker John Bercow announced
the appointment…
People all over the world will be
familiar with the Imperial State Crown and all that it represents.
With almost 3,000 precious stones making up the headpiece, it is
only seen at State Openings of Parliament and Coronations of the
Monarch. But what about the other two items of royal insignia which
are also only present at the most regal of events? The Great Sword
of State and the Cap of…
One of, if not the, most decorated man to
have served as President of the United States was Dwight D.
Eisenhower or “Ike” as he was commonly known. The reason for his
long list of US and foreign honours relates to his time serving in
World War Two where he was…
It’s the hat that everyone wants to see
and we’ll get another go in 2020. Princess Beatrice is set to marry
Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in 2020 which means plenty of speculation
about the bride’s dress, the wedding tiara and her granny’s hat.
Yes, one of…
The beer tents have been put away, the
dancing is done and nearly all of the hangovers have faded.
Oktoberfest, the huge beer and folk festival that takes over Munich
for several weeks in early autumn, has come to a close just days
ahead of a special anniversary. For October 12th is rather
important for Oktoberfest. For on that date in 1810 a spectacular
royal wedding took place and to celebrate a…
A year ago today, Princess Eugenie and
Jack Brooksbank were married in a ceremony at St. George’s Chapel,
Windsor. And while the couple are celebrating behind closed doors,
the royals are marking the occasion with some previously unseen
footage of the wedding on their…
The mother of the bride has answered one
of the big questions over the next royal wedding of the year.
Sarah, Duchess of York has been speaking about the engagement of
her elder daughter, Princess Beatrice, and has confirmed that her
marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi will be…
Princess Elizabeth’s wedding gown was one
of the most talked-about outfits of 1947, and a novel about the
making of this historic dress has just won a literary award. The
Gown by Jennifer Robson was announced as one of the winners of the
fifth annual Canadian Jewish Literary Awards. The book, which is
being honoured in the fiction category, tells the story of the
women behind the future…
