State & Ceremonial

Questions over whether the Prime Minister's girlfriend will meet The Queen at Balmoral

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28th July 2019
Questions have been raised over whether Carrie Symonds, the parter of Boris Johnson, will be invited to Balmoral over the summer to meet The Queen alongside the new Prime Minister. As is tradition, the monarch extends an invitation to the Prime Minister and their spouse each year to spend a few days each summer at Balmoral. Carrie Symonds outside Downing Street on Wednesday However, this…
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History

The Illegitimate Royals: The many children of Henry I

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25th July 2019
Henry I of England was the son of William the Conqueror and reigned from 1100 to 1135. Henry had two legitimate children with his first wife Matilda of Scotland: Matilda and William. Sadly Henry’s heir William died at sea leaving Matilda as Henry’s chosen heir. This…
State & Ceremonial

The Queen appoints Boris Johnson as Prime Minister

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24th July 2019
The Queen has formally appointed Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after he assured Her Majesty that he can command a majority in the House of Commons. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is The Queen’s 14th Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. Mr Johnson was appointed to the role just a matter of minutes after Theresa May tendered her resignation to The Queen on…
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FeaturesHistory

Prince Napoleon's journey to Norway in 1856

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24th July 2019
In August 1856, Christiania received an exceptionally grand visit. Seven royals from three royal houses, one Imperial house and a princely house were gathered in Norway’s capital that summer. One of them was Napoleon, although it wasn’t the Napoleon most of us think of. Christiania had, since the spring of 1856, had been a permanent royal home. It was Crown Prince Karl of…
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FeaturesInsightRoyal Weddings

A queen's wedding dress 'hidden' in an art gallery

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23rd July 2019
Worn by a famous bride on the day she became a queen, visitors to Madrid can get up close and personal with one of the best known royal wedding gowns of the 20th century. The Balenciaga creation chosen by a certain Fabiola de Mora y Aragon for her 1960 marriage to King Baudouin of the Belgians is part of a retrospective of the designer’s work now on at one of the best known galleries in the…
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