Queen Victoria’s mother, the Duchess of
Kent, died on 16 March 1861 at her residence of Frogmore House, in
Windsor Great Park. Frogmore had been occupied by the Duchess since
May 1841 when Queen Victoria asked her mother whether or not she
would like to use Frogmore House and its grounds as a country
retreat on the death of George III’s daughter, Princess Augusta.
The Duchess accepted Clarence…
Monarchy isn’t necessarily the most
fashionable form of government in the 21st century. In the world
today, we have republics which were once monarchies. Among them are
Serbia, a nation with a strong royal family even though the nation
officially is a republic. On the…
Queen Victoria acquired many pieces of
jewellery throughout her lifetime – both small, personal items and
grander, regal items associated with her role as Queen. One item,
about which there is an interesting background, is the miniature
crown that Victoria would wear…
You know what royal weddings are like.
You wait years for one, then three come along almost at once. With
Lady Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of
Kent, set to tie the knot with Thomas Kingston in May, we will have
enjoyed three big marriages within the space of a year. And this
latest set of Windsor nuptials might even start the race for
wedding number four. Here’s…
There’s no doubt that King Henry VIII
reformed the Monarchy and its purpose significantly during his
reign. From reforms in the Royal Court to church reforms, he had it
all under his control. What many people don’t know is that there
has almost always been a Church Of…
Amalienborg is celebrating 225 years as a
Danish royal residence. The Amalienborg Palace complex is where the
Queen and Crown Prince Family reside in Copenhagen, as have eight
former kings since 1794. Today marks exactly 225 years since King
Christian VII moved into…
From the introduction of the first
English Monarch [William the Conqueror] in 1066, Monarchs ruled
absolutely, with no requirement for public input, government or
indeed any opportunity for it, with the exception of a
comparatively weak and more-or-less disregarded charter under Henry
I in 1100. This almost absolute, unquestioned autocracy continued
for nearly 200 years until a revolution took…
New law calling for women to inherit hereditary titles passes first stage in Parliament
5th March 2019
A bill calling for the law to be changed
so that women can inherit titles and hereditary peerages has passed
its first stage in the House of Commons. Conservative MP Philip
Davies introduced a Ten Minute Rule motion in the Commons on
Tuesday which called on the law to…
Today, the Queen hosts a reception in
London to mark the 50th anniversary of the investiture of Prince
Charles as Prince of Wales. The ceremony itself took place on July
1st 1969 at Caernarfon Castle, watched by thousands at the ancient
royal site and many more on TV. It…
The Queen Mother’s determination to keep
her distance from Wallis Simpson is at the heart of a new TV
programme. In ‘Queen Mum: the Reluctant Queen’, her attitude
towards the Duchess of Windsor is examined with one letter,
describing her as a ‘’naughty lady’’, taking centre stage. The
description of Wallis came in a letter penned by Elizabeth to her
own mother-in-law, Queen Mary. In…
