State & Ceremonial

BREAKING: Theresa May to face a vote of no confidence in her government

Prime Minister Theresa May is to face a vote of confidence in her  government following the crushing defeat on her Brexit vote on Tuesday. The government lost Theresa May’s meaningful vote by a huge majority on Thursday evening. 432 MPs voters against the motion with just  202 voting in favour of it. This means the government has suffered its worst defeat in the history of the House of…
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VIDEO: The Queen's Guards perform Bohemian Rhapsody outside Buckingham Palace

The Queen’s Guards have performed a special rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody outside of Buckingham Palace. The Band of the Grenadier Guards played the Queen melody on Monday to the delight of onlookers. Bohemian Rhapsody at Buckingham Palace today 🎶🎺 So cool!pic.twitter.com/ULB6trWVHX — M ♡ (@gua_x2) January 7, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Just hours earlier…
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State & Ceremonial

Arise Dame Twiggy, Gareth Southgate OBE & Harry Kane MBE - New Year Honours 2019 revealed

Twiggy, Gareth Southgate and Harry Kane are amongst the 1,148 people named in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List. The model, actress and singer, Twiggy, has been awarded a Damehood in the New Year’s Honours for services to Fashion, Arts & Charity. Dame Twiggy, also known as Lesley Lawson, was an icon of the 1960s and has enjoyed a career spanning for over 50 years. Speaking of her…
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History

The farmer who could have been Norway’s king

The Knut Alvsson is, outside Norway, a name that few have ever heard. Still, the name represented one of the biggest riots in Norway’s history. Knut Alvsson was born in 1455 and was a wealthy farmer and landowner in Norway who then was a part of the Kalmar Union. From 1497…
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Queen Victoria's Winter Sledge

Queen Victoria’s winter sledge became synonymous with the Windsor Christmas, at least during the lifetime of Prince Albert, who is rightly credited with popularising Christmas traditions in England, including that of the Christmas tree. The royal trees were decorated with coloured wax candles, sweets, toys and artificial snow, whilst the gifts exchanged by the Royal Family were gathered beneath…
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