State & Ceremonial

Jacob Rees-Mogg tells Theresa May "to see The Queen urgently and resign" following confidence vote

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12th December 2018
Jacob Rees-Mogg has called on the Prime Minister to “urgently” tender her resignation to The Queen, despite winning a vote of no confidence on Wednesday evening. Speaking immediately after the result of the vote was declared, the Tory Brexiteer said: “The Prime Minister must realise that under all constitutional norms she ought to go and see The Queen urgently and…
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State & Ceremonial

Late night talks are taking place between Buckingham Palace and the Cabinet Office

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11th December 2018
Late night talks have been taking place between Buckingham Palace and the Cabinet Office this evening amidst the ongoing political uncertainty. According to Tim Shipman of the Sunday Times, “conversations have taken place between Cabinet Office and Palace.” I know I’m hours after the fray. But source in No10 says 48 letters are in and second source says conversations have taken…
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Royal Snow and Snowmen

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5th December 2018
The onset of winter provides another opportunity to look again at the links between the many fascinating outdoor pastimes and pursuits enjoyed by royalty, which I touched on in my article of December 2017, Snow and Royalty. Whilst the German Christmas was much popularised by Prince Albert, the preference of Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort to spend Christmas at Windsor Castle with the royal…
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A Brief History of Frogmore Cottage

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4th December 2018
With the announcement that Frogmore Cottage will become the residence of The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Windsor, it is perhaps interesting to briefly review Frogmore Cottage’s history. Contrary to popular imagination, it is not the first time that the building has…
History

Fit for a King: Prince Charles's christening sponsors, 15 December 1948

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2nd December 2018
Born just three-and-a-half years after VE Day 1945, HRH Prince Charles Philip Arthur George of Edinburgh was very much a post-war baby.  Even his christening, on 15 December 1948,  was a reminder of the impact of the war. It could not take place in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace, where his mother had been baptised, because it had not yet recovered from wartime bombing. The beautiful…
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