The Royal Collection Trust have announced their upcoming programme of exhibitions and displays at royal residences and The Queen’s Galleries for the year ahead. Highlights of the upcoming programme include an exhibition marking the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and an exhibition telling the story of German artist Maria Sibylla Merian.
An example of a piece from The…
Royal Family Christmas gift tags collection sells for £4,500 at auction
1st October 2015
A collection of Christmas royal gift tags were sold for almost £4,500 and shows a whole other side of The Royal Family, as they are just like any other family at Christmas time. The items were sold by Brian Reeve Auctions, which specialises in items such as stamps and…
British Comedian Russell Brand slammed for equating Queen's German heritage to Nazism
21st July 2015
British comedian Russell Brand has this week attracted significant criticism for a post on social media site Facebook in which he equated The Queen’s German heritage to Nazism. The post garnered significant attention from Brand’s 3.4m Facebook followers, many of…
Seasoned royal fan Terry Hutt celebrated his 80th birthday outside the Lindo Wing today as royal baby watch officially moves into overtime. Staff from Kensington Palace sent the union-flag clad royalist a birthday cake along with a handwritten message offering their best wishes for the day.
The message read:
“Dear Terry,
This comes with our best wishes on your 80th birthday.
From the…
A 19th-century red wheel carriage commissioned by King William IV during the final years of his reign was sold at an auction for nearly a quarter of a million pounds.
The Royal British Mews Landau dates back to 1835, when it belonged to the Royal Mews, and was used by King…
Easter 1916 Rising ceremonies unlikely to be attended by Royal Family
9th February 2015
The Irish Government have expressed that it is “extremely unlikely” that a member of The Royal Family will attend the 100th anniversary commemorations of the 1916 Easter Rising next year. Given the nature of the events, it was agreed it would be best not to…
One person who was commissioned by Runnymede Borough Council to mark the anniversary was Royal School of Needlework member Rhoda Nevins, who created The Magna Carta Embroidery panels which are to be shown throughout the country.
June 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the sealing of the Magna Carta at Runnymede, near Windsor. With this in mind, celebrations and commemorative events are…
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