In the third episode of this series, Dr
David Starkey concentrates his investigation into how the Great
British music has been influenced by our monarchy by looking at the
eighteenth century. The 1700s was a time of economic boom for the
British people and the military was a significant source of power.
However, this was a time of great delicacy for our monarchy. The
effects of the English Civil…
Today, documents which were previously
classified were released by the National Archives. It included a
final speech which was prepared in 1983 for Her Majesty The Queen
to read out in the event of nuclear war. The ‘final speech’ starts
off by saying, “When I spoke to…
Badar Azim who recently displayed Prince
George’s birth announcement on the easel has left the UK. On the
evening Prince George’s birth was announced, his face was spread
across the globe but now Badar Azim, the footman who placed the
birth announcement on the easel, has…
The announcement of the name of our new
heir sparked, within moments, speculation about the reason why the
three given names were chosen. His Royal Highness Prince George
Alexander Louis of Cambridge bears a traditional title but just why
were these names chosen? George has been a popular name amongst
Kings in British history, from George I in the eighteenth century,
the son of Sophia of Hanover…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have
named their child ‘Prince George Alexander Louis’ Kensington Palace
has just announced. This means that the baby’s title in full will
be ‘His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge.
He will be known as Prince…
Prince Harry has met his first nephew at
Kensington Palace, royal officials have confirmed. Harry’s visit,
and his first meeting with the little Prince comes after the
Queen’s trip to the Palace on Wednesday morning. The Queen spent
around 30 minutes with the new parents…
The Queen has visited her newest
great-grandchild at Kensington Palace this morning. The 87-year-old
monarch, who will leave for Balmoral on Friday, arrived at 11am and
spent around 30 minutes with new parents Prince William and the
Duchess of Cambridge. Close up picture of the new royal baby. Her
Majesty’s visit comes after she told guests on Tuesday night at
Buckingham Palace that she was…
Victoria Bridge – Hamilton, New Zealand
The world’s media and interested population has received the news
it was waiting for: Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge have welcomed a new baby boy into the world. The new
Prince (name) of Cambridge will one…
The Countess of Wessex has revealed her
joy of hearing the news of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s
first child. “I feel ridiculously happy actually,” Sophie said. “So
excited for them both, its a wonderful event.” Sophie has revealed
she is “ridiculously…
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge and the new Royal Baby have now left the Lindo
Wing hospital where the Duchess gave birth yesterday. Prince
William and Kate stopped in front of the press to answer a few
questions. William said, “He has got a good pair of lungs on
him… He’s a big boy, he’s quite heavy. We’re still working on
a name, so we’ll get back to you on…
