A range of irreplaceable historical
artefacts, including rosary beads Mary Queen of Scots brought to
her execution, was stolen when Arundel Castle was broken into
during a £1 million raid. According to Sussex Police, a burglar
alarm at the castle went off at 22:30 BST on Friday, 21 May and
officers responded within minutes. Police told the BBC a group of
thieves entered Arundel Castle through…
Trumpeters from The Band of The Royal
Yeomanry played a very royal salute before the Tower of London’s
Ravenmaster read out the name of their new female raven on BBC
Breakfast. The votes are in, and the baby girl raven is to be
called Branwen. Four raven chicks…
Several Historic Royal Palaces properties
are set to reopen in England in the next month, with COVID-19
restrictions easing. The Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace,
Kensington Palace, and Kew Palace will all be reopening soon to
welcome guests again to explore royal…
Along with many other historic sites,
Windsor Castle will be reopening on Monday, 17 May. The UK entered
its third lockdown in January 2021 and has slowly been easing
restrictions since mid-April. In England, museums, theatres, and
historic sites can reopen on Monday. Windsor Castle has been
home to English and then British monarchs for nearly 1,000 years.
The Queen has spent most of the…
The Prince of Wales wants to open up the
royal palaces to the public for longer periods of time once he is
on the throne. The Prince reportedly wants to turn the residences
from “private spaces to public places.” In a report by the Sunday
Times, Prince Charles…
Amalienborg Palace, located in
Copenhagen, Denmark, is the primary residence of the Danish Royal
Family. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark was born there on 16 April
1940, during the reign of her predecessor and grandfather,
Christian X. Besides being the birthplace of the first…
It might be the birthplace of Sweden’s
current king and the home of Crown Princess Victoria and her
family, but Haga Palace has also served many different functions
over the years, ranging from an orphanage to a guest house for
visiting foreign statesmen to a conference facility. The palace was
modelled after an Italian villa and built in 1802 by architect
Carl Christoffer Gjörwell at…
With lockdown lifted, Brits are looking
forward to meeting their friends and family in parks and gardens
again, and this year a rather unique picnicking venue has presented
itself for your socially distant gatherings. The Royal Collection
Trust announced Wednesday that…
A blue plaque is to be put up outside the
London residence that Diana, Princess of Wales called home in the
months leading up to her engagement. English Heritage is to put up
one of the prestigious markers at Coleherne Court in London at the
site of the flat where Diana…
A man has been arrested after a bomb
disposal team attended to reports of a suspicious item at the
Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The Palace is the Queen’s
official residence in Scotland. She is not currently at the
property and has been living at Windsor Castle for the best part of
the year. The suspicious item has now been dealt with. A
spokesperson for Police Scotland…
