After 14 years of work on the garden of
The Prince of Wales’ Scottish home, flooding has washed away all
the restoration work. Last week during an impromptu visit to
Ballater, Prince Charles told a butcher in the flood-hit
Aberdeenshire town that the gardens at Birkhall were “devastated”
when a river broke its banks. While he put on a brave face saying
that is was the…
Floods on the River Dee have threatened
Abergeldie Castle, which is located near The Queen’s Balmoral
estate, causing the Baron of Abergeldie to flee his home. The Baron
and his wife sought refuge with their neighbour, Gordon Fraser,
after the river burst its banks…
One of Britain’s most famous buildings,
Buckingham Palace, is likely to become the Queen’s ‘third home’ as
she plans to spend more time at Windsor Castle and Balmoral next
year. The Queen, who turns 90 in April, will according to The Daily
Telegraph, spend a greater…
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height=”365″] The Queen and other senior members of the royal
family came together on Christmas morning as they attended the
traditional Christmas day service at Sandringham’s nearby church.
Her Majesty arrived at the church by car, whilst the other royals
travelled by foot. She walked into St Mary Magdalene church wearing
a…
On Sunday evening at 8pm, viewers in the
UK will be treated to an episode of BBC One’s Antiques Roadshow
which is this week airing from Balmoral Castle. Balmoral Castle,
The Queen’s private residence in Scotland, opened it’s doors
at the end of July where…
Are you curious to see how the Royal
Family would have celebrated Christmas centuries ago? Windsor
Castle has created a beautiful display to show just that in the
opulent State Apartments. The Christmas Display is set up to mimic
a Regency era Christmas, between 1811 and…
Buckingham Palace State Dining Room Closed Over Ceiling Safety Fears
1st December 2015
Buckingham Palace, the principal royal
abode of The Queen has been the setting of great splendour and
elegance. Just over a month ago, the Chinese President Xi Jinping
met with The Queen and The Duchess of Cambridge amongst other
important personages. However, Buckingham Palace is in the news yet
again but for an entirely different reason. It appears that use of
the State Dining Room has been…
Two men have been arrested after a
security alert yesterday evening at Buckingham Palace, after they
managed to climb onto the roof of the Queen’s official residence.
The men were seen being taken away in a police van after being
arrested on suspicion of trespassing on…
Spencer House Tomorrow, on 11 November
The Duke of Gloucester will attend a dinner as patron of the
Heritage of London Trust in quite a special building, Spencer
House. Spencer House was built between 1756 and 1766 by John
Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer. He initially employed…
Windsor Castle came out of World War II
untouched by Blitz that occurred only 24 or so miles away. Decades
later on 20 November 1992, it would meet a far different fate in
the form of fire that would end up costing close to £40 million.
The fire was said to spark by a spotlight that ignited a curtain in
Queen Victoria’s private chapel. It then rapidly spread through the
roof, decimating St…
