Two schoolboys have this week appeared in
court on trial for conspiring to commit terror acts in the United
Kingdom, including bombing Buckingham Palace. The two schoolboys,
who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared at Newcastle
Crown Court where they admitted conspiracy to make an explosive
substance for an unlawful purpose. As well as bombing Buckingham
Palace, the teenagers, who…
Take a step back in time and imagine
Georgian London. The year is 1762 and a building unlike no other
becomes the talk of the town. Many marvelled at its beauty; others
thought it would not last. Artist’s impressions of what the Pagoda
will look like once restoration is…
A former railway station used by Queen
Victoria and royal guests from across Europe for visits to Balmoral
will be restored after it was devastated by a major fire earlier
this month. Local people and historians alike have welcomed
the news that the Old Royal Station in…
An American tourist caused quite a scare
by flying a drone close to Windsor Castle, where The Queen was in
residence. The unmanned aircraft was spotted flying within 50
metres of the castle, and was being controlled by a remote. The
drone was reportedly being used to film a video, and was brought
down due to the security risks involved. By flying the drone over
the A tourist has been spoken to by…
The staff of Windsor Castle have voted to
take industrial action over a dispute of pay. The 76 wardens,
employed by the Royal Collection Trust, voted in favour by 84% of a
action short of strike. The turn out was 82%. The strike, which may
start from the end of April, would…
It was the room where Queen Victoria
entertained European royalty in the later part of her reign, and
designed as a state setting in what had, until then, been her
family and personal retreat. Now the Durbar Room at Osborne House
on the Isle of Wight has been restored to…
Elizabeth Tower fell silent on Saturday
night. A team from the Palace of Westminster Clockmakers climbed
the tower to physically move the clock’s hands from Greenwich Mean
Time to British Summer Time. Besides the clock at the Elizabeth
Tower, the team of clockmakers still had 2,000 clocks dotted around
the Palace of Westminster and other parliamentary buildings to
change in readiness for…
Buckingham Palace to open State Rooms Grand Entrance for first time during annual summer opening
18th March 2015
As Buckingham Palace prepares to welcome
the swathes of tourists for the annual summer opening, visitors
will for the first time be able to enter through the Grand
Entrance. Previously, the entrance had been reserved for visiting
Heads of State but the Palace will throw…
In what some have seen as a landmark
decision, the Westminster City Council has granted permission to
Westminster Abbey to begin planning for a new stair and lift tower
to be constructed at the east end of the church. This project will
enable, for the first time, public…
Unique mode of royal transport saved from scrap yard and returned to Balmoral
20th February 2015
A horse-drawn Hungarian Hunting Phaeton
dating back to 1850 is saved from a scrapyard and returned to its
former home, Balmoral Castle. The Phaeton is on loan to the castle
by the Grampian Transport Museum in Aberdeenshire. The Phaeton was
purchased by Queen’s Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, to be used
by the Royal couple when they were at their Scottish home. Prince
Albert had…
