Many young brides dream of looking like a princess on their wedding day, but it is also possible to get married at a palace. Kensington Palace is licenced for weddings and some can form some of the eighty public functions it can hold during the year. The suggested place for the nuptials is the Orangery, built for Queen Anne to protect her orange trees during the winter, it was also used for many…
Only hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov was shot dead on live television, a lorry crashed into crowds at a Berlin Christmas market killing 12 and injuring another 48.
In light of the attack, which Islamic State has claimed…
During these health-conscious times, smoking has been permitted in designated areas within Buckingham Palace. Now, however, a no-smoking policy has been implemented at all royal palaces. It will take effect next year. These include Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, St…
It is said that what you do in the first hour of the New Year will be what you do for most of the year. Next year could finally see your royal dreams coming true, as the Royal Palace in Stockholm is giving you the chance to ring in 2017 like royalty, with a big New Year’s Eve Concert in the Royal Chapel.
“On the last day of the year, we welcome you to the Royal Chapel at the Royal…
More than 100,000 people sign petition demanding the Royal Family pay for Buckingham Palace repairs
20th November 2016
Over 100,000 people have now signed an online petition demanding that the Royal Family pay for the Buckingham Palace restoration work, not the British taxpayer.
The petition was created a couple of days ago after it was announced that Buckingham Palace was to undergo a…
Buckingham Palace to undergo a 10-year £369 million refurbishment
18th November 2016
It has just been announced by the Treasury that Buckingham Place will undergo a 10-year refurbishment costing the UK taxpayer £369m.
The work, which will begin next April, will be the largest refurbishment Buckingham Palace has been subject to in recent time. The Queen will…
You may not ever live in Buckingham Palace, but this is a close second
5th November 2016
If you have given up your hopes of spending a night or two at Buckingham Palace, there is no reason to despair. You can now own something not too dissimilar.
Hinwick House; the 300-year-old house that is modeled on the Queen’s official residence is now up for sale at £14,500,000 only. It is a snatch considering that the owners’ justification for selling is because the house is too far…
The Queen stands to lose a million pounds per year after European Union farming subsidies to Britain end because of Brexit, The Sunday Telegraph reports. Sandringham Estate, the Queen’s retreat in Norfolk, will lose around £700,000 and the lands around Windsor…
Painting owned by Prince Charles will be highlight of Portrait of the Artist
8th October 2016
Conservators working on one of Prince Charles’ pictures at Highgrove have come across a truly remarkable self-portrait.
One of the still-life pictures, which has been at Highgrove for around a quarter of a century is called “A Vanitas” by the seventeenth century Dutch…
Accused teen who planned terror attack on Buckingham Palace appears in court
15th September 2016
On Tuesday, 13 September, Westminster Magistrates’ Court saw the appearance of 19-year-old Haroon Ali-Syed, who was arrested on 8 September on suspicion of planning to carry out a terror attack on key London landmarks ‘on the scale of 7/7’.
Prosecutor Thomas Halpin spoke at the hearing and announced to the court that ‘The allegation is that [Haroon Ali-Syed] was planning a terrorist attack…
