British Royals

It’s best known now, in royal terms, as the name of the youngest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor, who is now 19, is the latest member of the family to carry a name with a rather impressive royal history. Here, we look back at some of the best known royals to be called Louise. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll Louisa Caroline…

Counsellors of State stand in for the Monarch if they are temporarily unavailable, either through being out of the country or for short term health reasons, like an operation. The Regency Act of 1937 stated that the Monarch’s spouse and the first four adults in the line of succession could be called on to be Counsellors. That meant that, following the accession of King Charles III, the…

Every ten years in the UK, a census is held. All households in the country are required to fill in a form with details of everyone living in that one unit to give a picture of the population and help plan future services. The information is held securely and can’t be released publicly for another 100 years. But that means that, a century on, we get wonderful snapshots of life long ago. I…