It was a strange royal week as one family
retreated behind palace doors as a new lockdown began in England
while all continued to work round tough coronavirus restrictions
affecting the regal agenda as much as any other part of life. Queen
Sofia of Spain may have been glad of a mask as she headed out in
another challenging week for her family and one which brought very
little to cheer her…
The Duchess of Cornwall has sent a
message of support to The Rifles ahead of Remembrance Sunday and
was seen sporting a special brooch commissioned by the Regiment. In
a recorded message, Camilla says “Riflemen, with the rest of our
nation, I am profoundly in your debt…
It was a low key royal wedding, set
against a backdrop of family illness and impending drama. But the
marriage of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Lady Alice Montagu
Douglas Scott, on November 6th 1935, began a royal partnership that
would become a bedrock for the House…
The Duchess of Cornwall has officially
opened the Field of Remembrance at Westminster. For the first time
in its 92 year history, the annual act of commemoration will be
closed to the public making this November’s unveiling even more
poignant. The Field of Remembrance is a way for everyone to
remember those who gave their lives in service of their country and
traditionally opens on the…
“Remember remember the 5th of November,
gunpowder, treason and plot…” November 5th is still considered to
be one of the most important in British history. But why? What are
the royal links? And why do we still mark it today? On April 13,
1570, Guido ‘Guy’…
The Queen has paid her own personal
tributes at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Westminster Abbey.
Her Majesty made an unannounced visit to the grave, just hours
before lockdown began in England. This year marks the centenary of
the burial of the Unknown Soldier at the…
It is not often American politicians say
“God save the Queen”. This was exactly what happened when Joe Biden
certified the election of Donald Trump as President in January
2017. While the applause rang out in the Senate chamber, he quietly
said: “God save the Queen”. The incident received some attention in
the British and American media in 2017, but due to all the interest
in Donald…
Learn more about the Earl of Snowdon, the
son of the late Princess Margaret and nephew of The Queen, on his
59th birthday: David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones was born on
November 3, 1961, in Clarence House to Princess Margaret and
Anthony Armstrong-Jones, the Countess…
The Countess of Wessex attended a special
service at Westminster Abbey in honour of those who have died of
the coronavirus on November 2nd, marking All Souls’ Day in a more
poignant way this year. This year’s service was arranged in
partnership with Hope and LOSS, a…
The Duke of Edinburgh has returned to
Windsor Castle from Sandringham, just days before a new period of
lockdown is set to begin in England. Prince Philip, who is 99, had
been living at Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate in recent weeks
while the Queen returned to royal duties, basing herself at
Windsor. Her Majesty travelled to Norfolk in the last days of
October to see her husband and the…
