As the 20th anniversary of her death
approaches, Buckingham Palace is set to host a tribute to the late
Diana, Princess of Wales, as part of the summer opening. Beginning
this weekend, visitors to the Queen’s ‘office’ in London will be
able to step into Diana’s world as the tribute exhibition recreates
part of her sitting room at Kensington Palace. With items chosen by
Princes William and…
Apology for Princess Eugenie after professor says she only got into school due to status
21st July 2017
Newcastle University found itself in the
midst of controversy after one of its senior history lecturers
spoke at an anti-monarchy rally and told the crowds that Princess
Eugenie had only been offered a place at the school when officials
learned who she was. “We are…
Archaeology is a lot of fun. You never
know what you might dig up, left over years ago by absentminded
ancestors. Coins, old rubbish, bits of pottery, scraps of letters,
an unexploded ordinance that could take out half the street if it’s
so much as looked at funny. The…
On their first day in Germany, the Duke
and Duchess of Cambridge visited the memorial to the Holocaust.
They toured Berlin’s memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
yesterday. Located in the centre of the capital is a sculpture of a
graveyard with an underground museum. The Cambridges walked through
the memorial after receiving a tour of the underground museum that
depicts the progression of…
Britain’s littlest diplomat was on the
charm offensive Wednesday morning at the Berlin Airport. Princess
Charlotte, the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,
landed in Berlin early Wednesday for the first day of the royal
visit to Germany along with her…
The Duke of Edinburgh conducted his final
scheduled public engagement on Wednesday morning as he and The
Queen visited Canada House to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary
of Confederation. During the visit, The Queen and Prince Philip
viewed artefacts and displays…
The Duchess of Cambridge made a joke
about having another baby and caused international buzz with
speculation that there might be a third little Cambridge soon. The
Duke and Duchess hadn’t been in Poland for 12 hours when they sent
the global news machine spinning into chaos after receiving teddy
bears specifically designed for a newborn as a gift. The royal
couple were visiting The Heart, a…
The Speaker of the House of Commons, John
Bercow, referred to a senior Conservative Party MP as Prince Andrew
on Monday in the House of Commons chamber. Graham Brady, the Chair
of the influential 1922 Committee, was referred to as “Prince
Andrew over there” when…
Today marks the century of a momentous
decision, but one borne out of potential crisis and some would
argue a very good call as European history panned out. Queen
Victoria, had taken the decision in the nineteenth century to give
the Royal House her husband’s title. Hence…
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge along
with their two children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, have
arrived in Poland for the start of what is being dubbed as a
‘Brexit diplomacy tour’. Over the next week, the family of four
will be visiting both Poland and Germany. They arrived in the
Polish capital of Warsaw on Monday morning and will head back to
the UK from Germany on the…
