The Prince of Wales has released a
statement following the death of his godmother, Countess
Mountbatten of Burma, who has died at the age of 93. On Wednesday
evening, Prince Charles said: “I was deeply saddened to learn of
the death of my very special godmother, Lady Mountbatten whom
I have known and loved ever since I can first remember. “She played
an extremely important part in my…
Countess Mountbatten of Burma, Prince Charles's godmother, dies at the age of 93
14th June 2017
The 2nd Countess Mountbatten of
Burma, godmother to The Prince of Wales and third cousin of
The Queen, has died at the age of 93. Embed from Getty Images The
Countess of Mountbatten of Burma was born on 14 February 1924 as
the eldest of Louis Mountbatten, later the 1st…
Patricia Knatchbull was the 2nd Countess
Mountbatten of Burma. She was the eldest child of Lord Mountbatten
of Burma. Our Queen did not celebrate her accession as it was also
the anniversary of her father’s passing, but there is little doubt
that Patricia Knatchbull took…
Her Majesty recreates first royal train ride that took place 175 years ago
14th June 2017
Technology may have advanced and the
journey a complete six minutes faster, but yesterday, Her Majesty
recreated the first royal train journey that took place 175 years
ago by Queen Victoria. The “delightful and so quick” trip taken by
Queen Victoria on 13 June 1842 was driven by Isambard Kingdom
Brunel and Sir Daniel Gooch, keeping in tradition, their
descendants accompanied The Queen…
Increase in crimes around the royal palaces since the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
13th June 2017
In a new report released by the
Metropolitan Police in response to a freedom of information
request, statistics reveal that crimes around Buckingham and
Kensington Palaces have more than tripled since the royal wedding
in 2011. In 2011 just 13 crimes took place within palace…
The Queen’s Speech has been
delayed because the government are having trouble transcribing
the text onto goatskin. Every year, the speech is read out on
goatskin parchment, however, it takes around a week for
the ink to dry meaning amendments cannot be made. As
the…
It has been confirmed that this year’s
Queen’s Speech has been delayed by a few days due to the
Conservative Party failing to reach an agreement with Northern
Ireland’s DUP. If an agreement cannot be made, then it is
likely that The Queen’s Speech will not be passed resulting in
another General Election. But by delaying the speech, Her
Majesty will inevitably have to miss…
Charlie Proctor: The Queen will be livid with the government if she is forced to miss Royal Ascot
12th June 2017
It never ceases to amaze me how things
can go from relatively calm to scenes of chaos within a matter of
minutes. I should imagine that the same situation unfolded in
Buckingham Palace this morning when Her Majesty found out that she
might have to miss Royal Ascot due to the…
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge
has taken the Colonel’s Review in preparation for the Trooping the
Colour which will be held next week to celebrate Her Majesty The
Queen’s birthday. The Colonel’s Review is essentially the final
rehearsal for the…
If you have purchased a train ticket from
Slough to Paddington for 13 June, there is an additional reason why
you don’t want to miss your trip; because the Queen and the Duke of
Edinburgh will board the Great Western Railway train to mark the
anniversary of a similar trip that Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
embarked on 175 years ago. What makes the trip more special is that
descendants of the…
