The Queen has sent a message to the
people of New Zealand after a series of powerful earthquakes shook
the country over the weekend. In the message, Her Majesty writes
that she and Prince Philip were shocked to hear about the
earthquakes that struck the country. In full, the Queen writes:
“Prince Philip and I were shocked to hear news of the severe
earthquakes that struck on Monday. I send…
New Documents shed light on George III's loss of the American Colonies
15th November 2016
Poor George III. As British monarchs go,
he’s perhaps one who has had a lot of calamities placed upon
his lap. Much of his reign was marked by periods of insanity, most
likely caused by porphyria and aggravated by the chemicals found in
powdered wigs at the time…
Duke of Cambridge presents Sir David Attenborough with award for his long and illustrious career
14th November 2016
The Duke of Cambridge was kept very busy
this past weekend. Along with his engagements commemorating the
Remembrance weekend, he also attended and presented at the Evening
Standard Theatre Awards on Sunday evening at London’s Old Vic
Theatre. The Duke honoured…
The Hon. Margaret Rhodes is The Queen’s
first cousin, and longtime friend. Born just a few months apart
from Her Majesty, Mrs Rhodes probably knows the monarch better than
anybody else, and they still remain best of friends to this day.
Embed from Getty Images Margaret is the youngest daughter of Sidney
Buller-Fullerton-Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone – The Queen
Mother’s…
Theresa May set to go to war with The Queen after the Prime Minister scraps seven royal charters
13th November 2016
Theresa May is set to have her first
major dispute with Her Majesty The Queen as the British Prime
Minister plans to scrap seven royal charters. Embed from Getty
Images Mrs May is planning to axe royal charters from the UK’s
research councils which generates £3billion…
The Queen has led tributes to the British
and Commonwealth war dead this weekend at the Remembrance Sunday
service in central London. Thousands of people gathered at the
Cenotaph for a two-minute silence at 11 o’clock to honour those
killed in wars and conflicts past and…
Queen Elizabeth II was joined by a large
portion of the Senior Members of the Royal Family at Royal Albert
Hall for the Festival of Remembrance. Embed from Getty Images Among
those included the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and
Duchess of Cornwall who just returned from a tour of the middle
east and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Prince Harry was absent
from the event which…
The Countess of Wessex was seen to be
moved to tears on Saturday evening when she joined The Queen and
members of the Royal Family at the Festival of Remembrance at the
Royal Albert Hall. The 51-year-old was very emotional
as families of deceased soldiers made their way…
Dear HRH Prince Harry; I still remember
our Remembrance Day ceremonies at the elementary school I went to.
They would file class by class into the gymnasium until the 900
strong student population was present. The older kids sat on the
bleachers in the back, while the younger kids were seated on the
floor. Local veterans were always invited and sat near the front.
Unfortunately, they went fairly…
