Mention the name Frogmore, and some
people will instantly remember it is the resting place of the late
Queen Mother, to name but one of many of the Royal Family
throughout the years who lay in the Mausoleum or elsewhere.
However, as visitors can find this week the Gardens are far more
than that, they are 35 acres of calm and serenity that have been
enjoyed since the time of Charles II. The…
He might be turning 95-years-old next
week, but The Duke of Edinburgh’s grandson, Peter Phillips, has
said that he still thinks he is 55. Speaking about his
grandfather’s health, Peter Phillips said: “He’s nearly 95 but
his head thinks he’s 55.” Last…
The Queen has finally managed to get a
grasp of the elusive Epsom Derby trophy, albeit a for a short time,
as she presented the award to the connections of winning
horse, Harzand. [getty src=”538076934″ width=”594″
height=”434″] Her…
Prince Charles is well-known for his
projects all through the United Kingdom which have supported rural
crafts and heritage and also boosted local employment especially
amongst the young. This week he has announced a similar scheme for
Transylvania during his current visit to Romania. On Wednesday, he
opened “The Prince of Wales’s Training Centre”. This is in a
converted eighteenth century…
Prince Harry was on the receiving end of
a ticking off yesterday, when he attended a reception for
D-Day veterans without wearing a tie. The Prince met with 45
veterans at Southwick House, near Portsmouth, ahead of the
anniversary of the Normandy landings. He was wearing a…
Just days after being forced to
withdraw from the Battle of Jutland commemorations due to medical
reasons, the Duke of Edinburgh was on top form once again as
he visited the Veterans Aid hostel in Limehouse earlier today. At
the hostel, His Royal Highness met a resident…
The Queen ascended to the throne on 2
February 1952, upon the death of her father King George VI, but was
not crowned for more than a year afterwards, as the period of
mourning required wouldn’t allow a swift ceremony, and the planning
behind it would take some time. The Queen’s coronation date was
chosen reportedly because it was the most likely to be a nice day,
weather-wise, however, it…
Since April it seems there has been
non-stop events celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s 90th
birthday. She so far has celebrated her actual birthday on
April 21 where she lit the first of close to 1000 beacons across
the country. Next came the weekend of…
One of Diana, Princess of Wales’s iconic
evening dresses will be auctioned June 14 as part of ‘Passion for
Fashion’ – a sale put together by Kerry Taylor Auctions which
calls it ‘one of the finest sales of haute couture and historic
dress and Royal memorabilia…
Prince Philip is lending a hand or rather
his DNA to help identify the last of the Romanovs. The Romanovs,
who were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918, were one of the most
powerful Royal Families in history, they ruled from the time of
Ivan the Terrible until Nicholas II. In 2007 the bodies of two
children were found in a field and are believed to be Maria and
Alexei. Historian Simon Sebag…
