Taking some time away from his job as an air ambulance pilot, The Duke of Cambridge will visit RAF Coningsbyon 22 September to commemorate the 100th Anniversary Parade of 29 (Reserve) Squadron.
Prince William pictured here in 2010 at the Controls of a Search and Rescue Seaking Helicopter.
The Duke is the Honourary Air Commandant of Royal Air Force Coningsby.
The airbase is also home to the Battle…
Monarchy Rules: stories from Queen Elizabeth II to Alfred the Great
7th September 2015
After the success of our series: A Victorian Family Tree: the story of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters as well as celebrating Her Majesty’s record breaking reign, we begin our new series: Monarchy Rules: stories of Queen Elizabeth II to Alfred the Great.
The…
The Queen attends 200th anniversary Braemar Gathering days before her own historic milestone
5th September 2015
Just a few days shy of making history when she becomes the longest reigning British monarch, The Queen attended the Braemar Gathering in Scotland. The Duke of Edinburgh and The Duke of Rothesay, as Charles in styled in Scotland joined Her Majesty.
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A special service of music and prayers to mark the moment The Queen makes history
5th September 2015
On the day that The Queen becomes the longest reigning monarch in British history there will be a special service of music and prayers at one of Britain’s most important churches to mark the historic moment. A ceremony of Choral Evensong will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on September 9th as Elizabeth II overtakes Victoria in the record books.
The Queen’s historic milestone will…
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters commemorate The Queen’s reign
5th September 2015
On 9 September Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning British monarch, surpassing the record held by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. According to 2014 figures, there have been over 150 portraits of her during her lifetime.
“Her Majesty Queen…
The “self-indulgent” King Henry VIII has earned himself the title of the worst monarch in history granted by the Historical Writers Association.
Twenty per cent voted the obsessive tyrant the worst monarch citing his “self-indulgent” and…
A royal tribute to Britain's worst rail disaster is destroyed by vandals
4th September 2015
It was a sad day for the community of Gretna Green last weekend. Vandals destroyed a tree that was planted by the Princess Royal earlier this year to honour those who perished in the Quintinshill Rail Disaster.
On May 22, The Princess Royal planted a tree near the railway tracks adjacent to the Quintinshill Bridge to mark the centenary of Britain’s worst rail disaster. Hundreds of residents…
A slice of wedding cake from the marriage of Princess Elizabeth of England (the future Queen Elizabeth II) to Philip Mountbatten recently sold for £500 at an auction.
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The slice was taken…
Kensington Palace marks longest serving monarch with film installation
4th September 2015
Kensington Palace is to mark the date Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-serving monarch with a new film installation celebrating the reigns of The Queen, and her predecessor as longest serving monarch, Queen Victoria.
The Palace is a royal residence set in…
New portrait of The Queen unveiled honouring her record reign
4th September 2015
A new portrait of The Queen to mark the occasion of Her Majesty becoming Britain’s longest-reigning monarch has been unveiled.
The new portrait was commissioned by Illustrated London News Ltd (ILN), with collaboration from The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) and the Royal Warrant Holders Association.
Painted in oils, it portrays The Queen in the robes of the Order of the Garter…
