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. [getty…
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. [getty
src=”107070380″ width=”594″ height=”482″] 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…
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…
