Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen to visit Royal Scots Dragoon Guards in Fife

On Monday 28th September, Her Majesty The Queen will visit the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards at Leuchars Station in Fife where she will officially name the base, Waterloo Barracks. The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards show their support for Armed Forces Day. The Queen is Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and during her time at the base she will meet with serving soldiers and their families…
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Queen Elizabeth II

Queen gives Mappin & Webb royal seal of approval

Mappin & Webb has long been associated with timeless elegance and beautiful craftsmanship. In 1775, at the age of 18, Jonathan Mappin started a small cutlery workshop in Sheffield. Within a year the first Mappin hallmark was recorded at the assay office and in 1780 Jonathan Mappin was given the Freedom of the Cutlers Company. Mappin & Webb on Regent Street in London (2011) Jonathan Mappin’s son…
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British Royals

The day The Queen Mother went missing in Derbyshire

A long-serving Derbyshire police officer’s family have revealed some fascinating anecdotes about his service in the force, including the day that Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother visited the county and ended up going missing. The Queen Mother on a royal engagement. Ian Parker served in the police force for more than three decades and shortly after the 88-year-old recently passed away, details of…
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Prince & Princess of WalesThe Sussexes

William and Harry answer a DIY SOS

They will probably never be let loose on the DIY in their family homes – there are rules about rustling up a new shower room in palaces and castles – but on Wednesday, for one day only, Prince William and Prince Harry will be showing the world just how good they are at home improvements. For the royal brothers are heading to Manchester to help complete a very special renovation job that will…
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