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 be marked…
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 Elizabeth…
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
“syphilitic”…
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 from
a much larger fruit…
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…
Royal Mint issues commemorative £20 silver coin honouring The Queen's record breaking milestone
1st September 2015
Fewer and fewer people in Britain can
remember a time when another head adorned our currency or indeed
our stamps. In fact, the Royal Mint has confirmed that of the 28.9
billion coins in circulation, never have all of them carried the
portrait of the same monarch. The new…
Things are starting to bloom this month as Duchess of Cornwall accepts garden presidency
1st September 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall has recently
agreed to become president of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in
Hampshire. The Duchess of Cornwall is pictured here visiting the
Big Lunch Project at the Skainos Centre in East Belfast in May
2015. Founded in 1953 by nurseryman Harold…
Duchess of Cornwall to present medals to Navy personnel who helped with the Ebola crisis
28th August 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall begins the new
royal season on 10 September honouring Navy personnel who helped
with the Ebola crisis last year. The Duchess of Cornwall is
pictured here in 2012 at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. There she
presented operational medals to Royal Navy medics upon their return
operations in Afghanistan. Camilla, Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal
Naval Medical Services will present…
