The final piece in our Queen Mother
series sees us focus on the last few years of her life in the
2000s, her death and legacy she left behind. Our post begins in
early 2000 when The Queen Mother celebrated her centenary. She was
the first member of the Royal Family to reach her 100th birthday
and was said to be “very pleased” to celebrate such an occasion.
There were some minor…
Manuscript by Queen Victoria to go on show at the Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh
19th March 2015
A gilded manuscript describing Queen
Victoria’s visit to the Scottish Highlands is set to go on display
at the Queen’s Gallery in Edinburgh later this month. First
published in 1884, More Leaves from the Journal of Our Life in the
Highlands contains excerpts…
On their first full day in Washington
D.C, Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall visited several
historic landmarks including the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther
King Memorial and Mount Vernon. The Duchess of Cornwall at Mount
Vernon. Charles and Camilla began a…
Prince William received some on-the-job
training from Her Majesty The Queen on Wednesday as he accompanied
her, for the first time, as she received foreign ambassadors at
Buckingham Palace. This particular regular royal duty saw The Queen
and Prince William greet the Nicaraguan Ambassador as well as
the Ambassador for Austria. It was confirmed by Aides that Prince
William’s presence at…
Prince Harry will attend the launch event
for Walking With The Wounded’s (WWTW) “Walk of Britain” at the
Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London. Harry is Patron of the charity.
The Prince will meet the wounded service personnel taking part in
the trek. He will…
The Queen and Prince Philip to visit National Memorial to the Few and Canterbury Cathedral in Kent
17th March 2015
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will
be in Kent on Thursday 26th March where they will visit the
National Memorial to the Few in Capel-le-Ferne. Following their
visit to the national memorial, Her Majesty and Prince Philip will
attend a service at Canterbury…
After ten years of active service with
the Armed Forces, Kensington Palace has confirmed that Prince Harry
will leave operational service this summer. Prince Harry
wearing his Army Air Corps sky blue beret with Blues and Royals
badge. His Royal Highness is to focus more of his time on
charitable work, including a period of the summer in Africa with
conservation experts. The Prince will step down…
Yesterday a service of commemoration was
held at St Paul’s Cathedral in honour of veterans and those who
died fighting in Afghanistan. The Queen was accompanied by senior
members of The Royal Family and Prime Minster David Cameron, among
other politicians. Also taking…
Our series continues with a look at The
Queen Mother during the 1990s. Whilst the 1980s had been a
decade to look back on with positivity for the Royal Family, the
1990s would prove much more turbulent. The Queen Mother, still
carrying out numerous engagements, would…
Zara Tindall alongside her horse, High
Kingdom, will be making her debut appearance at the Rolex Kentucky
this year in April. The Queen’s granddaughter will be making her
debut at the American classic equestrian events with Trevor
Hemmings’ horse on whom she rode when she won British team’s silver
medal at last year’s World Equestrian Games. As of yet, nine
British riders will be…
