The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are
keen followers of tennis. Here they are at Wimbledon in 2011. With
so many focused on the attendance of royals at Wimbledon for the
quarter-finals, it seems appropriate to take readers on a history
of the sport and the influence royalty has played in shaping tennis
over hundreds of years. When researching the history of tennis, it
was no surprise to me why the…
Court dress example from 1822- note the
length of the train A visit to Buckingham Palace involves many
customs that one may not be accustom to- court dress for
example. While today there is no official dress code, many wouldn’t
dream of showing up in denim and a…
Richard III reburied - History fans get a chance to vote on whether The King has really been found
30th June 2015
Earlier this year, King Richard III was
reburied with great fanfare at Leicester Cathedral. The
reinterment took place after months of research and DNA analysis to
determine whether the bones found under a car park in Leicester
were those of the last Plantagenet monarch.
It has been the London
based residence of the Monarch since Queen Victoria came to
the Throne in 1837 though it is looking ever more likely that Her
Majesty The Queen could be forced to move out of
Buckingham Palace in order for maintenance work to be carried
out. It is expected that the major renovations could cost up to
£150m. Buckingham Palace needs major renovation works and The Queen
may…
The debate about whether the Romanov
dynasty could return to Russia has taken another turn with a
lawmaker asking the two people who claim to be the family’s head in
2015 to come back to the country. Vladimir Petrov is a member of
the legislative assembly of the Leningrad…
The Royal Household’s net expenditure
(the money spent to fund The Queen’s official duties and maintain
the Household) was £35.7m for the year 2014-15, Buckingham Palace
say, as the official Sovereign Grant report is released –
highlighting how The Queen’s Household…
Two schoolboys have this week appeared in
court on trial for conspiring to commit terror acts in the United
Kingdom, including bombing Buckingham Palace. The two schoolboys,
who cannot be identified for legal reasons, appeared at Newcastle
Crown Court where they admitted conspiracy to make an explosive
substance for an unlawful purpose. As well as bombing Buckingham
Palace, the teenagers, who…
The Queen led members of the Royal Family
at the traditional annual Garter day ceremony at Windsor Castle
today, joined also by the knights and ladies of the Order for the
service which took place at St George’s chapel. The Order of the
Garter was established by Edward III…
The date is 15th June 1215 and in
Runnymede, Windsor, King John has just sealed one of the most
important documents in Medieval England. A document that has become
recognised as a cornerstone of liberty influencing much of the
civilised world even in the 21st century- that…
Prince George makes first appearance on Palace balcony as royals mark Queen's official birthday
13th June 2015
Prince George made his first appearance
on the Buckingham Palace balcony this afternoon as he joined
members of the Royal Family to watch the traditional RAF fly past
marking The Queen’s Official Birthday, carried in Prince William’s
arms. Earlier in the morning, The Queen led the Royal Family as
they attended the traditional Trooping the Colour on Horse Guards
Parade, where over 1,000…
