State & Ceremonial

Jeremy Corbyn calls on The Queen to overrule the Prime Minister

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28th August 2019
The Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, has written to The Queen expressing his concern over the planned prorogation of Parliament.Mr Corbyn, who is leader of the Labour Party, has also requested a meeting with the monarch.In his letter to The Queen, Mr Corbyn said: “There is a danger that the royal prerogative is being set directly against the wishes of a majority in…
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State & Ceremonial

Lord Adonis says Boris Johnson has committed an ‘extreme dereliction of duty’ as he puts The Queen into an ‘unconstitutional position’

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28th August 2019
A member of the House of Lords has accused Prime Minister Boris Johnson of commuting an ‘extreme dereliction of duty’ over the situation he has placed The Queen.Taking to Twitter Lord Adonis said: “For the prime minister to put the Queen in this unconstitutional…
History

On this day 40 years ago: Lord Mountbatten killed by IRA bomb

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27th August 2019
On 27th August 1979 Her Majesty The Queen’s cousin, LordMountbatten, was tragically killed by an IRA bomb blast whilst on his boat in Ireland.It wasn’t just Mountbatten who perished in the boat; one of his twin grandson’s, Nicholas, and a local boat boy, Paul Maxwell, also died as a result of the bomb explosion.Another passenger on the boat, the Dowager Lady Brabourne, died the…
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Palaces & BuildingsSweden

Taking a look at Drottningholm Palace

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23rd August 2019
The private residence of the Swedish Royal Family, Drottningholm Palace, was built in the 1600s and is listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage list. The Swedish Monarchy says that it is the “most well-preserved royal castle built in the 1600s in Sweden and at the same time is…
MoroccoPalaces & Buildings

Taking a look at Dar al-Makhzen Palace

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22nd August 2019
Located in the centre of Rabat, Morocco, the Dar al-Makhzen Palace, also called Palais Royal, is the official residence of His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his family. It should not be confused with the Dar el Makhzen in Tangier, Morocco.Alaouitesultans and kings have had a residence in the Moroccan capital sinceMuhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya reigned in the 700s.The…
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HistoryRoyal Weddings

Princess Charlotte: a historic royal wedding dress

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17th August 2019
In the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection at Kensington Palace is preserved one of the most important wedding dresses in British history. Worn by Princess Charlotte (1796-1817) for her wedding on 2 May 1816 in the magnificent Crimson Drawing Room at Carlton House to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. It was a wedding dress to celebrate not only the personal happiness of the popular Princess…
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