Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has experienced a hard ten months of medical problems. The world’s longest reigning monarch was treated for hydrocephalus, or water on the brain and a chest infection. Hydrocephalus occurs when there is a build-up of the cerebrospinal fluid that surrounds the brain.
Boston Mayor John F. Collins and Mary Collins with Queen Sirikit and King Bhumibol…
The stories of Queen Victoria's granddaughters: Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
12th August 2015
In the winter of 1900, Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein fled in a panic from Cumberland Lodge, clutching an alarming telegram. Arriving at Windsor Castle, she frantically explained to her mother, Queen Victoria, that the Duke of Anhalt had tersely demanded that her…
Despite confirmation of heart trouble, Empress Michiko along with her husband, Emperor Akihito will attend the national memorial war service honouring those killed in World War II that is to be held on Saturday. This service is to commemorate those lost during the war on the…
In a statement released yesterday, Romania’s King Michael has withdrawn his grandson’s royal title. The former Prince Nicolae of Romania, once third in succession to the throne, and only grandson of the ninety-three-year-old king will now be known as Mr. Nicholas Medforth-Mills. He became third in line to the throne on 1 April 2010 at the age of twenty-five.
King Michael of Romania.
Born in…
Many interviews, articles, and books were published during Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. There is one individual who shared personal stories and not the kind that may come into question as true. These stories were from someone who has seen the transformation…
New details released of where Queen will be when she becomes longest-reigning Monarch
10th August 2015
It’s just under a month to go until The Queen writes her name in the history books as the longest reigning monarch this country has known and now we know more about the backdrop to this very special day. The Queen will mark her milestone opening a new railway in…
It is fitting that this Hessian granddaughter of Queen Victoria was christened ‘Irene’ – a name meaning “peace” – an appropriate choice in more ways than one, as her character and the circumstances of her birth would prove. Perhaps the one of Princess Alice’s surviving daughters about which least is known, she was destined to outlive all her immediate family, dying in 1953.
Princess…
The Royal Family is well-known for their love of animals. But the royal’s interest in pigeons and racing? Yes, there is royal love for all creatures great and small, and the sport of pigeon racing is part of it.
King George VI and family with Mr J Walter Jones at the…
It is one of the most popular nursery rhymes in this country though not many people know the true origins of Ring-a-ring of Roses. The rhyme was first sung during the Great Plague of 1665 and perfectly summed up the symptoms of this devastating disease.
“Ring-a-ring of…
Football crazy: five teams who can count on royal support as the Premier League season gets under way
8th August 2015
The Royal Family have gone a bit football crazy in recent months. The Duke of Cambridge, President of the Football Association, has led the way with high profile support for the women’s team who made the semi finals of the World Cup and an interview for BBC One with Gary Lineker ahead of the FA Cup Final earlier this summer.
Prince William is a high profile royal football fan but his family…
