St James’s Palace is one of London’s most
senior royal palaces, but it would never live to be the regular
London home of the most senior royal, the monarch. The palace was
built by order of King Henry VIII in the 1530s on an isolated
hospital dedicated to Saint James the Less, a figure of early
Christianity. It would become second in importance to the Palace of
Whitehall, the…
Hillsborough Castle lies in the village
of Royal Hillsborough in the northwest of County Down in Northern
Ireland. While the official government residence might look the
part of a royal castle, it’s anything but. The Georgian county
house was built in the 18th…
Following the German invasion of Poland
in September 1939, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany. King
George VI would be the monarch to lead the UK through some of the
country’s darkest times. During the war, Windsor Castle would
become pivotal for the royal…
She was known as “the people’s princess”
and 26 years after her death, people still go to see where Princess
Diana spent her final years, Kensington Palace. While apartments 8
and 9 are not open to the public, there is still plenty of detail
as to what her life was like behind the private parts of the palace
walls. [getty src=”52101574″ width=”594″…
For more than 300 years, St James’s
Palace has been the setting for some of the most important moments
in royal history. Serving as the residence for monarchs of England
until the reign of Queen Victoria, today it is still the home of
several members of the Royal…
The history of Clarence House, one of London's last remaining aristocratic townhouses
17th August 2023
On The Mall, next to St James’s Palace,
you’ll find an aristocratic townhome, Clarence House. It’s the
current residence of King Charles III and Queen Camilla and a home
that has housed many generations of the British royal family.
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For more than 500 years, the Palace of
Holyroodhouse, also known as Holyrood Palace or Holyrood House, has
been the principal royal residence in Scotland. Its history takes
in some of the most famous of royal names like Mary, Queen of Scots
and now it serves as the residence of King Charles III when he is
in Scotland. The Palace was founded by David I as an Augustinian
monastery in 1128. As The…
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the
official residence of the British monarch in Scotland. While its
history dates back to the 12th century, it is still well-used by
today’s generation of the royal family. King George V ruled from 6
May 1910 until his death in 1936.
Buckingham Palace is one of the most
recognised buildings in the world and a symbol of the British Royal
Family. If it wasn’t for Queen Victoria’s accession, the palace may
have never become the principal royal residence as it did in 1837.
Queen Victoria was…
As an ALS/MND advocate, I wanted to
highlight the Princess Royal’s work with Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Scotland in the United Kingdom as it is a cause extremely close to
my heart; MND is the British term for ALS (amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The Princess Royal at the
opening of the Clayton Lodge on 4 July 2019. Photo Courtesy of MND
Scotland The…
