Some may have heard of Sir Allan
Frederick “Tommy” Lascelles, or some may have not. Perhaps you know
him as just Tommy. He was a British courtier and civil servant who
would come to have a long-lasting bond with the royal family. Born
11 April 1887 in the village of Sutton Waldron in Dorset, Tommy was
the youngest out of his five other siblings. As the only surviving
son of…
The Royal Family has taken to the
Buckingham Palace balcony for a historic appearance. The royals
appeared on the balcony to greet the jubilant crowds gathered to
celebrate Her Majesty’s milestone. The Queen walked onto the
balcony alongside Prince Charles. They…
Before there was reality TV, back in the
1960s, it was documentaries that provided the chance to show
another side of life. The Royal Family starred in one of the best
known fly no the wall documentaries of the era, which came to
screens in 1969. Called Royal Family and…
Why Michael Fagan didn't face criminal charges when he broke into Buckingham Palace
15th April 2022
It is perhaps one of the biggest royal
security breaches of the 20th century, the day that Michael Fagan
broke into Buckingham Palace and made his way to The Queen’s
bedroom. Fagan would make his first intrusion into the palace in
early June 1982. He claims he shimmied up a drainpipe and startled
a housemaid who called security. Before guards arrived, Fagan
disappeared and security…
Royal walkabouts have created some of the
most iconic moments in history, whether that’s a special hug or a
royal going out of their way for a special interaction. Believe it
or not, as common as they are now, the royal walkabout didn’t
actually start until the…
In 1977, the United Kingdom and
Commonwealth celebrated as it was the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth
II, marking the 25th anniversary of The Queen’s accession to the
throne. Celebrations were marked in June during “Jubilee Days”
which coincided with The…
When The Queen took the throne in 1952
and as the modern world developed, the royal family became a part
of a lot of firsts, whether that was meeting with a notable figure,
or having an engagement in a new place. And Princess Margaret
became the first member of the British Royal Family to visit the
country of Belize, then officially known as British Honduras.
Margaret was welcomed by students…
While on a visit to Kenya in honour of
The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, the Earl of Wessex
recognised the achievement of the Platinum Jubilee in perhaps one
of the most historic places in royal history: Aberdare Open Fields,
the treetops where The Queen…
During the reign of Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert, Windsor Castle was made their primary royal
residence despite the Queen complaining early on in her reign that
the castle was “prison-like” and “dull and tiresome.” She would
often prefer Osborne…
Windsor Castle serves as the oldest and
largest inhabited castle in the world and has been the family home
of British kings and Queens for nearly 1,000 years. William the
Conqueror originally built the site to secure the western approach
to London while providing easy access from the capital and a royal
hunting forest. From the castle’s early stages, it was recommended
it should serve as a…
