If there is something that Buckingham
Palace does exceptionally well, it would be the State Banquets that
are put on the first evening of a state visit by a visiting Head of
State. Taking place in the ballroom, the State Banquet is one of
the most formal events the Palace holds. The upwards of 150 guests
dress in formal ‘white tie and decorations’, which includes tiaras
for the…
The dream of attending an Investiture is
something that makes up my dreams. An Investiture is where a person
who is awarded an honour receives that award in person from
The Queen, The Prince of Wales and sometimes The Princess Royal or
Prince William. View image |…
On Friday 10th July Her Majesty
The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, will witness
an RAF Flypast from the balcony of Buckingham Palace marking the
75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. For The Queen and Prince
Philip, this event will be a family affair as…
Henry VII not only founded the Tudor
Dynasty in 1485, he also founded the concept of the Royal Body
Guard, and for the last 520 years elite soldiers have guarded the
King or Queen. He probably never envisaged the spectacle that now
draws the tourists to London. The ceremony of Changing the Guard
originally took place at the Palace of Whitehall as that was the
official London residence for the…
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…
Buckingham Palace, The Queen’s official
London residence, is a sight to behold. Have you ever thought about
how many rooms it has? Or how many windows? While maths was never
my strong suit, these are some numbers I can get behind! So let’s
breakdown Buckingham…
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7th October 2013
On Monday afternoon, Buckingham Palace
held its first ever football match on the lawns outside to mark the
Football Association’s 150th anniversary. Ahead of the match,
Prince William in a speech joked: “You will be playing football on
my grandmother’s…
