The Windsor Castle semi-state apartments
of King George IV will once again be open to the public beginning
28 September until March 2014. “Considered to be among the greatest
royal commissions and the finest late Georgian interiors in the
country these rooms (known as the Semi-State Rooms) are now used by
the Queen for official entertaining,” according to the Royal
Collection website. George…
Renovations begin at Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s country estate
24th September 2013
Will Anmer Hall on Her Majesty’s
Sandringham Estate become the Cambridges’ country home? It is quite
possible the work being completed on Anmer Hall, which is part of
Her Majesty’s Sandringham estate, is for the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge and Prince George.
Prince George’s passport has been applied
for future travel with the Duke and Duchess next year. Prince
George Alexander Louis of Cambridge will soon have his own passport
and be ready for travel with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Costing £46, the Duke and…
Prince Philip to mark historic sailing ship’s farewell voyage back to South Australia
22nd September 2013
Prince Philip to bid farewell to
Australian clipper ship next month. The Duke of Edinburgh, who has
been keen on ships and sailing ever since his days as a naval
officer, will give the clipper ship, City of Adelaide a royal
sendoff next month in Greenwich. The Duke of Edinburgh will see off
the ship after it docks next to its well-known sister ship, The
Cutty Sark, on the River Thames. The City of…
Princess Margaret's Biographer Christopher Warwick Speaks to Royal Central
21st September 2013
Christopher Warwick is a broadcaster,
writer and biographer. Mr. Warwick is the author of two books
on Princess Margaret; Princess Margaret – A Life of Contrasts and
Princess Margaret. His article: ‘A Home Fit For a Future King….or
Two’ published in…
Preparing for football fever in the grounds of Buckingham Palace
21st September 2013
The garden at Buckingham Palace is being
prepared for another milestone celebration. It is not a famous
garden party hosted by Her Majesty, but a football match complete
with a replica of the Wembley pitch. Buckingham Palace’s garden
will be converted into a…
With that Autumn chill coming our way,
most are trying to avoid the cold. Prince Harry, however, spent the
entire day and night on Monday in a Cold Chamber. Prince Harry, who
celebrated his 29th birthday last Sunday, spent time in the cold
chamber in preparation for his upcoming trek for charity,
the Walking for the Wounded’s South Pole Allied Challenge. The
chamber, meant to simulate the…
Dame Judi Dench is asking for public
support for Richard III’s remains to be returned from the
University of Leicester in order to be buried in York. Dench, who
was born in York and has also portrayed Queen Victoria and
Elizabeth I in film, shares somewhat of a…
Duke of Cambridge attends Norfolk wedding without the Duchess
15th September 2013
The Duchess of Cambridge opted to spend
time with Prince George and pop in to Peter Jones in London to
perhaps pick up a few bits for her little prince as her husband
attended the wedding of James Mead and Lady Laura Marsham in
Norfolk. The Duke, Prince Harry and the…
Her Majesty and the Prince of
Wales have come to a settlement in regards to a long standing
disagreement. The issue at hand was the rights of gold reserves
which were discovered in a tin and copper mine in South Crofty,
Cornwall in 2010. Advisers to both Her Majesty and Prince Charles
thought perhaps that after a 400 year old dispute between the
Crown Estate and Prince Charles’ Duchy of…
