A new portrait of The Queen to mark the
occasion of Her Majesty becoming Britain’s longest-reigning monarch
has been unveiled. The new portrait was commissioned by Illustrated
London News Ltd (ILN), with collaboration from The Queen Elizabeth
Scholarship Trust (QEST) and the Royal Warrant Holders Association.
Painted in oils, it portrays The Queen in the robes of the Order of
the Garter…
Things are starting to bloom this month as Duchess of Cornwall accepts garden presidency
1st September 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall has recently
agreed to become president of the Sir Harold Hillier Gardens in
Hampshire. The Duchess of Cornwall is pictured here visiting the
Big Lunch Project at the Skainos Centre in East Belfast in May
2015. Founded in 1953 by nurseryman Harold…
Duchess of Cornwall to present medals to Navy personnel who helped with the Ebola crisis
28th August 2015
The Duchess of Cornwall begins the new
royal season on 10 September honouring Navy personnel who helped
with the Ebola crisis last year. The Duchess of Cornwall is
pictured here in 2012 at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth. There she
presented operational medals to Royal Navy…
The stories of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters: Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
20th August 2015
Princess Beatrice was born Beatrice
Leopoldine Victoria on 20 April 1884 at Eastwell Park in Kent. She
was the youngest child of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Duke
of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of
Russia. Her father was the second son of Queen Victoria and her
mother the only daughter of Tsar Alexander II and Princess Marie of
Hesse and by Rhine. Beatrice…
Happy Birthday to Princess Anne, who was
born today in 1950. 10 Facts about Princess Anne 1. The Princess
was born at 11:50 am at Clarence House. 2. Her full title is: Her
Royal Highness The Princess Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, Princess
Royal, Royal Lady of the Most Noble…
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…
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 Royal Lofts in 1937. The Queen is now
investing in a new pigeon loft on her Sandringham estate. The
rotting pigeon loft is in…
Princess Margaret Victoria Augusta
Charlotte Norah of Connaught was born on 15 January 1882 at Bagshot
Park in Surrey. She was baptised in the Private Chapel of Windsor
Castle on 11 March 1882 by The Archbishop of Canterbury. Princess
Margaret of Connaught, Crown Princess…
Princess Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria was
the third daughter and youngest surviving child of the Prince and
Princess of Wales, later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of
Denmark, the daughter of King Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of
Hesse-Kassel. Princess Maud was…
Arriving by carriage as per tradition,
The Prince of Wales attended the 134th Sandringham Flower Show with
The Duchess of Cornwall on Wednesday. Prince Charles has been
Patron of the Sandringham Estate Cottage Horticultural Society
since 2002. [getty src=”482253106″ width=”594″ height=”433″]
Sandringham Flower Show is one of the most celebrated
horticultural…
