As 9th September draws ever
closer, when Her Majesty will overtake Queen Victoria as
the country’s longest-reigning monarch, there’s no end to the
amount of retrospective coverage; looking back over her 63-year
reign and its highs and lows. Now, US-based streaming service
Netflix are set to take advantage of the royal fanfare in a
£100m drama, The Crown – tracing The…
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married
Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London. Thousands of people
lined London’s streets, and an international audience of
approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to
catch a view The Queen’s second son…
Buckingham Palace denies any political implications in Queen’s State Banquet speech
26th June 2015
During The Queen’s current Germany
visit, she gave a speech asking for European unity. Queen
Elizabeth spoke at a state banquet in Berlin of how her and German
President, Joachim Gauck, had seen the rise and fall of Europe
during their life time. Remaining…
800 years ago on 15 June 1215 insurgent
Baron Leaders trooped on London where they were greeted by a
swelling crowd of defectors from King John’s royalist followers.
The demands of this group would soon turn into the most pivotal
document in English history: Magna Carta. The Queen, The Duke of
Edinburgh, Prince William, The Princess Royal and Admiral Lawrence
viewed a new art installation and…
Yesterday a service of commemoration was
held at St Paul’s Cathedral in honour of veterans and those who
died fighting in Afghanistan. The Queen was accompanied by senior
members of The Royal Family and Prime Minster David Cameron, among
other politicians. Also taking…
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