It has been sixty-nine years since the
last British coronation; however, it has been eighty-five years
since the last British King’s coronation. Buckingham Palace has
announced that King Charles III’s coronation will be held on 6 May
2023 at Westminster Abbey. The last King- Charles’s grandfather,
King George VI- held his coronation on 12 May 1937. King George VI
was never expected…
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…
When you hear the term “Granny’s Chips,”
you might be thinking of your grandma and her homemade chip recipe.
When it comes to the Royal Family, Granny’s Chips is the furthest
thing from a plate of fried potatoes; it’s one of the most…
We know that sometimes monarchs choose a
different regnal name than the one they have gone by throughout
their life—King George VI is a famous example of this, having gone
by Bertie (or Albert, his given name) until he became King – but
what about those who go by nicknames or middle names instead of
their given names? Today we’re looking at examples of royals
throughout history and…
Cities across the globe paint the town
green and get Guinness out to celebrate St Patrick’s Day on 17
March every year. It is a day and time where people sing, dance,
and celebrate all things, Irish. This is no exception for the Royal
Family, which has carried out…
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…
February 6 1952 was expected to be just
another day as Princess Elizabeth visited Kenya with her husband
Prince Philip. In unfortunate circumstances, that day would change
the Princess’ life forever. For on that day, she lost her father
and became the United Kingdom’s new monarch, at the age of 25. The
Princess and her husband had flown from Heathrow to Kenya on 31
January, seen off…
The story of its purchase featured in The
Crown, so learn more about The Queen Mother’s special home here.
Where is it located? The Castle of Mey is situated in Caithness on
the northern coast of Scotland. It is a four-and-a-half-hour
journey from another of the…
Where is it located? York Cottage is a
house situated within the grounds of the Sandringham Estate in
Norfolk in the East of England. It is sometimes referred to as the
Bachelor’s Cottage and was built as an overflow residence for the
main Sandringham House. When was…
A letter from King George VI to his
speech therapist has sold at auction for £76,250. The letter was
written at Windsor Castle and was sold with a silver-gilt cigarette
case by auctioneers Woolley and Wallis in Salisbury. The
newly-crowned king wrote to Lionel Logue, an Australian speech
therapist who had been helping him manage his stutter, five days
after his coronation, on 17 May to say…
