The Queen presented the George Cross—one
of the United Kingdom’s highest honours—to the National Health
Service for its service to the UK, especially in light of the
coronavirus pandemic. The Queen announced this honour last summer
on the NHS’s 73rd anniversary, releasing a handwritten statement
from Windsor Castle that read: “It is with great pleasure, on
behalf of a grateful nation…
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…
Victoria was the monarch who invented
jubilees as we know them. The celebrations of 1887 and 1897 are
among the most famous events of royal history and helped shape her
legacy. But our modern minds assume there must also have been a
silver version, for that is the pattern we…
It’s one of the most potent symbols of
the record breaking reign of Elizabeth II and, as her Platinum
Jubilee year continues, it’s become a focal point for reflections
on her rule. The Coronation dress has come to life again in
different ways to mark this major milestone. At the Tower of
London, the colours and embroideries of the gown are at the heart
of a new garden planted for…
Why George VI's Private Secretary, Tommy Lascelles, has a role in the UK's tumultuous political crisis
6th July 2022
He’s the man who helped guide the
Monarchy through the crisis of the Abdication and was on hand
during the difficult days of World War Two. He died forty years ago
and yet, suddenly, he is at the heart of a new drama. Tommy
Lascelles, right hand man to George VI, could…
The Royal Collection Trust has three
different exhibitions this summer in honour of The Queen’s Platinum
Jubilee. The exhibition at Holyrood features three of Her Majesty’s
Jubilee looks from her reign. The Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977
was more understated…
Both of The Queen’s historic outfits from
her Platinum Jubilee will be on display this summer at the Palace
of Holyrood. For Her Majesty’s first Platinum Jubilee
appearance, at Trooping the Colour, she wore a powder blue dress
and coat that features a white and silver petal design around the
collar and the front, designed by The Queen’s dressmaker, Angela
Kelly. She also wore a…
Can it really be a month already since
the Platinum Jubilee? On June 5th 2022, the final spectacle of the
weekend of celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the reign
of Elizabeth II took place before Her Majesty stepped on to the
balcony of Buckingham Palace while…
A new version of God Save The Queen grabs the headlines, but is it time to change the national anthem?
3rd July 2022
It’s been sung thousands of times in the
last weeks as the Platinum Jubilee celebrations took over the
country but the British national anthem just got a very special
makeover and it’s got plenty of people talking. Ahead of the
British Grand Prix at…
The Queen’s outfits from the Platinum
Jubilee are going on show together for the first time. Less than a
month after they were all first revealed to the world, her picks
for her two historic appearances on the balcony of Buckingham
Palace have become part of a new display at Holyroodhouse Palace in
Edinburgh. A display celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee,
Palace of…
