In a new investigation, it has been
revealed Her Majesty The Queen has personalised exemptions from
more than 160 UK laws, with 34 of those laws being Scottish laws.
According to The Guardian, these exemptions range from hate crimes
to environmental laws. For example, police must first get The
Queen’s permission to investigate her Balmoral estate as well as
her privately owned salmon and…
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…
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 village of…
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 are used to. Elizabeth
II, the ultimate Jubilee Monarch, began her unprecedented run of
anniversary celebrations in 1977 as…
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…
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 yet…
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 than we have come to expect in the
twenty-first century but her style was not. The exhibition features
a bright pink day dress…
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…
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 Silverstone, Eurovision star Sam Ryder
performed ‘God Save The Queen’ and produced a rendition that took
plenty by surprise. His rock…
