A Canadian library is planning to honour
Queen Elizabeth II’s Sapphire Jubilee with a special exhibition of
royal memorabilia. The Central Library of the Hamilton Public
Library in Ontario will display, with the help of community
partners, a collection of rare royal portraits, memorabilia and
even a Royal Standard that once flew over Buckingham Palace. The
exhibit is open from 5 February to 6…
Recreating the extraordinary world of The
Queen and the royal family was a daunting prospect for the team
behind Netflix’s opulent royal drama The Crown, and it quickly
became apparent that building it from the ground up was near
impossible. The original plan to build most…
The fount of all modern knowledge –
Google – is asked hundreds of thousands of questions, on a
multitude of topics, from people around the world every single day.
It will be of little or no surprise to hear that a lot of these
questions concern the British Royal…
Why was ”God Save The Queen" played at Donald Trump’s inauguration?
21st January 2017
If you were watching President Donald
Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States
yesterday and are British, you might have been confused as to why
“God Save The Queen” was being played. If you are American like me,
you would think nothing of it. You would recognise it as the
song “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee” that you sang in many school…
When you are on your own and feeling
under the weather, it is nice of neighbours and friends to help
you. I know both a neighbour and myself have walked another
neighbour’s dog when her various artificial joints play up. But it
has been revealed recently that HM The Queen…
This year will mark the 30th anniversary
of London City Airport, and they have released 30 pictures and
archive material some of which involve members of the Royal family,
quite apt for an airport which was constructed on the former site
of London’s Royal Docks. One of the…
Famously, The Queen is remarkably
tight-lipped about a number of her opinions on various political
matters. In matters such as parliamentary elections, the EU
independence referendum, the Scottish independence referendum, and
Australian republicanism, Her Majesty is very practised at keeping
her cards close to her chest. On the other hand, we do know rather
a lot about her personal interests and…
Uncertainty continues to surround The
Queen’s health and whether or not she will attend church this
Sunday as Her Majesty has not been seen in public since Christmas
after she came down with a heavy cold. Buckingham Palace was not
able to confirm whether the…
The Australian Monarchist League has told
its members to prepare for the death of Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth. This was circulated in a note sent out to the
members of the monarchist organization entitled “how our lives will
change.” It was the leader of The…
Let’s take a look back at the royal year
of 2016. The Queen celebrated another milestone year, when on 21
April, she turned 90-years-old. On that day, 1,000 beacons were lit
across the United Kingdom, including one at Windsor lit by Her
Majesty. Her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles, spoke before she
lit the beacon, saying, “But this, ladies and gentleman, is a very
special occasion and this…
