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…
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria
17th August 2015
Everybody will remember the magnitude of celebrations commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2012. From the River Thames pageant to the concert outside Buckingham Palace and especially the extended Bank Holiday weekend. Let’s not forget though that…
137 years ago, on 14 January 1878, Queen Victoria became one of the first people to see Professor Alexander Graham Bell’s brand new invention in action. Bell’s demonstration of the telephone, which took place at Osborne House, was a roaring success, and it went…
Monarchy Monday: Investitures
13th July 2015
The dream of attending an Investiture is something that makes up my dreams. An Investiture is where a person who is awarded an honour receives that award in person from The Queen, The Prince of Wales and sometimes The Princess Royal or Prince William.
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Anyone can nominate any person they see fit to receive an honour, following the guidelines of “achievement…
For those of you may that may have worried that Queen Elizabeth II may be travelling across the pond for a new life in New York City, you may rest as these are nothing but rumours.
The property blog the Real Deal reported that a buyer recorded as ‘Her Majesty the Queen…
Wrapping up her four-day State visit to Germany, the Queen laid a wreath at the Bergen-Belsen memorial in honour of the 70,000 Jewish, Russian and other prisoners.
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The tragedy of the acts committed at Bergen-Belsen lay with the gut-wrenching…
The Queen returns Welsh Crown Jewels back to Wales
17th May 2015
The Queen has given her seal of approval on the bid to return the ‘Welsh Crown Jewels’ back to Wales. The jewels include a ring, a mantle, a robe, a sword, a girdle, and a rod. But the most famous part of this regalia is without a doubt the coronet.
The coronet’s base is inspired by the design of both St. Edward’s Crown and the Imperial State Crown. It has four crosses…
Monarchy Monday: All in a 'regnal' name
9th March 2015
Alexandrina Victoria chose to reign as Queen Victoria
There are few circumstances in which one may pick their name, ascending the throne is one such. Upon becoming Sovereign, the new King or Queen may choose to use a new name to reign in. This is known as a regnal…
<![CDATA[Today was a historic one in terms of the relationship between the United Kingdom and Ireland – it marked the first ever official state visit to Britain by Irish President Michael D Higgins.
The visit began with Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness…
Palace unveils official royal baby commemorative china
2nd August 2013
Two days following the birth of HRH Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge to TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Royal Household, via the Royal Collection Trust, was pleased to unveil an exclusive range of official royal baby commemorative china to celebrate the joyous occasion.
Royal Baby Commemorative Limited Edition Loving Cup, £195, courtesy of The Royal Collection…