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 Queen’s reign…
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 The…
Palaces to pixels: how the royal web presence has developed over the years
16th August 2015
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 on to…
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. View image | gettyimages.com Anyone can nominate
any person they see fit to receive an honour, following the
guidelines of “achievement in…
Rumours that The Queen is moving to New York City addressed by Buckingham Palace
7th July 2015
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 in…
The Queen visits Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as Germany State Visit concludes
27th June 2015
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. View
image | gettyimages.com The tragedy of the acts committed at
Bergen-Belsen lay with the gut-wrenching…
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 pattée and four…
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…
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 The Duke of Edinburgh
greeting President Higgins and his wife, Mrs Sabina Higgins, at
Windsor and Eton Riverside Railway…
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…
