A long battle to keep one of Queen
Victoria’s most magnificent jewels in the UK seems to have been
won. The Queen’s sapphire and diamond coronet is now heading to the
Victoria & Albert Museum in London after it was bought and donated
by an Irish-American hedge fund owner, identified by the Sunday
Times as William Bollinger. The iconic jewel, designed by the
Queen’s dear husband Prince…
It’s been more than a century since
Whitechapel, London witnessed a disturbing string of five murders
between 1888 to 1891 and historians and interested observers still
argue about the true identity of Jack the Ripper. In the
intervening years accusations have been…
It is hard to imagine British history
without Queen Victoria. So deeply has she made an impression on
British history andbestowed her name upon anera that we could be
momentarily forgiven for thinking that she had always existed.
During her reign, she oversaw a…
Since 1837, Buckingham Palace has been
the official London residence and ‘office’ of Great Britain’s
sovereigns. In the spotlight for nearly 180 years, the palace is
one of Britain’s most popular tourist attractions and has had its
fair share of historic moments. The palace that stands alongside
Green Park and overlooking The Mall today started its life in 1703
as Buckingham House – the…
Queen Victoria's Coronation fascinated Americans just as British Royal Family does now
11th July 2017
When Prince William and Kate Middleton
walked down the aisle 23 million Americans tuned in to watch. Due
to the time differences, this meant that those millions had to get
up incredibly early. Every single detail of the wedding was
covered. From the appearance of…
Her Majesty recreates first royal train ride that took place 175 years ago
14th June 2017
Technology may have advanced and the
journey a complete six minutes faster, but yesterday, Her Majesty
recreated the first royal train journey that took place 175 years
ago by Queen Victoria. The “delightful and so quick” trip taken by
Queen Victoria on 13 June…
The Queen and Royal Family are ‘Huge Fans’ of ITV show, ‘Victoria’
14th October 2016
Victoria show writer Daisy Goodwin has
revealed that a source close to the royal family has shared that
they love the hit period drama about the current queen’s great
great grandmother, Queen Victoria. Goodwin told the Daily Star, ‘I
know someone who is a very old friend of the Queen’s and I was told
that the royal family is enjoying it hugely. Whether that means the
Queen is enjoying…
Francis, Duke of Teck, was born on this
day in 1837. He was the father of Queen Mary, the wife of King
George V, and therefore a great-grandfather of the present Queen.
He was born Count Francis Paul Charles Louis Alexander of
Hohenstein in Esseg, Slavonia (present-day…
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, the fourth
child and second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, was born
on this day in 1844 at Windsor Castle. At birth, he was second in
the line of succession behind his elder brother the Prince of
Wales. Known affectionately as…
On this day in 1840, John Francis made a
second attempt at an assassination of Queen Victoria. The day
prior, John Francis had misfired his gun after aiming at Queen
Victoria and fled. Prince Albert and a young boy were the only two
to witness the incident. It was decided by Queen Victoria and
Prince Albert that the safest way to reduce the threat on their
lives by the hand of John Francis was to…
