A rare and unused variety of
the Canada 15¢ gray Large Queen stamp from the 1868 series
will be offered for auctions in Ottowa in Canada on the 1st of
March. The auctions will also include hundreds of lots of Canadian
and British North America stamps and other items from postal
history. It will also include other worldwide stamps and covers
from collections. The Canada 15¢ gray Large Queen…
Queen Victoria’s beloved residence at
East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, is to open its doors to the public
again this winter, so that visitors can experience a truly
Victorian Christmas, in what was formerly a private royal and very
family, home. Built in the style of an…
It is The Queen’s weekend home and is
apparently her favourite royal residence. But did you know that
Windsor Castle is also the home of many royals from years and
centuries gone by. In this piece we explore the ghostly goings on
at Windsor Castle and just who haunts the…
Some people may argue that Queen Victoria
is our greatest example of a dutiful monarch. There could, however,
have been an entirely different outcome for Victoria’s legacy and
the catalyst for this was the death of her beloved consort Prince
Albert. When Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
married on 10th February 1840, nobody could ever imagine that Queen
Victoria would be…
From Ireland to Australia: How Queen Victoria’s statue travelled the world
21st October 2015
Not many statues have travelled such
lengths as this statue of Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria herself
visited Ireland in the year before her death. Ireland was still 16
years away from their independence and Victoria’s visit received
mixed reactions. However, 52,000…
Longevity, popularity and, above all,
impartiality. Over more than 63 years, Elizabeth II has been an
embodiment of a monarchy that always puts people first. Her
frequent engagements with her subjects and unrelenting willingness
to listen to them have distinguished her from…
The Duke of Gloucester has a busy day
ahead of him Thursday in Cambridge. He will open the Royal Library
Exhibition at Cambridge University and also a newly restored
18th-century Watermill at Mill House. The last engagement of the
day leads him to Hinchingbrooke School, which marks its 450th
Anniversary this year. View from the top of Great St Mary’s Church
Ahead of these visits we take a…
Queen Victoria’s grandaughter’s heart to be laid to rest after seven decades
29th September 2015
Marie of Romania in 1936, by Philip de
László Queen Marie of Romania’s heart has been in the Natural
Museum of Romanian History since 1971 in a silver box. Now, it’s
finally going home to Pelisor Castle which she loved and where she
lived and died on 18 July…
Preview: Queen Victoria's Empire- The Moral Crusade/The Scramble for Africa
21st September 2015
Portrait photograph of Queen Victoria
dressed for the wedding of The Duke and Duchess of Albany. Coming
up on September 22, Canada and the United States will be treated to
an airing of Queen Victoria- The Moral Crusade/The Scramble for
Africa. Despite Queen Victoria and…
“The important thing is not what they
think of me, but what I think of them.” – Queen Victoria She is
this country’s second longest-reigning Monarch, and she reigned
over a grand industrial age for Britain as well as a British Empire
that stretched half way across the globe. Her reign was so
successful that her name defined the 63 year period in which she
was Queen. We are…
