Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty recreates first royal train ride that took place 175 years ago

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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 1842 was driven by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Sir Daniel Gooch, keeping in tradition, their descendants accompanied The Queen…
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History

#OnThisDay in 1844 Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was born

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6th August 2016
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 ‘Affie’ in the family, after a childhood mispronunciation of the name Alfred, he studied violin at Holyrood, Edinburgh. In 1856 it…
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A Royal Christmas at Osborne

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4th November 2015
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 Italianate villa, Osborne House was purchased in March 1845 and was bought together with its estate of approximately 1,000…
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Palaces & Buildings

The Ghosts of Windsor Castle

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31st October 2015
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…
British Royals

From Ireland to Australia: How Queen Victoria’s statue travelled the world

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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 people turned up to welcome her when she arrived, and she was warmly received everywhere she went. When she died in January…
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