She may be used to dining at Downton as the “Dowager Countess of Grantham” but Dame Maggie Smith will be in the company of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Philip on Monday evening as she dines with them at Windsor Castle. Maggie Smith is among 20 other guests who have been invited by The Queen and Prince Philip to Windsor Castle during Easter Court.
Dame Maggie Smith has been invited…
They may not be studying in this country but a group of students from Australia have been researching the family history of one of our most recognisable members of royalty. Art historian, Michael Reed and his students from Hallam College in Melbourne have uncovered evidence…
As royal baby fever sweeps the nation once again, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have confirmed final details ahead of the birth of their second child. Kate is due to give birth towards the end of April and will once again return to the Lindo Wing, the private maternity…
It has been announced that The Prince of Wales and his son, Prince Harry, will both give a reading when they attend services in Turkey commemorating the Gallipoli Campaign and Anzac Day. Prince Charles will give his reading at the centenary Anzac dawn service in Gallipoli whilst Prince Harry will speak at the Australian service at Lone Pine later in the day.
The Prince of Wales and Prince Harry…
The Duke of Gloucester was in Liverpool on Wednesday as he helped launched Runcorn’s 1100th anniversary celebrations. The Duke’s visit saw him drop in to Runcorn Town Hall where he was delighted to view a millennium’s worth of the town’s history in a…
A Labour peer has spoken for the first time about the letters he received from The Prince of Wales during his time in Government. Lord Prescott has defended Prince Charles’s right to “write as many damn letters as he likes” whilst also adding he cannot see…
A previously unseen portrait of Her Majesty The Queen, painted by her husband, Prince Philip, is set to go on show at a new exhibition at Sandringham. The exhibition for visitors to Sandringham House and Museum is set to open on Saturday and will see a plethora of pictures painted by royalty featured.
The painting The Duke of Edinburgh shows The Queen in her younger days, wearing a bright dress…
The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh and other members of the Royal Family, will attend a Service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on 10th May at Westminster Abbey.
Prior reports claimed The Queen could miss the commemorations in order…
Elizabeth Tower fell silent on Saturday night. A team from the Palace of Westminster Clockmakers climbed the tower to physically move the clock’s hands from Greenwich Mean Time to British Summer Time.
Besides the clock at the Elizabeth Tower, the team of clockmakers…
Stories of the Stuarts: Lucy Walter, mistress of King Charles II
29th March 2015
In this new ongoing series of articles, we will be delving in to the world of the House of Stuart, a royal dynasty who first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland in the late 14th century before eventually inheriting the Kingdoms of England and Ireland in the early 17th century. The House of Stuart reigned until 1714 when they were succeeded by the House of Hanover. As we delve further in to…
