It has been the London
based residence of the Monarch since Queen Victoria came to
the Throne in 1837 though it is looking ever more likely that Her
Majesty The Queen could be forced to move out of
Buckingham Palace in order for maintenance work to be carried
out. It is expected that the major renovations could cost up to
£150m. Buckingham Palace needs major renovation works and The Queen
may…
Being married for 68 years like The Queen
and Prince Philip have been is a remarkable achievement but a
couple from Lancashire have topped this. Gordon and Alice Mitchell
have recently received a telegram from Her Majesty congratulating
them on 75 years of marriage. The…
First Lady of the United States, Michelle
Obama, received the royal treatment on Tuesday as she paid a visit
to Kensington Palace to have morning tea with Prince Harry. Mrs
Obama is on the first leg of her week-long European tour with her
daughters Sasha and Malia as well as…
The date is 15th June 1215 and in
Runnymede, Windsor, King John has just sealed one of the most
important documents in Medieval England. A document that has become
recognised as a cornerstone of liberty influencing much of the
civilised world even in the 21st century- that document is Magna
Carta. The date is 15th June 2015 and King John’s Descendant; Queen
Elizabeth II is at Runnymede to…
She may only be just over a month old but
according to her grandfather, Prince Charles, Princess Charlotte is
already sleeping through the night and seems to be a lot
easier with her nocturnal routine than her elder brother Prince
George was at her age. Prince Charles…
In a historic moment both for Britain and
for Germany, the plane that will be carrying Her Majesty The Queen
to Berlin on her upcoming State Visit to the country will be
accompanied by the German Luftwaffe. As a mark of respect to
visiting dignitaries, three Eurofighters…
The world has just witnessed the last
Plantagenet King, Richard III, be reburied at Leicester Cathedral
and now researchers believe that a second Monarch could be buried
under a car-park in Reading. That Monarch is none other than the
youngest son of William the Conqueror, King Henry I. Just months
after King Richard III’s reburial, Philippa Langley, who was behind
the successful hunt for…
Royal Mail have released a special set of
commemorative stamps to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.
The six stamps that have been issued feature text from Magna Carta
as well as text from other charters, bills and declarations that
have developed the rule of law…
Her Majesty The Queen will make history
in June as she visits Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Lower
Saxony on her State Visit to Germany. The Duke of Edinburgh will
accompany The Queen on the visit to the only concentration camp
that was liberated by the British. During…
The infamous letters from Prince Charles
to various Government ministers, known as the ‘Black Spider Memos’,
have been released in to the public domain. The 27 letters, written
between 2004 and 2005, have been released after a decade long
campaign by The Guardian, calling for their publication. Charles’s
letters were sent to a number of government departments during
Tony…
