Prince Harry is to attend a Service of Commemoration at Westminster Abbey later today, to remember the victims of the two terrorist attacks in Tunisia in 2015. The Prince, attending on behalf of The Queen, will join the family members of those who lost loved ones, who were injured or who witnessed the attacks.
60 people, including 31 British citizens, were killed in the attacks on the 18…
The time-old coronation ceremony of monarchs could be set to change, following the publication of an inquiry into modern religious observance.
A report from the Commision on Religion and Belief in British Public Life has recommended the ceremony should encompass the diverse…
Mary Queen of Scots was born on 8 December 1542, at Linlithgow Palace, incidentally the birthplace of her father, James V of Scotland, in West Lothian, some fifteen miles distance from Edinburgh. The palace’s name translates literally as the “loch in the damp…
The Queen has inaugurated the Tenth General Synod of the Church of England, following a service at Westminster Abbey this morning.
Arriving with the Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty looked radiant as she took her seat in a grey and cream striped tweed jacket and hat amongst the hundreds of religious leaders and worshippers gathered for the pre-Synod Eucharist.
During the service, presided over…
The Queen is to make an address to clergy at the Headquarters of the Church of England later this month, in her capacity as its Supreme Governor.
Her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Philip, will meet hundreds of bishops, deans and other religious leaders during a…
“Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness for anyone.” These were the words of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who was shot for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium during the First World War. Now, Edith’s memory will be honoured…
The Manor House in Knowle, Solihull once had Elizabeth I as an overnight guest and the house can now be yours for the small sum of £2,000,000.
The “Darnley Portrait” of Elizabeth I of England
The house is suited for quite a large family and has on the ground floor a reception hall, drawing room, dining room, billiard room, library, garden room, cloakroom with a toilet…
Westminster Abbey has been the site of many weddings, coronations and of course funerals. Over 3,300 people are buried in Westminster from royalty to nobility to scientists, and now we can add to that number. Westminster Abbey has been demolishing a 1950s lavatory block to…
On 23 July 1986, Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London.
Thousands of people lined London’s streets, and an international audience of approximately 500 million gathered around their television sets to catch a view The Queen’s second son…
On Sunday, The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall attended the National Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey marking the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe.
One thousand veterans and their guests were present on Sunday for the Abbey Service. The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr John Hall led the service that included readings by…
