The Queen has broken many records in her
lifetime but one less known is that she and her sister, Princess
Margaret, were the last to be educated by private tutors from home.
Up to the age of seven, Princess Elizabeth was educated by her
mother in reading and writing. With her father becoming King,
their governess Marion Crawford (an Edinburgh graduate), who was
like a second mother to the…
It lost out in the contest to be named a
city for the Platinum Jubilee but now Gibraltar has been told it
had civic status already – thanks to another Jubilee queen. The UK
government has confirmed that Gibraltar was given city status by
Queen Victoria but had fallen…
A vehicle which was used by Diana,
Princess of Wales in the 1980s has sold for an extraordinary
£650,000 at auction. The late princess drove the black Ford Escort
RS Turbo from August 1985 for a period of around three years. When
performing official duties, Diana was…
The Queen could receive her new Prime
Minister for the first time at Balmoral. Her Majesty is currently
in residence at her Scottish home with her planned stay there
traditionally lasting until early autumn. However, the Conservative
Party will choose its new leader on September 5th 2022, when the
results of a ballot of members across the country is announced.
Either Foreign Secretary, Liz…
The Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex
are set to mark the 25th anniversary of the tragic passing of their
mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, privately. Prince William will
commemorate his mother with his family in the UK, while Prince
Harry will do the same with his…
The Duchess of Cornwall first started her
education at the age of five. A co-educational school in Sussex,
Dumbrells School was the first of many schools for Camilla.
Biographer Gyles Brandreth described Camilla’s childhood as an
“Enid Blyton sort of…
Diana, Princess of Wales died in a tragic
car crash almost 25 years ago, and her memory lives on with those
who loved and admired her. True Royalty honours the late Princess
with several documentaries focusing on her life and the causes
close to her heart. Diana: Mother’s Love, Diana: In Her Own Words,
and Diana at 60 are just two of many programmes on True Royalty.
Diana: Mother’s…
Contents of the Duke & Duchess of Gloucester’s Northamptonshire manor up for auction
27th August 2022
A stately manor house once belonging to
the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester is the centre of an auction that
will see its contents—in some cases with royal provenance—up for
sale. Prince Richard and Birgitte lived at Barnwell Manor in
Northamptonshire until the…
The Queen has thanked a Canadian marsh
and wetland preservation group for naming a swan in her honour. The
Friends of Wye Marsh sent The Queen a letter back in June during
the Platinum Jubilee weekend to alert her to their newest adopted
trumpeter swan, C70, named…
A young girl received a reply from The
Queen when she wrote about speed limits in her neighbourhood. After
a little boy was hit by a car in her Swindon neighbourhood, Ruby
Steadman sent a letter to The Queen asking her to act and make the
street safer. Steadman wrote: “I am so sorry to bother you, but
there is something bothering some people down Ermin Street.” She
added that the speed…
