Palaces & BuildingsQueen Elizabeth II

The Queen could be your neighbor for only £4.35 million

Have you ever dreamed of being near royalty? How about counting them as neighbors? And better still, calling upon Her Majesty for tea? If you have £4.35 million you could buy one of the six apartments just put up for sale by the Beauchamp Estates Private Office. The luxury apartments are located a stone’s throw from the Palace at The Buckingham, 7-9 Buckingham-gate. The road and 12 acres…
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British RoyalsQueen Elizabeth II

Diary entry reveals The Queen was bored during her father’s coronation

In a diary entry on 12 May 1937, from the then 11-year-old Princess Elizabeth of York, the future Queen recorded the experience of watching her father’s coronation at Westminster Abbey. The diary entry opened with the fact that the day saw the young princess awakened at the early hour of 05:00 by the music of the Royal Marines band outside her window. Following an early breakfast, Elizabeth got…
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Prince & Princess of WalesThe Sussexes

Prince Harry meets children of slain service members at Buckingham Palace party

At the party held at Buckingham Palace on Saturday to honour the families of those who have lost a loved one in the Armed Forces, 800 children and their guests mingled with The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. One lucky partygoer was 6-year-old Jack, son of murdered soldier, Lee Rigby. Jack was joined by his mum, Rebecca. The two shared a laugh with Prince Harry as he tried his hand…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

At two-years-old, Princess Charlotte's 'brand' is worth a staggering £3 billion

She’s just two-years-old, and Princess Charlotte’s “brand” worth is an incredible £3 billion — or $3.8 billion in U.S. dollars. And she proved her influence in the marketplace the very day she was born when she was photographed leaving St. Mary’s Hospital wrapped in a GH Hurt & Sons shaw. The garment sold out almost immediately. Brand Finance told Marie Claire…
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