As The Queen this week becomes Britain’s
longest reigning monarch, Madame Tussauds in London will be playing
their part in the celebrations as they dress their wax-work figure
of Her Majesty in a new crystal covered dress. The Queen will
overtake her great-great grandmother, Queen Victoria’s, reign on
Wednesday 9th September. A previous waxwork figure of The Queen at
Madame Tussauds in…
Taking some time away from his job as an
air ambulance pilot, The Duke of Cambridge will visit RAF
Coningsbyon 22 September to commemorate the 100th Anniversary
Parade of 29 (Reserve) Squadron. Prince William pictured here in
2010 at the Controls of a Search and Rescue…
Monarchy Rules: stories from Queen Elizabeth II to Alfred the Great
7th September 2015
After the success of our series: A
Victorian Family Tree: the story of Queen Victoria’s granddaughters
as well as celebrating Her Majesty’s record breaking reign, we
begin our new series: Monarchy Rules: stories of Queen Elizabeth II
to Alfred the Great. The…
The Queen attends 200th anniversary Braemar Gathering days before her own historic milestone
5th September 2015
Just a few days shy of making history
when she becomes the longest reigning British monarch, The Queen
attended the Braemar Gathering in Scotland. The Duke of Edinburgh
and The Duke of Rothesay, as Charles in styled in Scotland joined
Her Majesty. [getty src=”487005644″ width=”594″ height=”396″] The
event, just like Her Majesty is celebrating a milestone for the…
On the day that The Queen becomes the
longest reigning monarch in British history there will be a special
service of music and prayers at one of Britain’s most important
churches to mark the historic moment. A ceremony of Choral Evensong
will be held at St Paul’s…
The Royal Society of Portrait Painters commemorate The Queen’s reign
5th September 2015
On 9 September Queen Elizabeth II becomes
the longest reigning British monarch, surpassing the record held by
her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria. According to 2014
figures, there have been over 150 portraits of her during her
lifetime. “Her Majesty Queen…
The “self-indulgent” King Henry VIII has
earned himself the title of the worst monarch in history granted by
the Historical Writers Association. Twenty per cent voted the
obsessive tyrant the worst monarch citing his “self-indulgent” and
“syphilitic” wife-murdering ways. The Spider of Sarajevo, by
prize-winning author Robert Wilton, described King Henry as a…
A royal tribute to Britain's worst rail disaster is destroyed by vandals
4th September 2015
It was a sad day for the community of
Gretna Green last weekend. Vandals destroyed a tree that was
planted by the Princess Royal earlier this year to honour those who
perished in the Quintinshill Rail Disaster. On May 22, The Princess
Royal planted a tree near the railway…
A slice of wedding cake from the marriage
of Princess Elizabeth of England (the future Queen Elizabeth II) to
Philip Mountbatten recently sold for £500 at an auction. [getty
src=”107070380″ width=”594″ height=”482″] The slice was
taken…
Kensington Palace marks longest serving monarch with film installation
4th September 2015
Kensington Palace is to mark the date
Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain’s longest-serving monarch with a
new film installation celebrating the reigns of The Queen, and her
predecessor as longest serving monarch, Queen Victoria. The Palace
is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens and has been a
residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century.
Kensington Palace Drawing…
