Queen Elizabeth II Has Died – Her History Lives On…
Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled the UK for 70 years, passed away at Balmoral at the age of 96. , She passed away peacefully today during the afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent the majority of the summer. The Queen saw significant social change after ascending to the Continue Reading
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 1921-2021
The death of the Duke of Edinburgh brings to an end the most enduring love story in British royal history The Queen on her husband : “He is someone who doesn’t take easily to compliments, but he has, quite simply, been my strength and stay over all these years, and I owe him a greater Continue Reading
Rest in Peace Captain Sir Tom Moore
Captain Sir Tom Moore, who has died aged 100, was a Second World War veteran who became Britain’s national hero and mascot in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, raising millions of pounds for charity on the eve of his 100th birthday and providing a baffled and dismayed nation Continue Reading
Sound’s Like President Trump or Obama!
The Queen jokes with Sir David Attenborough in the grounds of Buckingham Palace. The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy is a very important conservation effort and the Queen acknowledges that she won’t be around to see it’s benefits. She hears a helicopter and yes, like most of us, thinks it’s yet another Continue Reading
Queen’s Speech 2019
Today at 11.15 am saw the Queen open the session of Parliament for the 65th time. State Opening of Parliament takes places today. The Queen’s Speech, which outlines the government’s priorities, will contain 22 bills, relating to Brexit, crime prevention and immigration among other subjects. The Speech prepared and written Continue Reading
George V – The Hard King
HRH Queen Elizabeth II’s grandparents, King George V and Queen Mary, rescued the monarchy from potential disaster, and their influence persists to this day. King George V. George could not have been a more unlikely moderniser. Born and brought up in the Victorian age he was conservative to his fingertips. Continue Reading
