Tag Archives: Royal Family

Prince Philip and the islanders who worship him as a god.

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Most people know who Prince Philip is. He’s held in quite high esteem and perhaps even loved for his politically incorrect remarks and insults and fiery Greek temper. However, outside of Buckingham Palace there is no where quite on earth … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News | Tagged Faith, God, Life, News, Prince Philip, religion, Royal Family, Vanuatu, weird news | 3 Comments

Why does the Queen have 2 birthdays?

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Today Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday. Reaching 90 years of age is reason enough to celebrate for any of us but this is the second time the Queen has reached 90 as she also had … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, history, London | Tagged David Attenborough, Happy Birthday, Heritage, history, Life, London, Paddington Bear, Prince Philip, Royal Family, The Queen, Trooping The Colour | 5 Comments

Royal Feasts through the ages

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Yesterday I had the good fortune of being allowed inside the banquet house of King William III at Hampton Court. A building big enough to house many of the hoi-polloi but a mere dot on the huge expanse which is Hampton … Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged Banquet, Dining, Dinner, Feast, food, Hampton Court Palace, King Henry VIII, Life, Royal Family, The Queen, Ye Olde England Tours | 8 Comments

Prince Philip – Consort, sailor, charity patron, buffoon and god! 100 Prince Philip gaffes.

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Everyone knows that HRH Queen Elizabeth II is the Head of State for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Less well known is her husband HRH the Duke of Edinburgh or simply Prince Philip as he is … Continue reading →

Posted in Funny & Humour, history, Life | Tagged embarrassing moments, Funny, Gaffes, God, history, Humor, Humour, Life, Long reads, Prince Philip, Quotes, Royal Family, UK news | Leave a comment

Is Putin like Hitler?

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

It’s the question that everyone has been talking about recently. It’s possibly what even more people have been thinking to themselves. Is Putin acting like Hitler? Putin has on more than one occasion said the fall of the Soviet Union … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Politics | Tagged Crimea, D-Day, history, Hitler, Life, Molotov-Ribbentrop, News, Politics, Putin, Royal Family, Russia, Ukraine | 20 Comments

My First Guided Tour: Windsor Castle

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

Regular readers may be aware that over the last few months I have been working on setting up my own personal and private guided tours company. It has been a long arduous but also frequently fun road setting up a … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Travel, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Culture, history, Life, Private Tours, Royal Family, St George's Chapel, Tours, Windsor Castle, Windsor Fire, Ye Olde England Tours | 18 Comments

The Royal Gun Salutes For The Baby Prince

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

Following on from my blog post yesterday, I thought I thought some people may be interested in seeing the gun-salutes in central London yesterday. Gun salutes can be fired from land or on the sea and are a traditional sign … Continue reading →