It is hard to imagine anything worse than a nuclear war and recently a normally well-hidden document in the National Archives in Kew (West London) has come out of hiding to be the star attraction in a new exhibition. It’s seems almost a world a way but I can very easily remember as a boy… Continue reading What would have happened if the Soviet Union had nuked London?
Tag: The Queen
Trooping The Colour
This saturday sees the annual national event known as Trooping The Colour and is the centrepiece for the official birthday celebrations of The Queen and will see The Mall, royal parks and Horseguards Parade backed with Union Jack waving crowds hoping to catch a glimpse of the Queen and members of the Royal Family, The… Continue reading Trooping The Colour
Is the Queen descended from the Prophet Muhammad?
It is said that most of us have hundreds or thousands of living relations, if only we knew who they were. On one line of my family tree I have found to be descended from such people such as the brother of King Harold of 1066 fame, Robert The Bruce and various old Saxon and… Continue reading Is the Queen descended from the Prophet Muhammad?
The Tradition of Maundy Money
Often in the shadow of Christmas due to the rampant over-commercisation, it is often forgotten that Easter Sunday is the culmination of Holy Week. Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the most important Christian festival, and the one celebrated with the greatest joy. As we approach the annual 4-day Easter holiday weekend I… Continue reading The Tradition of Maundy Money
Kate Middleton is having another baby. There, I’ve said it… I hate her!
It’s not often I write anything like my opinion on anything but today it has been announced that Kate Middleton is expecting her third child. Hurray! Good for the future 3rd in line sprog to the British throne. However, I really believe that it is irresponsible for people who live on social support to deliberately… Continue reading Kate Middleton is having another baby. There, I’ve said it… I hate her!
The Do’s and Dont’s when you meet The Queen
If you are ever fortunate or indeed unfortunate enough to meet The Queen then there are certain protocols that are expected. Indeed when meeting any royal, there are rules about who can speak first, where to look, what to call them, how you should stand and when you should sit. It is a mysterious… Continue reading The Do’s and Dont’s when you meet The Queen
From the Palace to the Jungle
You don’t have to have been to London to know what The Household Cavalry look like. With their bright red uniforms, highly polish breastplates and distinctive tasseled helmets. Their traditions date back to 1680 and are the personal mounted escort of The Queen and to a degree, the public face of the Army to the… Continue reading From the Palace to the Jungle
Why does the Queen have 2 birthdays?
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 a birthday back on 21st April which was the day she was actually born. In… Continue reading Why does the Queen have 2 birthdays?
Royal Feasts through the ages
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 Court Palace. Even the attendant on the door had not been in this building for… Continue reading Royal Feasts through the ages
Longest reign over us – Queen Elizabeth II becomes our longest serving monarch in history
Today is one of those typically historic but low-level sort of days when The Queen becomes the longest serving British monarch in history, surpassing the magnificent reign of Queen Victoria who reigned for 63 years and 216 days and died in January 1901. The precise moment that The Queen will break the record is believed… Continue reading Longest reign over us – Queen Elizabeth II becomes our longest serving monarch in history
Stephen Liddell 