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Reflection on 2021

Now that the dust has settled on another year, and the celebrations of a new year are coming to an end, it seems appropriate to look back...

Remembrance 2021

This year marked the centenary of the Royal British Legion, a charity synonymous with Remembrance Day and the Poppy Appeal. 2021 also saw...

Trooping the Colour 2021

Similarly to 2020, Trooping the Colour, the annual parade to mark the Queen’s official birthday, took place in 2021 under unusual...

The State Opening of Parliament May 2021

The State Opening of Parliament is one of the few state occasions that see’s the Queen in full regalia and actually wearing, or latterly...

National Day of Reflection 2021

Tuesday 23rd March 2021 marked one year since the UK first went into national lockdown. The day was called the National Day of...

Commonwealth Day 2021

Commonwealth Day is celebrated annually on 8th March. It is usually marked by a service held at Westminster Abbey, and attended by the...

Biography Series: Queen Elizabeth II

Full Title: Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island and of Her...

Remembrance 2020

This year Remembrance Sunday was marked in a different way, due to coronavirus. But it did not reduce the significance of it, indeed it...

Trooping the Colour 2020

Due to Coronavirus and lockdown, 2020 saw a very different Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark the Queen’s official birthday. Trooping...

VE Day 75 celebrations

On Friday 8th May 2020, the nation celebrated the 75th Anniversary of VE Day. The celebrations were nationwide, and many people held...

68 Years: The Reign of Queen Elizabeth II

On 6th February 1952 Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne upon the death of her father King George VI. Today marks 68 years since that...

The Royals at Christmas 2019

Christmas has always been a special time of year for the royals, as it is for many of us. In the past, the royals gathered at Windsor...

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