Kategória: THE ROYAL FAMILY
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The noise woke Her Majesty up. She saw a bleeding man sitting at the end of her bed, murmuring, ‘Can I have a cigarette?’ A true story based on the Scotland Yard’s report. Featured image credit: David Levenson, Getty. Michael Fagan was seen on the railings near the gates to the ambassadors’ entrance of Buckingham…
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Just like for the majority of Christian families around the world, Christmas for the Royal Family is a time to spend together. Sandringham Estate and Sandringham House in Norfolk in the English countryside hosts the Members of the Windsor Family. It is not Royal property but has been private property of the Windsors since 1862,…
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Interesting facts about Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen can speak French fluently. She can drive well but she doesn’t need a driving licence, a passport or an ID card. She is 5ft 4in tall (162 cm). She loves dogs: she had corgis, now she has dorgis (her own breed) and hound dogs. When…
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She has important roles. The Queen is: Head of State, so she visits other kings and queens, presidents, prime ministers or other important people. She also invites world leaders to London. These are official meetings. Head of the Armed Forces; Head of the English (Anglican) Church. The spiritual leader is the Archbishop of Canterbury. The…
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The Queen and Prince Philip live in castles all around Britain.They usually stay in Balmoral Castle in Scotland in August and September.They stay at Buckingham Palace (in London) or Windsor Castle (near London) most of the time. Sandhrigham House is their winter home, the Windsors spend Christmas time there. Her Majesty and HRH Prince Philip…
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Look at the family tree of The House of Windsor. Can you tell what family relations there are? mother, father (parents) grandmother, grandfather (grandparents) wife, husband great-grandmother, great-grandfather (great-grandparents) daughter, son (children) granddaughter, grandson (grandchildren) sister, brother (siblings) aunt, uncle cousin in-laws (mother-, father-, son-, daughter-, brother-, sister-) E.g.: The Queen is Prince Charles’s mother.…
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The Isle of Wight is a remote paradise and a great place for showing the beauty of Britain in a relatively compact place (as you can visit the Isle in one day). Home of cathedrals, gorges (Shanklin), coastline beauty (The Needles), botanical gardens (Ventnor) and a steam railway, the Isle’s popular attraction is the castle…
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The building of the favourite weekend-home of Her Majesty the Queen – the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world – began soon after the Norman conquest. William the Conqueror was really thoughtful and ordered to build the motte on a 30-metre-high cliff on which the keep was erected. The early layout of William’s…
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The traditional approval of the British monarch (Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II) has been given to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their wedding on 19th May, 2018. From this day on, they are His Royal Highness Harry Duke of Sussex and Her Royal Highness Meghan Duchess of Sussex. H&M’s wedding is a less celebrated…
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According to Rich List 2018 by The Sunday Times, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has saved more than 65 billion GBP and reached a total of £724 billion. No matter how much seh has saved for the rainy days, she is only the 344th richest person in the world. What ways are the Windors frugal*?*frugal:…
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