Prince Philip: Prince Consort
A handful of my middle school budding historians asked on Friday, “if there is a queen how come there was not a king?” It prompted me to write a short…
Category: Royal History
The Prince of Sport
Cricket was Prince Philip’s game as a dashing young naval officer. But when The Queen mentioned she would rather watch her husband battling it out in a polo match, the…
Prince Philip: The First Modern Royal
He may not have been the most popular royal in the last decade or so as royal popularity has been heavily based on fashion, thanks to Twitter. But The Duke…
Queen Victoria chocolate bar found in National Trust property
A 121 year-old chocolate bar, part of a batch commissioned by Queen Victoria, has been found in the attic of 15th century Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk. The chocolate bar, still…
The Royal Family at Easter: Through the Years
With the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic putting a stop to the traditional Easter celebrations for the Royal Family for the second year in a row, Royal Circular thought we would take…
Princess Margaret letters reveal doubt over Townsend marriage
A series of letters written by Princess Margaret in the 1950’s have revealed her own doubts over her relationship with Group Captain, Peter Townsend. The letters form part of a…
How the Duke and Duchess of Windsor began the ‘Royal Interview’ trend
In recent years, we have become accustomed to members of the Royal Family taking part in revelation heavy interviews. They are guaranteed ratings winners and the world continues to talk…
The Queen breaks another record after reaching 25,000 days as Monarch
Her Majesty The Queen broke another record on Saturday 18th July after she became the first British monarch to reign for 25,000 days. Queen Elizabeth II is already Britain’s longest…