Heat wave
Britain is caught in the grips of a heat wave. A week without rain, three days of steady sunshine, and the temperature’s rising to the dizzy heights of 21 degrees celsius… time to… Read More
Tag Archive: britain
The Queen at Baroness Thatcher’s funeral
This week the Queen and Prince Philip attended the funeral of Margaret Thatcher. Her attendance was an important public statement of the respect that she had for Baroness Thatcher, particularly since this was the… Read More
Farewell, Iron Lady
Today we said goodbye to one of the most iconic women of the twentieth century, someone who changed British society forever. I think I’ll always remember her as the woman who ended the… Read More
Publishing a New Book – Cover Just Finished!
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been preparing a new book for publication on behalf of my Dad. John Knifton has been editing a commemorative volume as part of the celebrations of… Read More
H. M. Flirts with Leopard Print
This morning the Queen, who is now feeling much better from her recent illness, visited the London underground as part of its 150th birthday celebrations. H. M. and the Duke of Edinburgh, accompanied by… Read More
Happy Commonwealth Day!
Happy Commonwealth day to all my readers! To mark the occasion, H. M. has put together a cracking speech. Due to her current ill-health, the Queen hasn’t recorded a video of this year’s… Read More
H.M.’s Launer Handbag
Yesterday the Queen held an audience with the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, at Buckingham Palace. H. M. wore a cream dress, teamed with her favourite little black handbag.… Read More
H.M. pretty in pink
Today the Queen received Dr Ernest Hilaire, the new High Commissioner for St. Lucia. H.M. was wearing a gorgeous bright pink dress with gold buttons, wonderfully complimented by her gold watch and brooch.… Read More
Our Queen is awesome.
Taken from G. D. Falksen.
A portrait of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon by Cecil Beaton
Here’s Cecil Beaton’s fantastic portrait of the Queen Mother when she was young. I just love the way that the sunlight bursts out through the trees above, giving us a sense of what… Read More
