Royalty and Aristocracy

19 June

In 1917 the Royal family in the UK were faced with a conflict as the uk were at war with Germany, but the British royal family had a German Surname. So King George V ordered that the name be changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Royal House of “Windsor” 1970 Edward Heath became the New Prime Minister

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Printed photographs from visiting the London floral tributes to Princes Diana at Kensington Palace 1997 September

Original 1997 photographs of the Princess Diana tributes St James Palace

Taken from a film Camera in 1997, In memory to Princess Diana. The hazy muted postcard type pictures are because they are prints. Taken at the time of September 1997, with a camera of that time. This was before the smartphone camera technology. Floral tributes that were peaceful, steadily, silently laid in London by the

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Buckingham Palace: From Private Residence to Public Attraction - 1993 - 2

Buckingham Palace: From Private Residence to Public Attraction – 1993 –

On 29th April 1993, Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the British monarch, opened its doors to the public for the first time. This historic event marked a significant shift in the way the British royal family interacted with their subjects, allowing people to get a glimpse into the private lives of the royals and

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St James's Palace the most senior Throne

300 Years of St James’s Palace: The power house of the Monarchy

We say the British Monarchy is the guardian of tradition. When Prince Charles succeeds the throne to become King and Sovereign, tradition dictates the news will be announced from the balcony of St James’s Palace. For it is St James Palace that remains the most senior of Royal Palaces, right up to 1837 it was

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Last Anglo-Saxon Royalty

15th October 1066 last Anglo Saxon royal that never was crowned

  The last living member of the Anglo-Saxon Royalty In 1066, after the death of Edward the Confessor, Edgar Ætheling on the 15th of October of that year was elected King of England but was actually never crowned, the Normans took control of England before that event could take place. William met the English leaders at

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