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Peter O'Toole, 14th Earl of Gurney in "The Ruling Class"
Peter O'Toole as "The 14th Earl of Gurney"My letter to the editor of The Daily Telegraph:17 December 2013Dear Sir,In two of your tributes to Peter O'Toole ("Appreciation" p.7 and "Obituary" p.21, Daily...
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No Australian Knighthoods: Australian Prime Minister Abbot does not support...
The Queen of Australia meets with her AustralianPrime MinisterMonarchists and traditionalists will be disappointed and saddened to learn today that Australia's conservative and staunchly monarchist...
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The British Empire Christmas Pudding Recipe
Recipe published by The Empire Marketing Board (c.1926-1933), with the permission of King George V, for an Empire Christmas Pudding containing ingredients from every corner of the British Empire. One...
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Royal Beards
Newspapers and websites are reporting that The Queen "intensely dislikes" facial hair and has "ordered" her grandson Prince Harry to shave the beard he acquired during his recent charity trek to the...
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Centenary of the Death of a Titan of the British Empire: Lord Strachcona and...
The Rt. Hon. The Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal,GCMG, GVCO, PC, DL (1820-1914)Today, 21 January 2014, marks the centenary of the death of one of the towering figures of the British Empire: the great...
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Act of Reconciliation signed between the claimants to headship of the Royal...
Yesterday, Friday, 24 January 2014, was a day of great importance for the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies, for the Illustrious Royal Order of St. Januarius/San Gennaro, for the Sacred Military...
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"Privilegio del Bianco" exercised by The Queen of Spain at the Canonisation...
TM The King & Queen of Spain, TRH The Grand Duke & Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, TM King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium and HMEmH The Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order...
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The Last Indian Member of the Imperial Order of the Crown of India - The...
HH Sri Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma (1922-2013)Maharaja of Travancore (1991-2013)My letter to the editor of The Times following the publication of the obituary of HH Sri Uthradom Thirunal...
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Victory for the Monarchy at Cambridge Union Debate - 27 February 2014
On Thursday, 27th February I was pleased to participate in a lively debate at the Cambridge Union on the motion "This House Would Abolish The Monarchy".Hugo Vickers, Rose Beal and I formed the...
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I appeared on BBC News TV yesterday to discuss the success of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour of New Zealand and to examine and compare the popularity of the Monarchy in Australia and New...
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Pre-Royal Tour Reception for UK-resident Canadians hosted by Prince of Wales...
On Wednesday 14 May, in preparation for the Royal Tour of Canada of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall (commencing 18 May), a reception for Canadians working or living in the United...
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Canada's Prince: The Canadian Associations of HRH The Prince of Wales
The Royal Canadian Homecoming of TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall commenced on 18 May. On that day, the day before Victoria Day (The Official Birthday in Canada of Queen Elizabeth...
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8 May - VE Day 1945 -- The Royal Family and Winston Churchill
The Royal Family and Prime Minister Winston Churchill on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, VE Day 1945Today, 8 May, is the anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day).Last month British Pathe...
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The New World steps forth to help the Old.
Seeing this image taken today in France of The Queen gallantly assisted by the President of the United States and the Governor General of New Zealand at the international ceremonies marking the 70th...
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"Winston Is Back": 75th Anniversary of Churchill's Appointment as First Lord...
75 years ago today, Britain declared war on Germany and Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty, a position he had held during the Great War. 10 minutes after the Royal Navy...
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Scottish Referendum and The Queen's Speech -- Precedents
On Battle of Britain Day (September 15) The Queen, without becoming directly involved in the Scottish referendum debate, could attend one of the commemoration ceremonies and use the opportunity to...
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Wartime Propaganda Posters that Promote British Patriotism
In the context of this week's Scottish independence referendum campaign, it is interesting to reflect on the strong unionist symbols used in wartime propaganda posters.
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Death of Andrzej Ciechanowiecki, celebrated philanthropist, art collector &...
Deeply saddened to learn of the death in London yesterday of my friend, and (in my youth) my great mentor in matters nobiliary and chivalric, the celebrated philanthropist, anti-communist agitator, art...
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Should Canada Create Knighthoods? (CBC Article, Radio Interview & Online Vote)
This week, following recent news items about Americans receiving knighthoods from HM The Queen, Canada's CBC Radio broadcast an interview with me as part of a segment about the desirability of Canadian...
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Release of My Book: "A London Peculiar: The London You Missed"
I am pleased to announce that my book, A London Peculiar: The London You Missed, is now available to order from most good bookshops (in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia & New Zealand). Come on a...
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Britain's Oldest Manufacturing Company To Close - Whitechapel Bell Foundry...
After almost 250 years, The Whitechapel Bell Foundry (Est. 1570) is to leave this historic building -- the company's future is uncertainDoes any city have a sound more instantly recognisable than the...
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In Memoriam: Mark Turnham Elvins and Peter Drummond-Murray -- kindred spirits...
The small world of British Catholic heraldry has become even smaller. Over the past three weeks, two legendary and learned figures have died: Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick (24 November 1929 - 13...
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*A London Peculiar* featured in *Tydzien Polski*, Britain's oldest...
A very nice article about my book A London Peculiar: The London You Shouldn't Miss was published in this week's issue of Tydzien Polski.Founded in the 1950s, Tydzien Polski is the oldest...
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2016 - My Year in Review - Monarchy, Brexit, Protocol & Trump
Apologies, dear readers, for neglecting my blog for most of 2016. The year now departing has been exceedingly busy; and, despite best intentions, my attempts to regularly maintain this blog were...
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A PROTOCOL PRIMER: THE QUEEN & PRESIDENT TRUMP's UK STATE VISIT - 2019 All...
1. The Queen & 12 US Presidents2. State Visits in The Queen's Reign3. The State Visit of President Trumpa) Presidential Protocol Gaffes: * To Bow or Not to Bow? * Toasts b) Why won't...
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