King George VI died in his sleep. It was a defining moment in the British monarchy. Princess Elizabeth, then 25, was in Kenya ...

The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II followed 16 months later, on 2 June 1953. Muse of Cecil Beaton and Annigoni, formidable parliamentarian, and cosmopolitan art connoisseur: Baroness Rawlings takes ...

Lady Susan Hussey’s grandson George Francis Geoffrey Brooke and his wife Emily Anne K. Brooke announced the birth of their ...

After a coronation ceremony two years ago hailed as an interreligious novelty and progressively open-minded, King Charles III ...

The late Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in 1926, ruled for longer than any other monarch in British history. During her 70-year reign, the late Queen was much loved and ...

A new local history book that draws together a selection of stories about Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II’s four visits ...