Originally built in 1703, as the London home of the Duke of Buckingham, Buckingham House was acquired by the newly married King George III in 1761, as an escape from the nearby St James’s Palace, the

Globally acclaimed English tile-maker celebrates 50th anniversary ‘Each tile we make is a piece of art,’ says Doug Watson, who founded an artisanal workshop handcrafting and hand-painting exquisite ce

IT is extraordinary to note that this year marks the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth. To celebrate, Buckingham Palace is to host a fascinating new exhibition showcasing our late Queen’s fashio

Such was George III’s passion for astronomy that he had an observatory built to observe the transit of Venus. Although his interest remains unrivalled, scientific curiosity gripped the Royal Family for centuries, as Matthew Dennison reveals

One day this month saw the sale of the medals of a naval war hero and the collection of a long-serving art critic with a keen eye for pictures

The history of Hampton Court Palace in Surrey is peppered with the intriguing stories of its grace-and-favour residents. They lived with their families and staff in self-contained apartments within th