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  The Queen today thanked the nation for the celebrations staged for her Diamond Jubilee after the last day of festivities reached its climax. In a televised address to the country and Commonwealth, she described the four-day extravaganza as a “humbling … Continue reading →

This concert which I attended last night followed a similar intimate series of concerts that Van Morrison gave earlier this year at the Culloden Estate in aid if the Lyric Theatre, Belfast. Such was the positive reaction to those shows that he was presuaded to … Continue reading →

  The Royal Standard was raised on the Spirit of Chartwell to show the Queen was on board. With a red, gold and purple colour scheme, the vessel is designed to echo the richly decorated royal barges of the 17th … Continue reading →

  Tonight I was delighted to speak at the SDLP Titanic Dinner in Rayanne House, Holywood on the invitation of Liam Logan, Chair of the Ullans (Ulster-Scots) Academy and his friend Peter Lismore.                With my old friend and Colleague, … Continue reading →

  On 6th February, 1952 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ascended the Throne. Sixty years later she is our second-longest reigning Monarch, approaching Queen Victoria’s 63 years and 216 days. The Queen has reigned throughout the tenures of 12 Prime Ministers, over a United … Continue reading →

      A Modern Monarch Throughout this Jubilee year, Debrett’s are paying tribute to the Queen and her extraordinary 60 years on the British throne, dedicating a special Jubilee section to the Queen on their website. They have chosen to look at … Continue reading →

Dr Ian Adamson, OBE’s Biography   Forename(s) (Samuel) Ian Gamble Sex Male Decorations OBE (1998) Foretitle(s) Dr Surname ADAMSON Style Dr Ian Adamson, OBE Recreations oil painting, theatre, travel Dr Ian Adamson, OBE’s Professional Career Career doctor; registrar in paediatrics: Royal … Continue reading →

Royal Devotion: a new exhibition to coincide with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Lambeth Palace Library displays previously unseen artefacts Lambeth Palace Library is now home to a fascinating new exhibition celebrating the Diamond Jubilee and the 350th anniversary of the Book … Continue reading →

Keith Thomas THE FOLIO SOCIETY     Click image to enlarge Introduced by Hilary Mantel         Religion and the Decline of Magic  One of the most intriguing history books of the past 50 years, Keith Thomas’s Religion … Continue reading →

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