On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited her fifth great-grandchild, Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge, at Kensington Palace in London.
The second child of TRHs The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was born on May 2, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, in London.
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On Monday, May 4, 2015, Kensington Palace announced the name of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s newborn daughter: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
The precious little one — who was born on Saturday, May 3, 2015, at St. Mary’s Hospital in London — will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge.
On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II arrived at Richmond Castle in North Yorkshire to attend the Amalgamation Parade of The Queen’s Royal Lancers and 9th/12th Royal Lancers.
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On Saturday, May 2, 2015, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a healthy baby girl at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, London. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s daughter was born at 8:34 A.M. and weighed 8lbs 3oz. Mother and daughter are doing well.
The little princess, who is now fourth in line to the throne, is the first granddaughter for His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and the late Diana, Princess of Wales. She is also the fifth great-grandchild of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.
A warm congrats to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! 🙂
If you are interested in watching the royal couple leave the hospital with their precious newborn daughter watch the first video above. Rumor has it that the royal couple will leave St. Mary’s Hospital later this afternoon.
On Sunday, April 19, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, attended a reception at Canada House in London to “…to commemorate the Regiments’ involvement in the First World War.”
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On Wednesday, April 15, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh hosted a luncheon at Windsor Castle for members of the Order of Merit.
According to the British royal court the Order of Merit was:
“…founded by King Edward VII at the time of his coronation in 1902, to be ‘given to such persons, subjects of Our Crown, as may have rendered exceptionally meritorious services in Our Crown Services or towards the advancement of the Arts, Learning, Literature, and Science or such other exceptional service as We are fit to recognize’.
The Order of Merit is in the sole gift of the Sovereign and is restricted to 24 members as well as additional foreign recipients.
The badge is an eight-pointed cross of red and blue enamel surmounted by the imperial crown; in the centre, upon blue enamel and surrounded by a laurel wreath, are the words in gold lettering ‘For Merit’.”
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On Wednesday, April 1, 2015, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II attended the launch of the George III Project at Windsor Castle.
This special project is a:
“…collaboration between King’s College London and the Royal Archives will make the complete collection of King George III’s papers available online. It will commence in the coming weeks and will result in the digitization of historic documents from the Royal Archives, making them widely available for the first time.
The project will include the digitization of all the historic manuscripts from the Georgian period, totaling more than 350,000 pages, of which only about 15% have previously been published. While the vast majority of the collection comprises papers from George III, papers from Kings George I, George II, George IV and William IV will also be made available.
It is hoped that the work will transform the understanding of Georgian Britain and its monarchy, at a time of profound cultural, political, economic and social change which created the modern nation.
Professor Edward Byrne, President and Principal of King’s College London, said: ‘King’s was founded by King George IV – George III’s eldest son and successor – and with Her Majesty The Queen as our present day Patron, we are delighted and honoured to have been approached by the Royal Household to work on this prestigious project and to continue our long history of association with the Crown. This joint project, to open up over a century of Royal Archives, provides an unprecedented scale of opportunity to discover more about the Georgians.’
King’s has an historic association with the Georgian Archives. The bulk of a collection of scientific instruments accumulated by King George III and others was donated by Queen Victoria to King’s in 1841 for public display and use in scientific demonstrations and experiments. The university converted one of its libraries into a museum for the purpose of exhibiting these and the George III Museum in the King’s Building at the Strand was opened on 22 June 1843 by Queen Victoria’s husband Albert, Prince Consort.
The university’s Departments of Digital Humanities, War Studies and History and the Centre for Enlightenment Studies will all bring expertise to the digitizing and exploration of the archives.
The project is part of a wider program of work by the Royal Archives to open up access to its primary source material, following the success of the digitization of Queen Victoria’s journals in 2012. The intention is to create a rich internet resource which will be open to academics and the public alike, which will present the documents and allow them to be searched and analysed in creative and flexible ways.
The Georgian Papers Programme is expected to transform historical research and understanding of Britain and its monarchy and a crucial period in British and world history. It will be of particular value to universities, schools, academics and authors in the UK, the Commonwealth and overseas.”
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