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The Queen’s Garden. (VIDEO)

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On Sunday, January 11, 2015, PBS will air the fantastic documentary entitled, The Queen’s Garden.

The program, written and directed by Mr. Martin Williams for ITV, recounts a year in the Buckingham Palace Garden, exploring the history and natural history of this remarkable 39-acre oasis hidden in the heart of London.

With permission from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the filmmakers explore this urban oasis with a five-century history a “living museum” where almost every plant — and some of the animals — have royal stories to tell.

Viewers see the garden’s transformation across four seasons, with a chance to marvel at rare flowers bred specially for the Queen, extraordinary wildlife captured with hidden cameras, a vast lake with an island in the middle where royal bees make honey that has been gifted to the pope, and a 15-foot marble urn that once belonged to Napoleon.

The wildest corners of The Queen’s Garden function as an important wildlife haven in London, as well as serve as a backdrop for the annual 8,000-attendee Royal Garden Party.

The Queen’s Garden premieres after Downton Abbey: Season 5 on January 11, 2015.  I hope you will watch and enjoy this truly amazing documentary!   🙂

And, finally, if you have a chance tune-in to the hit show, The Great British Baking Show.  The show airs before Downton Abbey: Season 5 on PBS.  If you missed episode 1 you can watch it on PBS.org.   🙂

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TRHs The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Visit Sky Studios. (VIDEOS)

On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited Sky Studios in London, England. During their visit the royal couple opened the Sky Academy Careers Lab which “…offer[s] up to one million young people the chance to experience life working at Sky…”

Click here to watch another video news report.

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HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Visits the Royal Air Force Museum. (VIDEO)

On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh arrived at the Royal Air Force Museum in London to view the new exhibition entitled, First World War in the Air.

This new permanent exhibition will:

“…enable visitors to discover and explore the unique and often overlooked role of air power during the First World War through the incredible stories of the men and women who served and protected our nation.

Set in a Grade II listed building, which was part of one of the factories where aircraft were constructed for the First World War, the exhibition uses these authentic surroundings and the RAF Museum’s world-class collection of aircraft, documents, film and photographs to reveal how aviation changed the character of war forever.

[First World War in the Air] explores what it was like to be involved in the earliest days of military aviation through the story of Britain’s air services, the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service. These two organizations merged on 1 April 1918 to become the world’s first independent air force, the Royal Air Force. Displays incorporate the experiences of pilots, ground crew and factory workers to help tell this fascinating story.”

First World War in the Air will be open to the public on December 4, 2014.