Kensington Palace

American socialite Wallis Simpson, the woman for whom Edward VIII gave up the throne in 1936, is variously portrayed as a greedy snob, a sexual predator or part of the romance of the century. A complex figure emerges: a strong-willed woman, hungry for independence, but caught up in a situation she could not control. Mrs. Wallis Simpson has become an emotional figure in history. Along with this, many descriptions of her personality and motives for being with Edward have caused some extremely negative

First a little back history, May 24, 1819 marked a birth in history that most definitely did not go unnoticed. Born into a royal family in Kensington Palace came the one and only Princess Alexandrina Victoria. Victoria may have been born into royalty but, she actually grew up not being surrounded by wealth. She grew up in a normal home instead of a palace. Little did the princess know that she would become heir to the

Born on 24 May, 1819 in Kensington Palace, Alexandrina Victoria was the only daughter of Edward, the Duke of Kent and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. At birth, Victoria was the fifth in line after her father and his three older brothers. Eight months after her birth, her father had died and she was the next in line as her three uncles before her had no legitimate children who survived. In 1830 after her uncle George IV died, she became heiress presumptive next to her surviving uncle, William

bird’s flight feathers on one wing are clipped so that they cannot fly away. That same day we visited Buckingham Palace to watch the changing of the guard. The changing of the guard is a colorful ceremony where the sentries are relieved and replaced by a new batch of sentries. The ceremony is done every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday between January and March. Buckingham Palace was built in 1703 and originally built for the Duke of Buckingham and was called the Buckingham House. In 1761, King

Prussia but had no children. The third son married Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, they had two daughters but both died in their first two weeks. This made Victoria the next heir following George’s sons’ deaths. She was born in Kensington Palace, London, on May 24th, 1819. Both of

Queen Victoria Queen Victoria was born in 1819 and died in 1901. She was queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (1876-1901). Queen Victoria was born Alexandrina Victoria on May 24, 1819, in Kensington Palace, London. Victoria's mother was Victoria Mary Louisa, daughter of the duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. Her father was Edward Augustus, duke of Kent and Strathern, the fourth son of George III and youngest brother of George IV and William IV;

the day after polling day, the counting of votes cast in the Mayor of London and the London Assembly elections will begin. This process will take place in three count centres across London: Alexandra Palace, ExCeL, and Olympia. Count centre Constituency Barnet & Camden Brent & Harrow Alexandra Palace Enfield & Haringey North East (Hackney, Islington, and Waltham Forest) ExCeL Olympia Bexley & Bromley City & East (Newham, Barking & Dagenham, Tower Hamlets, and City of London) Greenwich & Lewisham

A sober scheme is applied to the building in keeping with the solemnity and importance of the events that will be taken place in it. Palace Entrance temple Planning The Royal Exhibition Building is in a cruciform architectural plan, with two arms equally elongated to the east and west with four entrance porticoes laid on each side. This layout allows the ventilation of the hall by opening

than half century of reign began when she was a grown-up woman and legally of age, no regent was necessary. At the time of her death, also she was the oldest monarch that ever ruled Great Britain. Alexandrina Victoria was born May 24, 1819, at Kensington Palace, London, to Edward, Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III, and Princess Marie Luise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg. She was christened a month after her birth and was named after her godfather, Tsar Alexander I, but was always called Victoria. Her

Queen Elizabeth II was born and raised in England and as a young child showed leadership qualities. She was in her twenties when she was crowned queen and has been queen of Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand since 1952. She has ruled longer than any other monarch in British history. EARLY LIFE     Elizabeth was born in England on April 21, 1926. When she was born, no one thought that she would become the next heir to the throne so she was able to enjoy the first ten years of her