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Royal Barge Gloriana bearing the Royal Coat of Arms (although it heads up the Pageant, none of the Royal family will travel in the Gloriana) With just two weeks to go till the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, things in London are happening at a great pace now with flags flying, boats being painted and routes planned out. . . . → Read More: Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant event information Christopher Wren lived here Sir Christopher Wren – FRS (20 October 1632 – 25 February 1723) is one of the most highly acclaimed English architects in history. He used to be accorded responsibility for rebuilding 51 churches in the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666, including his masterpiece, St. Paul’s Cathedral, on Ludgate . . . → Read More: one photo tour of London – Christopher Wren lived here Charles Dickens lived here 1837-1839 – now the Dickens Museum Last week Thursday; April 26th, I set off on a magical #walkabout through the streets of London to discover more about Charles Dickens (blog to follow shortly ). We started off from the Charles Dickens Museum and the route we followed took us through . . . → Read More: finding Charles Dickens Today is my birthday. happy birthday cupcake from Sweetie Pies Boutique Bakery It is also St George’s Day and Shakespeare’s birthday On my many, many London walkabouts I have taken thousands of photos of the city and of course anything I find on Shakespeare and St George. Here are some images I have discovered . . . → Read More: St George, Shakespeare and me in London On a recent visit to Kensington Palace and Gardens I saw this lovely image; Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria was born at Kensington Palace and spent her childhood there and it was at Kensington Palace where she was informed of the death of her uncle King William IV in 1837 and became Queen. Kensington Palace was also the . . . → Read More: one photo tour of London – Queen Victoria “Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir, when a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”— Samuel Johnson a painting of Samuel Johnson A few days ago a friend of mine and I set . . . → Read More: Tired of London? With the Diamond Jubilee less than 4 months away we are of course seeing more and more about our gracious Queen; Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth II at Trooping the Colour Here is a link to the official website with a long list of 60 fascinating facts for 60 years you may be interested . . . → Read More: fascinating facts about Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II 60 years ago our gracious Queen; Elizabeth II ascended to the throne, crowned after sixteen months of preparations in an extravagant ceremony at Westminster Abbey. Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926 as a young girl lived through the 2nd World War, reigned during the Falklands war and has seen her troops sent . . . → Read More: Queen Elizabeth – celebrating 60 years With just 4 months to go to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June 2012, excitement is mounting! Well mine is anyway! I cannot even begin to express how thrilled, delighted and privileged I feel to be able to attend what promises to be an amazing event! Of course London in 2012 is not . . . → Read More: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012 a Pearly King Pearly Kings and Queens, known as pearlies, are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London. At the time, “Costermongers” (London Street traders) were . . . → Read More: one photo tour of London – Pearly King |
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