A fascinating illustrated guide to the British Royal Family, covering individual members of the family, the succession, royal duties, the royal household, royal residences and a look back over the history of British monarchs. How much do we know about the monarchy?
This book takes you through its many aspects:
- History: a historical review of monarchs in Britain
- The Royal Office: ancestry and heraldry, symbols of office (crown, orb, etc) and the succession
- The Royal Family: members of today's Royal Family
- Royal palaces: Buckingham Palace, Holyroodhouse, Windsor Castle and more
- Places with Royal connections: Brighton Pavilion, Tower of London, Fotheringhay, Osborne House
- The Royal calendar: the Court Circular and regular celebrations and duties - the Queen's Official Birthday, the Maundy Thursday service, etc
- The Royal household: the Royal staff, Royal wealth, the art collection, royal regiments
