... Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1980. The royal tradition of a personal piper to the sovereign was started in 1843 by Queen Victoria. Pipe Major Motherwell is the 10th royal piper. ...

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... the crown, has a history which is said to date back to 1304. It came to the UK from India in 1849 and was presented to Queen Victoria. It was re-cut after going on display at the Crystal Palace Great Exhibition because visitors were disappointed by its ...

... Chapel at Windsor, including two of Queen Mary’'s brothers, and Princess Helena and her husband. Some of those more recently buried there include Queen Marie of Yugoslavia (1961), a great-grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor ...

... record THE Queen is set to become the fourth longest- reigning monarch in 1,000 years of English history - on June 22, 2002 - during her Golden Jubilee. Only three royal ancestors will have enjoyed greater longevity on the throne, Queen Victoria, George ...

... COMMUNITY association has expressed shock that a change of eart by Belfast City Council over the siting of a statue of Queen Victoria could cost ratepayers £26,000. Councillors originally agreed to site the 100-year-old sculpture, which formerly graced ...

... RESTORATION work on a fountain built near Dublin in memory of Queen Victoria has been halted following threats made by suspected republican paramilitaries against men carrying out the job. The Victoria Fountain is close to the ferry terminal in the port of Dun ...

... Appeal to past pupils in statue row FORMER pupils of a primary school named after Queen Victoria are being urged to attend a meeting on the future of a 100-year-old statue honouring the sovereign. The statue once stood at the Durham Street School in the ...