Plant a tree for the Platinum Jubilee

 

She's planted plenty of her own and now it's hoped others will take inspiration from the Queen and plant a tree to mark her Platinum Jubilee. People across the UK are being asked to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Queen's reign by adding a new tree to their garden.

The House of Windsor's November Brides

 

November isn't overladen with royal weddings but among them is one of the most historic royal of them all. For this is the month in which the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their wedding anniversary. The longest marriage in British royal history began on a cold November day in 1947 and over seven decades later it's still being celebrated. The sparkle and joy of that event is among those remembered here as we look at three royal brides for November.

Royal Wedding Venues: Westminster Abbey

(Photo by VGM8583 via Flickr)

Westminster Abbey is probably the most famous royal wedding location around thanks to the marriage there in 2011 of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. But while Wills and Kate were walking in historic footsteps as they traipsed down the aisle as royal husband and wife, the links between regal marriage and the abbey are sporadic to say the least. There was a gap of five centuries between royal weddings at this famous church and its reputation as a marriage venue for kings, queens, princes and princesses owes a lot to the House of Windsor.