Can you think of more than one million funeral bouquets in one single spot? That is the number of flower bouquets which were left at Kensington Palace after the death Princess Diana Mehr erfahren.
The Hyde Park got its name because the surface of the park is one hide. One hide was the surface which could support one household. Mehr erfahren.
It takes 13 muscles to smile, and 33 to frown. The guards at Buckingham Palace with their serious faces do not use those 13 muscles – because they are not allowed to! Mehr erfahren.
For good reasons, Westminster Abbey is one of England’s most prominent national symbols. It offers fascinating stories and some unique architecture. Mehr erfahren.
The Houses of Parliament consist of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. Their debates can be visited for free and seen from the public galleries referred to as the Strangers Galleries. Mehr erfahren.
Back in 1993, a couple, David Marks and Julia Barfield, sat down at their kitchen table and made the very first drafts of what was to become the largest Ferris Wheel in the world. Mehr erfahren.
You probably didn't know that John Nash, the architect of the Regent’s Park, had a very pretty wife. And nobody knows if his wife had an affair with the Prince Regent, who later became King George IV. Mehr erfahren.
