The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Edinburgh, attended the Naming Ceremony of a new P&O Cruises ship, Britannia, at the Ocean Cruise Terminal, Southampton this morning.
The Queen, dressed in a Stewart Parvin peach-and-white tweed ensemble, officially named P&O Cruises new flagship Britannia in a glittering ceremony. © P&O Cruises
Britannia, with its maximum capacity of 4,997…
The face of a nation: New coin portrait of The Queen unveiled by Royal Mint in London
2nd March 2015
The Royal Mint has, this morning, unveiled the new portrait of The Queen which will soon appear on UK coins in an event at London’s National Portrait Gallery.
Adam Lawrence, CEO of The Royal Mint unveils the new portrait of The Queen which will appear on UK coins from…
Countess of Wessex to join The Gloucesters at reinterment of King Richard III
28th February 2015
The Countess of Wessex will join The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at the reinterment service of former King, Richard III, Leicester Cathedral has announced this week.
The reburial of the last Plantagenet English monarch will take place on the 26th March at Leicester…
The Earl of Wessex paid a visit to Belfast on Wednesday, touring the birthplace of the famous ocean liner Titanic.
Prince Edward had made an express wish to visit ‘Titanic Belfast’, one of Northern Ireland’s top visitor attractions. The Prince was shown a number of the galleries learning about the social context of the city of Belfast and the working conditions of those who built…
Two of Cunard’s ‘Three Queens’ to display facsimile of Magna Carta
6th February 2015
An exact replica of the Magna Carta is to bedisplayed inLiverpool by two of Cunard’s ocean liners in May.
A Royal Meeting: Each of Cunard’s liners meet in Southhampton as part of the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations
The…
The Queen to hold reception celebrating the work of The Earl and Countess of Wessex
4th February 2015
The Queen is to hold a reception at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday 10th February to celebrate the work of The Earl and Countess of Wessex.
Prince Edward and The Countess will join Her Majesty in meeting staff and volunteers from a variety of charities, of which they are…
Royal Family to honour the 200th anniversary of Waterloo at St Paul’s Service
4th February 2015
Members of the Royal Family are expected to attend an anniversary service at St Paul’s Cathedral to honour the Battle of Waterloo later this year.
The service, which is due to happen on 18th June, will commemorate 200 years to the day that the battle took place. The conflict saw the Duke of Wellington’s forces clash with the French army, commanded by Napoleon.
The Royal Family…
A recent YouGov poll has shown that The Queen is the ‘most admired woman’ in the UK, and the 4th most admired woman in the world.
The poll, which was carried out across 23 countries and asked over 23,000 people, saw a scattering of Royals make the cut. The Duke…
The Duke of Edinburgh has written an opinion piece, supporting engineering, for theNew Scientist magazine.
The article, entitled ‘Make Things Better’, is approximately 500 words long and details The Duke’s passion for the engineering industry.
The piece comes…
The King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, has died at the age of 90.
King Abdullah, who acceded to the throne on 1st August 2005, was admitted to hospital on the 2 January, requiring treatment for pneumonia. His health had deteriorated since 2010. He will now be succeeded by his half-brother, Crown Prince Salman.
King Abdullah’s passing now makes Queen Elizabeth II the…
