State & Ceremonial

Arise Dame Hyacinth! Patricia Routledge awarded Damehood at Buckingham Palace

Actress Patricia Routledge was among the recipients of honours on Friday at Buckingham Palace where she was awarded a Damehood by Prince Charles. Embed from Getty Images Dame Patricia, who is who is best known for playing social climbing snob, Hyacinth Bucket, in Keeping Up Appearances, was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. The…
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State & Ceremonial

Donald Trump's State Visit pushed back until Autumn

Donald Trump’s State Visit to the UK will not happen until Autumn at the earliest, due to the King and Queen of Spain visiting in the summer. President Trump’s State Visit was announced before King Felipe’s, however, a firm date has been set for the Spanish visit in June. President Trump accepted an invitation from Her Majesty’s government to visit the UK at some point in…
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State & Ceremonial

Theresa May sits on The Queen's throne during House of Lords Brexit debate

Theresa May was spotted sitting on the steps of The Queen’s throne in the House of Lords on Monday during the debate on the triggering of Article 50. Mrs May is the first Prime Minister to exercise her rights to sit on the steps of the throne in living memory. She is entitled to sit on the steps in her capacity as Privy Counseller. Any member of the Privy Council can do so, as can a limited…
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Queen Elizabeth IIState & Ceremonial

One million people sign petition to cancel Trump’s State Visit, to avoid embarrassing The Queen

Over one million Britons have signed a petition demanding that the government cancels a planned State Visit to the UK by President Donald Trump. The petition, which is the most signed petition to ever feature on the government’s website, says that the State Visit should be cancelled to prevent any embarrassment to The Queen. MPs will vote tomorrow over whether there should be a date set in…
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