Actress Patricia Routledge was among the recipients of honours on Friday at Buckingham Palace where she was awarded a Damehood by Prince Charles.
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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…
Prince Charles and Prince Harry Present Medals to Gurkhas
15th March 2017
A medal ceremony was conducted outside Buckingham Palace yesterday on behalf of the 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles yesterday, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry presiding.
In recognition of the Battalions many efforts, including their recent successes in Operation…
The Queen is set to approve the government’s Brexit bill first thing tomorrow morning it has been revealed, giving the green light for Article 50 to be triggered.
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Her Majesty will receive her ministerial red box with the bill ready to be…
Donald Trump's State Visit pushed back until Autumn
10th March 2017
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…
EXCLUSIVE: 9 out of 10 people believe there should be a public holiday for Sapphire Jubilee
6th March 2017
An exclusive Royal Central poll shows that more than nine out of ten people believe there should be a public holiday to commemorate The Queen’s Sapphire Jubilee at some point in 2017.
More than 1,000 people were polled online and close to 93% said that they support the…
Arise Sir Ken Dodd! Veteran comedian receives his knighthood
4th March 2017
Arise Sir Ken Dodd!
Ken Dodd, the 89-year-old comedian, was given the honour by the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace for his services to entertainment in a career that has lasted over 60 years and for his charity work.
His skills as a comedian have created a long…
Theresa May sits on The Queen's throne during House of Lords Brexit debate
20th February 2017
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…
Speaker of the House, John Bercow, to block President Trump from addressing UK Parliament
6th February 2017
Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has said that he strongly opposes the matter of Donald Trump addressing the UK Parliament during his State Visit to the country later this year.
Because of the Speaker’s opposition, President Trump will not be able to…
Buckingham Palace express concern that The Queen is being dragged into the Trump State Visit row
30th January 2017
Buckingham Palace has privately expressed concern with Downing Street that The Queen is inadvertently being dragged into the Donald Trump State Visit controversy.
According to The Times, the Palace are unhappy that Her Majesty has been put into a politically explosive…
One million people sign petition to cancel Trump’s State Visit, to avoid embarrassing The Queen
29th January 2017
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…