April 21st is fast approaching. Why not celebrate the Queen’s birthday like a royal yourself? After all, she’ll only turn 90 once. Who doesn’t enjoy raising a glass in style more than the Royal Family? Ever wonder what the cocktails of choice for the senior members might be?
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It is well known the Queen is a creature of habit. Each day, before her lunch…
It is a rarity for a member of the Royal Family to speak of their beliefs, but to celebrate her 90th birthday, Queen Elizabeth has written about her religious beliefs in a book.
Her Majesty has written the foreword to The Servant Queen and the King She Serves. In the…
On 1st July 2017, Canada will be celebrating their 150th birthday and a Royal tour is rumoured to be in the works.
Back in November 2015, Canadian Heritage brought the prospect up in a briefing note for Heritage Minister Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly that went over Canada…
'God Save The Queen' could be scrapped from UK sporting fixtures
10th January 2016
Plans to drop the British national anthem, God Save The Queen, from being sung at sporting events will go before parliament this Wednesday for discussion.
The proposals are that the famous anthem would be reserved only for Team GB sporting events, in which England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all take part.
This is to reflect the fact that the Scottish, Welsh and Irish sports teams have…
Prince Charles succeeds Queen Elizabeth as patron of Holocaust Memorial Day Trust
8th January 2016
The Prince of Wales has succeeded his mother, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, as the new patron of the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.
Queen Elizabeth has been patron of the organisation since its inception ten years ago. She has visited the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in…
The first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming regal drama, The Crown, was released earlier this week, teasing the world with an intriguing look inside the royal life of Queen Elizabeth II.
The four-minute trailer premiered on 6 January, and has already been viewed 167,000…
Windsor Castle moves to the modern age with new bedding against wishes of staff
6th January 2016
Windsor Castle’s beds are getting a modern update with the transformation of traditional eiderdown bedding to duvets. However, the staff at the castle feel that tradition should be kept in place.
One member of staff has even gone as far as relating the new duvets to a hotel saying: “They’ll be putting chocolates on the pillows next.”
Eiderdowns are flat traditional quilts that…
Astronaut Tim Peake sends message to Queen from International Space Station
6th January 2016
The first British astronaut in the International Space Station, Tim Peake, has recorded a special message from space for Her Majesty the Queen.
The message was in reply to the well-wishes Queen Elizabeth had sent Major Peake when he embarked on his mission last month.
The…
Her Majesty The Queen hosted a pre-Christmas lunch for her family at Buckingham Palace yesterday. The occasion was graced by all the senior members of the Royal Family, with the exception of The Duke of Cambridge, who had to excuse himself due to prior commitments.
But the…
Members of the Royal Family have shown their support for victims of Storm Desmond.
Desmond brought a record 16 inches of rainfall in only 48 hours accompanied by high winds leaving parts of northwest England, Northern Ireland, North Wales, and southern Scotland in ruins.
Prince Charles’s Countryside Fund has announced a £40,000 grant that will be used to support farmers, rural communities, and…
